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Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires

Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions,

Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
Business|Europe|News|Technology|World

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over 'foreign interference'

Meta is banning Russia state media organization from its social media company platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow’s propaganda

Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over 'foreign interference'
Europe|News|World

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help

Five thousand firefighters are struggling to contain multiple wildfires raging across northern Portugal that are blamed for causing at least six deaths and forcing an unknown number of residents to flee their homes

Wildfires in Portugal blamed for at least six deaths as Europe sends aircraft to help
Europe

Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz

Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's Christian Democrats, and Markus Soeder, the head of their Bavarian sister party, said on Tuesday they had agreed Merz would

Policies of German opposition chief and possible next chancellor Merz
Business|Europe|Finance

Big Tech, calls for looser rules await new EU antitrust chief

Teresa Ribera will have to square up to Big Tech, banks and airlines if confirmed as Europe's new antitrust chief, while juggling calls for looser rules to help

Big Tech, calls for looser rules await new EU antitrust chief
Europe|News

Former Merkel rival Friedrich Merz aims to become German chancellor

Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first ever government job:

Former Merkel rival Friedrich Merz aims to become German chancellor
Europe|Finance

Five questions for France's next finance minister

Once appointed, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's new finance minister must lose no time coming up with a 2025 budget that could make or break the incoming government.

Five questions for France's next finance minister
Economy|Europe|News

German border checks won't hit economy for now, economists say

Temporary checks on Germany's western and northern borders to combat irregular migration will not hit Europe's largest economy beyond creating delays and

German border checks won't hit economy for now, economists say
Europe|News

Germany says Moldova could be next in line if Ukraine falls

Support for Ukraine guarantees the survival of neighbouring Moldova, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday at a conference

Germany says Moldova could be next in line if Ukraine falls
Environment|Europe|News|World

Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding

Soldiers have dropped sandbags from military helicopters to reinforce river embankments and evacuated residents as the worst flooding in years spreads across Central Europe

Cities in Central Europe reinforce riverbanks ahead of more flooding
Europe|News

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has put women in many of the top roles on her new team for her next five-year tenure at the head of the bloc

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles in right-leaning Commission
Crime|Europe

Frenchman admits to mass rape of his wife, says acts were 'an addiction'

Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, begging for his family's

Frenchman admits to mass rape of his wife, says acts were 'an addiction'
Europe|News

What is the European Commission

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the new lineup of the executive arm of the European Union that runs the affairs of the 27-nation bloc on a daily

What is the European Commission
Europe|Finance|News

Sweden to boost defence spending by $1.3 billion in 2025

NATO's newest member Sweden plans to raise its defence spending by 13 billion crowns ($1.3 billion) in the state budget for 2025 to a total of 138 billion, Defence Minister Pal

Sweden to boost defence spending by $1.3 billion in 2025
Environment|Europe|News|World

Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to evacuate

Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of

Central European floods leave trail of devastation; new areas to evacuate
Europe|News|Political

German conservative Merz set to run for chancellor in 2025 vote

The leaders of Germany's conservatives have agreed to nominate Christian Democrat (CDU) chief Friedrich Merz to run as chancellor in next year's

German conservative Merz set to run for chancellor in 2025 vote
Economy|Europe|Finance

BNP Paribas says euro could rise, not fall, if recession hits

BNP Paribas Markets 360 reckons the euro could rally against the dollar if there is a global recession, marking a break with past trading dynamics.

BNP Paribas says euro could rise, not fall, if recession hits
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Europe's STOXX 600 at two-week closing high in lead-up to Fed rate decision

Europe's STOXX 600 recorded its highest closing level in two-weeks on Tuesday, as global markets remained upbeat on the prospects of the U.S.

Europe's STOXX 600 at two-week closing high in lead-up to Fed rate decision
Crime|Europe

A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her

A 71-year-old French man has admitted in court that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious

A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
Europe|News

Von der Leyen names new European Commission with focus on security, competitiveness

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named a new team to lead the European Union's most powerful

Von der Leyen names new European Commission with focus on security, competitiveness
Europe|News|Technology

France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov

When French prosecutors took aim at Telegram boss Pavel Durov, they had a trump card to wield - a tough new law with no international equivalent that

France uses tough, untested cybercrime law to target Telegram's Durov
Asia|Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Yen's big week begins

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Tokyo traders returned on Tuesday from a three-day holiday weekend, showing little inclination to repeat the yen's low-

Yen's big week begins
Economy|Europe|News|Political

UK PM Starmer says first budget won't undermine growth goal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his government's first budget next month wouldn't take steps that undermine his goal to generate growth, but warned that unfunded

UK PM Starmer says first budget won't undermine growth goal
Economy|Europe|Finance

London's high-end property market cools on worries about tax hit

Demand for London's most expensive homes cooled last month as high earners worried about the possibility of tax increases by Britain's new centre-left government, a property data

London's high-end property market cools on worries about tax hit
Europe|News|Political

UK PM Starmer in Italy stresses importance of fighter jet programme

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday stressed the importance of a fighter jet programme with Italy and Japan after speculation that his new government could axe its

UK PM Starmer in Italy stresses importance of fighter jet programme

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