Europe
BUSINESS
Hormuz Battle Tests European Energy Nerves
Renewed Gulf hostilities have driven shipping premiums to crisis levels again, leaving European economies exposed to a war fought far from their shores.
LIFESTYLE
Anime’s Cult is Fading in Europe But Why?
Japanese anime helped romanticise Europe for global audiences. If the industry weakens, Europe may lose one of its strangest and most flattering cultural mirrors.
BUSINESS
Europe’s Safe Water Face a Growing Rulebook
Europe's bathing waters are mostly safe to swim in, but the rules around who can wear what, where and how are becoming harder to ignore.
WORLD
Europe vs. America: The World Cup’s Hidden Culture War
A racist jibe, a disputed red card and a peace prize have turned the 2026 World Cup into an unlikely stage for transatlantic tension.
EUROPE
Heat Drives Europe to the Water as Bacteria Follow
Europe's heatwave is pushing millions towards the coast at the same moment that warming seas are making some of those shores riskier than they have ever been.
Popular
Armenia’s EU Turn is Russia’s Own Making
Armenia's parliament has embraced a European future which Russia's own inertia made almost inevitable.
Ukraine Postpones Elections as Brussels Holds the Line
Zelenskyy brands snap wartime elections a tsunami that would split Ukraine apart, leaving Brussels holding the sharpest check left on Kyiv's power.
Macron Deepens France’s Strategic Partnership with Saudi Arabia
France's embrace of Saudi Arabia argues that strategic and economic interests now outweigh the human-rights concerns that once made the relationship toxic.
Como Bans Bicycles After Mayor Hit
A mayor's collision with an electric bicycle produced a citywide ban. Can personal misfortune justify policy for everyone else?
EU Cybersecurity Rules Create a New Kind of Cyber Slop
EU cybersecurity rules are expanding just as artificial intelligence multiplies digital threats, leaving companies with more alerts and obligations to process.
