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Ukraine needs 5% of US Patriots to get through winter, Zelenskyy says
Published on 13/08/2026 – 17:48 GMT+2 Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Washington to release a portion of the US Patriot interceptor stockpile, saying Ukraine needs 5% of the missiles simply to get through the winter and “save people’s lives.” “If they sell…
Romania shuts down Cernavodă nuclear plant as Danube water level drops
Published on 13/08/2026 – 15:01 GMT+2 Romania halted operations of its only nuclear power plant on Thursday, a rare shutdown due to a drought scorching Europe that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to record lows. Much of…
EU budget: Sweden, a ‘frugal’ state, set to turn more hawkish
The leader of Sweden’s Social Democratic Party, Magdalena Andersson, is set to become the country’s next prime minister. But her centre-left credentials won’t make her any less of a “frugal” hardliner in the upcoming EU budget negotiations. The Swedish Social…
Europe facing strain on resources and services due to heatwaves
Large parts of western Europe, especially Britain and France, will be sweltering under another heatwave this Thursday as countries feel the strain on resources, the economy and services. Forecasters are predicting the mercury to rise as high as 38 Celsius in…
Polls open as Farage and Count Binface face-off in Clacton snap poll
Voters in eastern England are casting their ballots this Thursday for a by-election triggered triggered by Nigel Farage, leader of the right-wing Reform UK party, amid a boycott by mainstream parties. The traditional parties have shunned the contest for the…
Ceuta and Melilla Spanish status beyond doubt, diplomatic sources say
“Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla is beyond any doubt”, Spanish diplomatic sources have told ‘Euronews’. “Ceuta and Melilla are part of Spain’s territorial integrity, which is internationally recognised. Spain’s territorial integrity has never been…
Brussels faces moment of truth over EU expansion
For the first time since Brexit, the EU has a tangible chance to grow again. But as countries like Montenegro fast approach membership while others look to Europe as a security anchor, Brussels’ enlargement ambition is about to face its moment of truth. The…
The EU loses one in four litres of treated water. Can AI fix that?
As droughts intensify across Europe, causing water shortages, ageing pipes are accelerating the depletion of the bloc’s water supplies. Europe loses 23 percent of its non-revenue water (NRW) to leaks, which is water that’s extracted and treated but never…
Tourist guides raise the alarm as Europe braces for another heatwave
Published on 13/08/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Standing eight hours per day in an archaeological site with no shade or leading a city tour in temperatures of at least 30C : in the midst of the touristic season and while Europe is facing record-breaking temperatures…
Italy: Po River runs low amid prolonged heat and drought
Italy’s longest river, the Po, is running unusually low in Turin amid prolonged heat and a lack of rainfall. The Po crosses the city for around nine kilometres, but parts of its riverbed are now exposed, revealing rocks that would normally be underwater. The…