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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's governing coalition is now supported by less than 30% of voters under the age of 35.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2026
Italy¡¯s Meloni has a youth problem as election approaches
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni¡¯s governing coalition is now supported by less than 30% of voters under the age of 35.
Firefighters work on a burning area near Loumpa, as wildfires hit West Attica, Greece, on Aug. 3.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2026
How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe¡¯s economy this summer
Record heat and droughts this summer have wreaked havoc in power production, shipping and public health systems.
A Bulgarian military police car is parked at an access point to a farmland area where a drone that entered Bulgaria exploded, near the Kardam border-crossing between Bulgaria and Romania, on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 9, 2026
Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline
Drone-related incidents have become increasingly frequent across eastern European countries that are NATO members and supporters of Ukraine.
Danube cruise ships moored in Bratislava, on Tuesday. The river level is too low to go back up to Vienna or down to Budapest, the authorities said.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 6, 2026
As the Danube hits record lows, every centimeter of river counts
With its water level at a record low, the shrunken Danube is disrupting trade and tourist cruises and making locals along its banks confront the impact of climate change.
A former eel fishing boat covered in mud sits at the banks of the river Rhine as the water levels fall near Neuss, Germany, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2026
Low water levels on Germany¡¯s Rhine amid heat and drought threaten economic blow
Shallow water is imposing tighter limits on how much ship cargo can float down the river ¡ª sending prices up for riverboat freight and heaping pressure on the government to act.
A woman wears eclipse-viewing glasses for direct observation of the sun in Beziers, southern France, on Wednesday, ahead of the Aug. 12 solar eclipse.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
¡®Like the end of the world¡¯: The eclipse chasers flocking to Spain
A small but growing community of ¡°eclipse-chasers¡± plan holidays around seeing total solar eclipses, which take place every year or two.
A resident of Szentendre-Pismany, Hungary, fills a tank with drinking water on July 31. Due to drought and low levels of the Danube River, the small city has run out of potable water.
WORLD
Aug 6, 2026
Austria hits record temperature and Hungary curbs power use as Europe feels the heat
The world¡¯s fastest-warming continent, Europe has endured record-breaking heat and destructive wildfires this summer.
Firefighters battle a wildfire near the village of Agia Paraskevi, Greece, on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2026
Europe¡¯s wildfire season exposes climate insurance gap
Who will pay as climate-driven disasters become more frequent and destructive?
A protester holds a placard reading "Abolish the police¡± during a demonstration following the death of Moroccan businessman Abderrahim Fakir in Bologna, Italy, on July 26.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
As Europe migration debate rages, Bologna businessman¡¯s death highlights human cost
After the Moroccan, who lived in Italy for 36 years, died after being stopped by police, few publicly asked who he really was and what might have caused his distress.
Firms that leveraged ties to former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to build sprawling empires through large government projects such as sports stadiums and highways must find a new course as the new ruling party moves to stamp out alleged cronyism.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Life after Orban: Hungary Inc. digs in as new political era takes hold
Former officials, companies and analysts said billionaires among former Prime Minister Viktor Orban¡¯s inner circle were rethinking operations under new leader ?Peter Magyar.
A helicopter drops water as a wildfire burns near the village Agios Nektarios, Greece, on Sunday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2026
Helicopter collision shows perils of fighting Europe¡¯s wildfires
Video footage showed one helicopter strike the other from above, sending it crashing in flames to the ground.
People walk on the dried-out Danube riverbed near downtown Budapest on Thursday.
WORLD
Aug 2, 2026
Europe¡¯s key rivers are drying up as extreme heat impact widens
Rhine and Danube levels have dwindled over an unusually hot and dry summer, with repeated bouts of high-pressure blocking moisture-bearing clouds from replenishing watersheds.
The NATO sign is seen on an Airborne Warning and Control System surveillance plane at a military air base in Lielvarde, Latvia, on Friday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2026
Baltic startups take aim at deterring Russia on NATO¡¯s eastern flank
Entrepreneurs are filling gaps left by traditional arms contractors.
Floating barriers on the maritime border between Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta and Morocco in the aftermath of the sudden influx of tens of thousands of migrants into Ceuta, as seen from the outskirts of the Moroccan town of Fnideq on Saturday
WORLD
Aug 2, 2026
Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush
Spanish authorities said about 50,000 people ?had crossed into Ceuta by land and sea from Thursday in an unprecedented surge at one of the EU¡¯s only land borders ?with Africa.
A firefighter takes part in controlled burning operations in Le Porge, Gironde department, amid drought conditions following a heat wave and water shortages across much of France, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
Insurers are ¡®actively evaluating¡¯ new catastrophe risks as Europe burns
Insurers, reinsurers and brokers don¡¯t see the latest bouts of extreme heat as a temporary shock, but as a long-term trend.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Deputy Ambassador to the EU Takashi Hamada (left) and Maria Cristina Russo, deputy director-general of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, display an agreement in Brussels on Thursday for Japan to become an associated country of the European Union¡¯s Horizon Europe research and innovation program.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2026
Japan signs deal to join EU¡¯s Horizon Europe framework
The move is aimed at encouraging Japanese companies, universities and research institutions to take part in international joint research projects.
People gather at Bab Sebta, on the Morocco-Spain border near Spain's enclave of Ceuta and the Moroccan town of Fnideq, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
Migrants pour into Spain¡¯s Ceuta from Morocco, with military called in
State television TVE reported that 2,000 to 3,000 people had crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta?on Thursday as Spain deployed military units to reinforce police there.
Google's new data center opens near Fredericia, Denmark, in November 2020.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2026
Read ¡®Europe 2031¡¯ and act now to avoid its grim predictions
A fictional account of Europe¡¯s collapse warns of AI dependence.
Firefighters work to extinguish an advancing wildfire near Formariz in Zamora province, Spain, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2026
France and Spain make progress on wildfires as two die in Greece
The situation remains challenging as a fourth heat wave hits Western Europe.
Meta has deployed an "AI Info" label on its Instagram and Facebook platforms for posts using artificial intelligence technology, ahead of the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules entering into force.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2026
New EU rules set to aid transparency over artificial intelligence content
The goal is to ensure Europeans immediately know whether the online content they see is real or fake.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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