The Latest Breaking News from Europe

Europe wilts under record heat as AC sales soar

PARIS (FRANCE) - Europe braced Wednesday for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.

Bangkok Post · Jun 23

Reversing Brexit is the Labour Party's best hope

In the next few weeks, Britain's ruling Labour Party will almost certainly select a new leader to replace Keir Starmer, the country's deeply unpopular prime minister. But this prospect has not inspired hope of a political or economic renewal. Among British media and, more importantly, global financial markets, the consensus…

Bangkok Post · Jun 23

Morning Mail: bird flu risk to 150 native species, France roasts in heatwave, Ronaldo record

Federal government analysis points to ‘very high risk’ to unique wildlife; 40 people have drowned in France as high temperatures hit Europe

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23

Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’

Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Air conditioning for all? France divided over response to record-breaking heatwave

The heat is on. Enough to make Parisians take the plunge into the once notoriously polluted Canal Saint Martin. France this Tuesday awakening from its hottest night on record, enough to test the tempers of city dwellers as they sizzle under the zinc roofs of top floor apartments built for…

France 24 · Jun 23

Europe’s heatwave drives electricity prices to new highs as demand soars

Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sags

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Ripple Beat Europe's Crypto Deadline by 8 Days. Most Firms Won't Make It.

On June 23, Ripple, the parent company of XRP, announced a preliminary CASP "Green Light Letter" from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSSF, under MiCA.

International Business Times · Jun 23

Taliban delegation heads to Brussels for first EU talks focused on Afghan deportations

A delegation from Afghanistan's Taliban government is set to hold rare closed-door talks with European Union officials in Brussels on Tuesday. The discussions are expected to focus on the return of Afghan nationals from Europe, marking an unusual engagement between the bloc and a regime that none of its 27…

The Times of India · Jun 23

‘London isn’t just calling—it’s cooking.’ Europe’s largest economies face over $600 billion in heat-driven losses by 2030

A sweltering June has already killed dozens across Europe. A vulnerable population and aging infrastructure could cost the continent even more in the years ahead.

Fortune · Jun 23

Von der Leyen to visit Pashinyan in Yerevan to build on Armenia’s pro-EU vote

As the EU rolls out a support package for Armenia, European Commission President von der Leyen is set to meet re-elected Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan after he secured a decisive pro-West mandate from the Armenian people, sources confirmed to Euronews.

Euronews · Jun 23