The Latest Breaking News from Vienna

US official defends Trump’s nuclear test comments by citing mounting risks from other states

The United States has announced it will resume nuclear testing if other countries do the same

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Austrian court rules against extradition of Ukrainian businessman to US over alleged bribery

An Austrian appeals court has rejected a request to extradite Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Taylor Swift reduced to tears as she speaks about Southport stabbing and Vienna terror plot in documentary

Taylor Swift breaks down in tears in the Disney+ series The End of an Era as she reflects on the cancellation of her concert in Vienna due to a foiled terror plot and the stabbings of three of her young fans in Southport.

BANG Premier · Dec 12, 2025

10 Budget Christmas Markets in Europe Offer Travellers Up to 70% Savings Compared to Paris

New research shows Eastern European Christmas markets offer two-night breaks from £509, while Paris and Vienna cost over £900, making Poland and the Baltics the smart choice for festive travellers.

International Business Times UK · Dec 1, 2025

Is Vienna dull? Austria invites entire Scottish village to find out

Vienna is so eager to bust its ‘dull’ reputation, it has invited 100 Scots to experience the city’s highlights.

Euronews · Nov 29, 2025

The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly review – horror, humanity and Dr Asperger

The reader grapples with fascism and complicity through the eyes of a mute autistic girl being treated during the second world war

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

‘Pictures unite!’: how pop music fell in love with socialist infographics

When Austrian philosopher Otto Neurath invented the visual language of Isotypes, it was to democratise education. As a new exhibition shows, it ended up influencing pop art, graphic design and electronic musicians from Kraftwerk to OMD

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Watch Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Live streams for winner-takes-all World Cup 2026 qualifier

Group H will be decided by 90 minutes in Vienna – here's how to watch Austria vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, wherever you are.

FourFourTwo · Nov 18, 2025

His research on autism was compassionate – how could Hans Asperger have collaborated with the Nazis?

The Vienna-based ‘father of neurodiversity’ was ahead of his time in his work but was also implicated in the Third Reich’s crimes. My novel set out to explore these contradictions

The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2025