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Europe’s corruption challenge goes beyond an East–West divide

Petty bribery may be rarer in Western Europe, but influence, lobbying and regulatory capture remain powerful — and often minimised.

Euronews

New geological trail proposed on Scotland’s most famous road trip route

Visitors can explore the oldest rocks in western Europe at this Highlands coastal town

The Independent UK

How RFID Technology Is Transforming the Retail Industry in 2025?

The retail industry stood at the threshold of 2025 with a case of pessimism and panic. The consumer demand in North America and Western Europe made no significant changes, and retailers were pressured by the problems of workforce shortage and the increased operational costs, and customer expectations to meet them…

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US Denounces Europe On Speech In Pared-down Rights Report

The United States on Tuesday alleged that human rights were worsening in Western Europe due to internet regulations, in a pared-down annual global report that spared partners of President Donald Trump such as El Salvador.

International Business Times

Revolut to create 400 new jobs as Paris HQ leads hopes towards French banking licence

Following the appointment of a Western Europe CEO, neobank Revolut has announced a recruitment drive as its new Paris HQ takes shape.

Euronews

2025’s first summer heatwave was early, and deadly, for all of Western Europe

The first heatwave of the summer hit Spain, Portugal, France, Italy and Germany early in the year, breaking June temperature records in many areas. It was Western Europe’s warmest June since records began, and Spain’s warmest since it began recording temperature anomalies in 1961.

The Conversation

Why is Europe facing record-breaking heatwaves?

Western Europe has recorded its hottest June, and the continent is the fastest-warming in the world.

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Astronomers hike up Mount Blanc for the view | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2025

Four mountaineers and astronomy lovers hiked the tallest peak in Western Europe.

Space

The U.S. created over 1,000 new millionaires per day in 2024

Mainland China added roughly 380 new millionaires per day, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report.

Fortune

June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: EU Monitor

Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Photos of Western Europeans coping with the year's first heat wave

The first heat wave of the year is hitting many parts of Western Europe, especially in the U.K. and France, where officials have issued health warnings.

The Independent UK

Does the public support the government of Israel in Western European countries?

New research shows that public support for, and sympathy toward, Israel has reached new lows in six key Western European countries since 2016.

Euronews

21 Ironic Memes To Roast Western Europe, As Shared On “2 Western Europe 4U”

Grab some facts and social insights, throw in a bunch of comedy, add a good dash of irony, and you get some really witty memes.

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Russia seizes on Badenoch’s claim Ukraine is fighting a ‘proxy war’ on behalf of Western Europe

Conservative leader also controversially said Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting a ‘proxy war on behalf of the UK’ in Gaza against Hamas

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Weather tracker: Deadly storms in India and huge hailstones in Paris

Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths, with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: early summer heat likely in US and western Europe

Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of India

The Conversation

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

The Conversation

Western Europe’s oldest human face discovered in Spain

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe.

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International Business Times

Meet 'Pink', The New Face Of Human Evolution In Europe

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said Wednesday.

LiveScience

Human ancestors arrived in Western Europe much earlier than previously thought, fossil face fragments reveal

Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.

The Conversation

Human flesh does a body good? Cannibalism as medicine in Medieval Europe

The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down the barbarous masses that populated the rest of the world, and one of the customs that, for centuries, stood between Europeans and the rest of the world was cannibalism.

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Royal Enfield Sold Nearly a Million Motorcycles Last Year

Royal Enfield has been surfing on a wave of success lately, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The brand has struck a chord with riders all over the world, thanks to its stylish and retro-inspired bikes that are priced pretty damn competitively, too. In 2024 alone, the company released…

The Independent UK

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals

The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

The Independent UK

Why this African country is the ultimate winter sun escape

No jet lag from western Europe, sublime stretches of beach, and possibly the best jollof rice in the region – Vivienne Dovi reveals why Senegal is not simply a warm holiday spot but a vibrant cultural experience

Al Jazeera

Corruption pushing African youth to emigrate: Poll

North America is their top destination, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain in Western Europe.

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