People walk on a sandbar underneath the Danube's Margareth Bridge in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday Aug. 5, 2026, as the river, which runs through 10 European countries, has receded never-before-seen low water levels. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)

Europe sets new temperature record amid heat waves

Western Europe scorched as trapped high-pressure systems intensify heat extremes

Alleged cartel boss Kinahan charged in Ireland

Government jet brings alleged cartel boss home as Dublin targets crime networks

The 49-year-old Irishman appeared in court after being flown back on Sunday evening from Dubai on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by Ireland.

Drought hits Europe's largest rivers: Po, Rhine, Danube

Shrinking Po, Loire, Rhine and Danube expose scale of Europe’s deepening water crisis

This aerial photograph shows the sandbanks exposed by the receding waters of the Po River, in Mezzana Bigli, near Pavia, northern Italy, on August 8, 2026.

Denmark shooting: Several injured as police hunt gunmen

Gunmen flee in white car after multiple people hit in Holbaek shooting

Authorities probe suspected gang-related violence west of Copenhagen

Spain imposes border controls for Italy: Ministry

Temporary controls on arrivals from Italy to run until September 7, Spain says

Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain line up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Rare eagle rescued from smugglers soars free again

Rare eastern imperial eagle released after months of negotiations and rehabilitation

Feliks, a rare eastern imperial eagle, being released into the wild near Subotica, Serbia, on August 7, 2026.

Overweight linked to 9,509 deaths in Belgium: Study

Heart disease and dementia among leading causes linked to high BMI

Illustrative image. Deaths linked to high BMI were highest among people aged 65 and over.

Greek mayor among 3 charged over wildfire near Athens

Investigators believe blaze started with a spark from power cables at a wind farm

Volunteers and Greek firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire near Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometres northwest of Athens in the region of Viotia, on August 2, 2026.

Death toll from Ceuta migrant rush hits 80

Many drowned as they tried to swim around a barrier in the Mediterranean Sea

Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain line up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026.

Israel refuses to withdraw from south Lebanon

Talks in Rome stall as Israel demands proof of security in test areas

Smoke clouds erupt during an Israeli airstrike on Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel. The Hezbollah militia, an Iran-backed proxy, has rejected the US-brokered ceasefire talks between Israel and Lebanon and says it will "not accept any deal" emerging from them. File photo.

Cambridge's Jason Arday quits amid plagiarism probe

US academic Nathan Cofnas accused Professor Arday of copying parts of his PhD thesis

Arday said he was resigning from his positions as a Cambridge sociology of education professor, and a fellow at the university's Jesus College, with "immediate effect".

Rare hantavirus case confirmed in European traveller

Patient's infection with the human-transmissible Andes virus strain was confirmed Thursday

Hantavirus detected in France tourist now isolated in Spain

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