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Six people were killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Stade, a northern German town west of Hamburg, on Monday. Police said the attack happened at a mother-and-child residence on Dankersstrasse. Five victims died at the scene,

More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as a severe heatwave continues to expose millions to dangerous temperatures. The World Health Organization said the deaths were linked to high heat across the region, where

Europol said its latest mapping of organised crime found that 76% of the 821 criminal networks identified in 2024 no longer rank among the European Union’s most threatening groups. The update still lists 731 high-threat networks. It says 198 networks

Switzerland’s Beznau nuclear power station shut down both reactor units after high temperatures in the Aare River limited cooling at the site. The river reached about 25 degrees Celsius during a heatwave, a level that does not allow normal cooling

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will resign from office and oversee a transfer of power by September, opening a new leadership process inside the governing Labour Party less than two years after its general election victory. Starmer said

A severe European heatwave intensified Monday, pushing temperatures near or above 40°C across large areas of France, Spain, Italy and other parts of the continent. Authorities issued health warnings, closed schools, limited some outdoor events and moved to protect transport

NATO defence ministers approved an update to the alliance’s nuclear capabilities on June 18, 2026, during a ministerial meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group in Brussels. The decision covers nuclear modernisation, stronger planning capacity and further adaptation of NATO’s deterrence

EU greenhouse gas emissions from the economy and households fell 17.2% between 2015 and 2025, reaching an estimated 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent last year. The latest Eurostat estimate covers all economic activities and households across the European Union.

The UK government has announced a social media ban for children under 16, setting out new online safety rules that will block major platforms from offering services to younger users. The measures target user-to-user services built around posting, sharing and

Global refugee numbers fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade, but forced displacement remained near record levels. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said 117.8 million people lived in forced displacement at year end. The total