DE🇩🇪Germany
- USA-Iran: Pentagon reports the downing of Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran declares itself the "winner of the war," Pakistan announced agreed text of the deal FAZ ↗Spiegel ↗
- Wagenknecht (BSW) announced abstention from voting on the premier of Saxony-Anhalt — could help AfD Welt ↗
- Debate about Bundeswehr in schools: "math, English, Bundeswehr?" taz ↗
- Trump: army killed the head of "notoriously known" criminal organization Süddeutsche ↗
- ICE raids in USA: n-tv writes about "self-defense war" by administration n-tv ↗
- Theaters raise prices — rising costs, empty coffers Tagesspiegel ↗
- Trump's name will be removed from Kennedy Center Die Zeit ↗
- Israel launched airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, calling residents to flee Spiegel ↗Welt ↗
- Angry Iran accuses FIFA head Infantino of breaking his word, USA reports terrorist threat n-tv ↗
- UN: highest monthly civilian casualties in Ukraine since start of war ZDF heute ↗Spiegel ↗
- German ambassador along with France and Britain protests against Russian disinformation n-tv ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Healthcare budget 2027: "still on the path to disaster" Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Secrets of Nowogrodzka — how Kaczyński built PiS power Onet ↗
- Equality Parade in Warsaw center, major traffic restrictions Onet ↗TVN24 ↗
- American arrested in China, suspected of espionage Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Pentagon relies on drone fleet — wants to compete with China Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Politicians linked with Braun at Russian embassy reception Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Pope Leo XIV from Spain: "Europe must not renounce itself" [analysis] Onet ↗
- Quarrel at TVP about UPA — "there are limits to historical audacity" Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Sejm must finally change the number of mandates in districts Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- Paramount a step away from taking over Warner Bros. Discovery Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Nawrocki gave Zelensky time at the White Eagle Council — decision is a matter of days Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Gen. Polko: F-35 in Poland is a sign of US trust and prelude to Nuclear Sharing program Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Trump lost two court battles in one day Wirtualna Polska ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- Orbán will be elected again today at the congress as head of Fidesz 24.hu ↗Magyar Nemzet ↗
- Telex: Orbán gets a year to "get Fidesz back on its feet" Telex ↗
- 444: Fidesz must now recover if it wants a way back 444 ↗
- University unions demand change: "need to end the cult of indicators" 24.hu ↗
- Hungast reacted to the prosecution suspecting two of his leaders of corruption Telex ↗
- State secretary: hundreds of foreigners without ties to Hungary could have received citizenship Népszava ↗
- Senate committee would give Ukraine 750 million USD, Trump would brake military aid Magyar Nemzet ↗
- Sulyok honored a pediatrician in the midst of dispute with Magyar Péter Index ↗
- Government announced "major cleanup" in public media Index ↗
- EU money will come, but bled-out rural municipalities seem to have forgotten how to even dream HVG ↗
- Orbán at congress: "I bear responsibility for the electoral defeat"; "I will never give up" 24.hu ↗Index ↗
- Fidesz summarized in 10 points why it lost the election; Orbán pushing return to "movement" 24.hu ↗
- Kövér: "Not only the era of Fidesz has ended, but an entire era" Index ↗
- Magyar Péter, according to Mi Hazánk politician, is preparing same-sex couple adoption Index ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Siege of Crimea: "war is coming to Putin's vacation paradise"; Crimea "soon" cut off from Russia Kurier ↗ORF ↗
- After ORF election: will Clemens Pig dare to bet on new faces? Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Violence on Austrian trains — call for help from frightened ÖBB staff Kurier ↗
- Vienna Pride against backlash: fewer sponsors, more hatred on the streets Der Standard ↗
- Online licenses: how player protection in Austria would be weakened Kurier ↗
- How patriarchy is encoded into AI bots: "obedient and subordinate" Der Standard ↗
- SPÖ minister Marterbauer about the budget: "Look, who's getting all upset" Kurier ↗
- Port Trieste invests millions out of crisis Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Iranian federation accuses FIFA of not keeping its promise Der Standard ↗
- Femicide in Upper Austria: teacher killed colleague at school with firearm and bladed weapon Der Standard ↗Die Presse ↗
- New law: Russian loses protected status in Ukraine Kleine Zeitung ↗Die Presse ↗
- Court: US government must temporarily restore removed plaques commemorating slavery Die Presse ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Russia struck Dnipropetrovsk region almost 20 times, there are wounded Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Drones attacked the sea terminal in Krasnodar Krai — a fire broke out Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Putin admitted that Russian troops "cannot lift their heads" because of Ukrainian drones Kyiv Post ↗
- Media investigation identified over 225,000 fallen Russian soldiers Kyiv Independent ↗
- Hungary and Ukraine formalized an agreement on the rights of the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia Interfax Ukraine ↗
- IMF approved 690 million USD for Ukraine despite unmet VAT target Kyiv Post ↗
- Third assassination in a week on people connected with the war — now on a former "DNR" minister Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Russian airports restricted aircraft refueling due to fuel shortage Censor.NET ↗
- USA published data on over 120 funded biolaboratories in more than 30 countries Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Putin signed a decree increasing the size of the Russian army Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Budanov: law on special status for front-line territories (6 million residents) Kyiv Post ↗
- Usyk met with Trump in the Oval Office Kyiv Independent ↗
- Swedish fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea Censor.NET ↗
- Spanish court opened investigation into former premier Zapatero Ukrajinská pravda ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- 2027 Presidential elections: Glucksmann faces the challenge of kickstarting momentum against the pressure of LFI and PS; first major rally in Aubervilliers BFM TV ↗BFM TV ↗
- RN botched the pre-campaign, but nobody's talking about it Libération ↗
- INSEE: French productivity didn't actually collapse — new data BFM TV ↗
- G7 Summit — town of Évian-les-Bains under lockdown BFM TV ↗
- CNP Assurances accused of cashing in €20 million and then canceling contracts for 7,800 retirees Ouest-France ↗
- Bill proposing a national register of sexual offenders BFM TV ↗
- Halt to fighting on the Lebanese front — a point of tension for Netanyahu BFM TV ↗
- Hezbollah deploys fishing nets against fiber-optic drones BFM TV ↗
- Woman sentenced to 30 years for ordering her husband's murder in Oise department BFM TV ↗
- Renault Douai running at full steam on R5 model assembly BFM TV ↗
- Investigation: who really is Gianni Infantino, head of FIFA and the football business Ouest-France ↗
- France and Italy oppose English as the sole language in EU corridors BFM TV ↗
- Zelensky will attend the European Council next week, talks on Ukraine's EU accession to resume Le Monde ↗
- Three Indian sailors killed in U.S. strikes on ships off Oman France 24 ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- USA-Iran: deal "85% done," Araghchi "never this close," Trump retweets it; knots in the memo remain Open ↗AGI ↗
- Secret Russian documents leaked on Telegram — revealed orders, drones, false plans Il Giornale ↗
- "It became Europe's hub for China": how Sánchez's Spain opens doors to the Dragon Il Giornale ↗
- Naval drones to supply troops in the Pacific — American plan against China Il Giornale ↗
- "Made in Europe" — joint commitment from Stellantis, Volkswagen, and Renault Il Giornale ↗
- BYD: Italy too among candidates for a new European factory Il Giornale ↗
- Italy's real productivity lag: we work a lot, create little value Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Growing protest against the "patent on antifascism" (Vannacci) Il Giornale ↗
- Hair strands seized from Iran — are they killed young female protesters? Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- New "BTP Italia Sì" with anti-inflation shield Il Giornale ↗
- Modena: student put a gun to professor's head — "Give me cigarettes, or I shoot" Corriere della Sera ↗
- Garlasco case: court allowed Alberto Stasi to leave prison and move to conditional release TGCom24 ↗ANSA ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- Speculation about Guy Parmelin's resignation — three SVP women in pole position for succession Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Suspicion of insider trading at Google: Zurich employee allegedly made $1.2 million in 24 hours with secret search data Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Anthropic goes public — Basel group is among the earliest investors in the world's most valuable AI startup Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- NZZ commentary: the war in Ukraine lasts longer than World War I — it is already shaping a new global order Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Suspension of Karim Khan on suspicion of sexual assault — uncomfortable questions for the International Criminal Court Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Starlink changed the course of war — and it's only the beginning: SpaceX will be even more important Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Critical raw materials: the EU remains dependent on Chinese goodwill Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- The specter of inflation has returned — central banks must not underestimate the rise Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Swiss portal Republik won court against tech giant Palantir SRF ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Milei's political partners demand resignation of chief of staff suspected of corruption (Argentina) El País ↗
- Pope Leo XIV against rapacious capitalism and "reckless right-wing" El País ↗
- "Unworthy and humiliating" treatment of migrants at a facility in Almería eldiario.es ↗
- Madrid ordered not to inform homeless people that their belongings will be thrown out during "cleaning" El País ↗
- Cuba on the brink tries another economic opening El País ↗
- Battle over attacked ballot records throws Peru into maximum uncertainty El País ↗
- "Alligator Alcatraz": the final days of a symbol of Trump's migration offensive El País ↗
- El Niño threatens Costa Rica's renewable energy model El País ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg
- Europe's expensive security problem: why common defense industry remains a utopia Luxemburger Wort ↗
- How judges justify the verdict in the Traversini case Luxemburger Wort ↗
- American circles on Iran talks: deal on nuclear material Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Luca Frieden's debt(s) Luxemburger Wort ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- MR–PS tension over mandate allocation in Brussels: "Laaouej is blocking the global deal" La Libre ↗
- Inheritance tax reform — Dolimont (MR): "yes, but maybe not the one already approved" La Libre ↗
- How Vlaams Belang leaves N-VA behind again — Tom Van Grieken's strategy Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Do political families still exist? Reproaches fly between sister parties VRT NWS ↗
- Trump: USA killed head of Venezuelan gang "by rapid lethal kinetic strike" De Morgen ↗
- Antwerp-North a year as "priority neighborhood" — mayor: "we can still save some of these boys" Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- What do European values stand for in global politics today? Observador ↗
- AI without rules? USA prepares a "big answer" Observador ↗
- Ferro Rodrigues urges PS to sweep away the government's 2027 budget proposal in parliament CM Jornal ↗
- Ombudsman election failed for the second time CM Jornal ↗
- Israel released Hamas founder due to illness CM Jornal ↗
- New Unified Social Allowance aims to limit migrants' access to benefits CM Jornal ↗
- Trump signed executive order allowing commercial fishing in Pacific marine reserves CM Jornal ↗
- Music industry joins forces to "tame" artificial intelligence CM Jornal ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- The AI bubble question: is Anthropic justified at $1 trillion? The Irish Times ↗
- Canadian Premier Carney comes to Dublin with Maya before the G7 summit The Journal ↗
- How foreign agitators helped fuel racist riots in the north The Irish Times ↗
- Ireland vs. Israel (football): the government can do the right thing more easily The Irish Times ↗
- Where parties stand on Aughinish Alumina and ties to a Russian military supply chain The Irish Times ↗
- One in seven lags on electricity bills — "I fear the coming winter" The Irish Times ↗
- China warns foreign governments: stop sending us "spy turtles" Irish Independent ↗
- Gazans prepare for "revolution" against Hamas Irish Independent ↗
- Starmer faces more departures; Burnham readies "takeover team" Irish Independent ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- Rotterdam port and "phantom oil" — shadow fleet NOS ↗
- PvdA and GroenLinks merge today — concerns over "risky" merger and "greenlinking" De Telegraaf ↗
- USA fired large portion of missile stockpiles at Iran — restocking will take years de Volkskrant ↗
- Front-line city Kramatorsk evacuates statues and part of population ahead of advancing Russians de Volkskrant ↗
- Germany cancels fuel discount — end of 30-cent benefit for Dutch "tank tourists" AD ↗
- Trump at 80 "completely healthy" but doubts about seeing out his term De Telegraaf ↗
- Iran-USA deal is also about Lebanon and Israel, says US official De Telegraaf ↗
- Violent riots in Wijk bij Duurstede again against emergency asylum center, 7 arrested NOS ↗AD ↗
GB🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Starmer faces fresh wave of departures, Andy Burnham assembles "takeover team" The Independent ↗
- Anthropic suspended latest AI models after USA blocked foreign access BBC News ↗Financial Times ↗
- US Justice Department approved sale of Warner Bros. to Paramount for $111 billion BBC News ↗
- "Fast-track" regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, campaign groups warn The Guardian ↗
- Palestine Action activists jailed for factory raid BBC News ↗
- Goldman and JPMorgan relaxed office-work rules during championship disruption Financial Times ↗
- Trooping the Colour: RAF flypast for King Charles's birthday The Sun ↗
🌍 Other countries
- Romania: why it needs lobbyists and outside experts in talks with Pfizer — "textbook economic disaster" Adevărul ↗
- Romania: is the Trump-Netanyahu alliance falling apart? Experts for G4Media G4Media ↗
- Romania: USA released information on biolabs in over 30 countries including Ukraine; DNI chief accuses Biden administration Digi24 ↗
- Romania: 36 years since the Mineriad — declassified diplomatic documents exhibited in Bucharest HotNews ↗
- Romania: three auto giants demand strict "Made in Europe" rules to stop imports Pro TV Stirile ↗
- Turkey: Erdoğan in Edirne with message "Turkey without terrorism" — "we'll accelerate pace" Milliyet ↗
- Turkey: operation against illegal betting — 44 arrested in Ankara Cumhuriyet ↗
- Turkey: Taliban banned smartphones in Afghanistan Milliyet ↗
- Serbia: FIFA blamed standing fans in stadium stands for empty seats at match Danas ↗
- Serbia: wild construction uncovered in Žablak — 151 unauthorized structures, €350,000 in damage Kurir ↗
- Greece: Gavdos — rescue of 44 migrants south of island after Frontex located boat Protothema ↗
- Greece: under scrutiny of attorneys general in several US states — OpenAI and ChatGPT use Protothema ↗
- Denmark: Mette Frederiksen "threw a grenade" — or did she actually pull an "Anders Fogh"? Politiken ↗
- Denmark: Hummelgaard warned against "sick capitalism" Berlingske ↗
- Sweden: after Arla merger, produces cheese in Russia Svenska Dagbladet ↗
- Finland: Oxfam — Danish Maersk continued exporting weapon parts to Israel Yle ↗
- Bosnia: OHR crisis — NSRS declaration goes to RS Constitutional Court, Bosniacs prepare state-level appeal N1 Bosna ↗
- Croatia: UN — record number of civilian casualties in Ukraine in May HRT ↗
- Lithuania: Nausėda agrees with general mobilization idea but emphasizes need for preparation LRT ↗
- Latvia: Kellogg for LTV — "Putin doesn't have the strength to move in Baltic direction" LSM ↗
- Estonia: Zelenskyy signed law stripping Russian of protection in Ukraine Postimees ↗
- North Macedonia: Qatar secretly negotiated with Iran during war, writes Washington Post Slobodenpečat ↗
- Albania: "Revolution!" — Tirana on its feet, over 5 hours of protests, citizens demand PM Rama's resignation Balkanweb ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- USA-Iran on brink of deal (85%, Pakistan reports agreed text, UAE unblocked billions for Iran, Qatar secretly negotiated) + shot down Iranian drones in Hormuz — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇮🇸 IS · 🇲🇰 MK · 🇺🇸 US (18 countries)
- Trump: military killed Tren de Aragua gang leader (Niño Guerrero) in strike on Venezuela — 🇺🇸 US · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇮🇸 IS · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇲🇰 MK
- 2026 World Cup start in USA (4:1 Paraguay, Trump absent, empty seats, first VAR "identity mix-up", England's kit stolen) — almost all monitored countries
- Trump's 80th birthday — military parade on Sunday, UFC match on White House lawn — 🇺🇸 US · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇫🇮 FI
- Anthropic — IPO / $1 trillion valuation + AI model suspension after foreign access blocked (US security) — 🇬🇧 UK · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇪🇪 EE · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇵🇹 PT
- Approved sale of Warner Bros. ($111 billion) to Paramount — 🇵🇱 PL · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇺🇸 US · 🇮🇸 IS
- EU opens first block of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova (unanimously, 27 states) — 🇲🇩 MD · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇺🇦 UA
- Pope Leo XIV in Spain — message against predatory capitalism, grounded plane, king helped — 🇪🇸 ES · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇺🇸 US · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇲🇪 ME
- USA released data on 120+ biolabs in 30+ countries (DNI accuses Biden administration) — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇹🇷 TR
- Auto companies pressure for "Made in Europe" protection against imports (Stellantis/VW/Renault) — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇷🇴 RO
- Marches for equality / against backlash (Warsaw, Vienna, Sofia, Swiss Carestreik) — 🇵🇱 PL · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇨🇭 CH
- Indian military transport plane crashed during landing at airbase (at least 5 dead) — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇬🇧 UK
🔎 Different perspective — what SK/CZ media don't cover
- "It became Europe's hub for China" (Il Giornale) — Italian right-wing perspective on how Sánchez's Spain opens doors to Chinese capital and imports; hook into broader European debate on Chinese dependence.
- Aughinish Alumina and Russian supply chain (Irish Times) — Irish debate over Russian alumina plant and sanctions loophole almost no one in rest of EU follows.
- Romania hires outside lobbyists for Pfizer talks (Adevărul) — "textbook economic disaster" in renegotiating vaccine contracts with relevance for entire EU.
What hotinfo is tracking
- Whether the USA-Iran "85%" deal actually gets signed — and what it will mean for Lebanon and Israel when a US official claims the memo covers them too.
- Fidesz Congress and whether Orbán's year "to fix" the party will change dynamics ahead of next Hungarian elections.
- Fate of Dutch PvdA-GroenLinks merger and how it translates into pre-election polls.
- EU reaction to disclosed American data on "biolabs" — a topic that has served Russian disinformation campaigns about Ukraine for years.
