DE🇩🇪About what they write in Germany
- Starmer before resignation — British media writes that PM will announce departure on Monday ZDF ↗n-tv ↗
- Iran and USA increase pressure before talks in Switzerland Tagesschau ↗
- Iran again closes the Strait of Hormuz Welt ↗
- New Left chose Schwerdtner and Pantisan as leading duo taz ↗Welt ↗
- Pension commission proposes higher contributions and tying retirement age to life expectancy Handelsblatt ↗Süddeutsche ↗
- After anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, a man was arrested; British Green leader blames Musk Welt ↗Spiegel ↗
- Trump blames vandalism for problems with the pool at the Lincoln Memorial FAZ ↗Spiegel ↗
- Left Party convention: activists pressed pragmatists; Zentralrat der Juden — party is 'unelectable for Jews' FAZ ↗Welt ↗ZDF ↗
- 92% of Israelis see Iran as the winner of the war; Israel firmly rejects withdrawal from Lebanon n-tv ↗
- Bundeswehr in Lithuania — report 'tank in partisan forest' Spiegel ↗
PL🇵🇱From Polish press
- Tusk warns of 'strategic error' — both sides will lose the dispute with Ukraine; Zelensky's visit to Poland hangs by a thread. PM appeals for de-escalation after the affair with the withdrawn decoration, Kyiv promises to 'mirror' every hostile step, and the decision on Zelensky's visit has not yet been made. TVN24 ↗Onet ↗
- Poroshenko after Zelensky renounced the highest Polish decoration — 'The Kremlin applauds' Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Vice PM Kosiniak-Kamysz after Zelensky returned the decoration: 'everything is going in a very wrong direction' Wirtualna Polska ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
- Bosak (Confederation) to Ukraine: 'That is disgusting, that disgraces you' Do Rzeczy ↗
- Nawrocki flew to Trump's birthday — poll showed divided Poles Onet ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Former NIK chief Marian Banaś can face charges, investigators decided Onet ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗
- USA arms Atlantic base — target is Russian ships Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Portuguese police dismantled neo-Nazi group that planned 40 attacks Wirtualna Polska ↗
- PiS nominated Adam Borowski for ombudsman Rzeczpospolita ↗TVN24 ↗
HU🇭🇺About what they write in Hungary
- Historian: Orbán's election defeat is being dangerously misinterpreted HVG ↗
- Tisza government: dispute continues over presidential post, mayors react to salary reduction plan Portfolio ↗
- Strong forint upends aviation and hotel scene — ticket sales to European coasts up 40% Népszava ↗Portfolio ↗
- Spanish PM's wife accused of corruption, cannot leave the country 444 ↗24.hu ↗
- Polt Péter personally commented on the situation surrounding Sulyok's proposal at the Constitutional Court HVG ↗
- Vitézy versus Lázár: Austria helped Hungary with railway cars in summer season Index ↗Portfolio ↗
- Magyar (Tisza) major announcement about public officials and National Asset Recovery Office Portfolio ↗
- V4 to meet next week in Gödöllő Magyar Nemzet ↗ · 16,000 property auctions reveal problems with enforcement proceedings Telex ↗
- Hungarian-Ukrainian drone commander: Putin will stumble over Crimea Telex ↗ · Government opens hospitals to media Index ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- 449 heat-related deaths in summer 2025 in Austria Die Presse ↗
- Three uncomfortable truths about Brexit on its 10th anniversary Die Presse ↗
- Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger travels to China ORF ↗
- 'Flamingo protests' shake Prime Minister Rama's image in Albania ORF ↗
- Bolivian president ordered road blockades removed ORF ↗
- Knife attack in Sinabelkirchen — several seriously injured Die Presse ↗Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Standard: 'Europe sold itself short, security-wise it quit' Der Standard ↗
- 'Iran's powerful price weapon' — how Tehran lets the world economy be swept up Die Presse ↗
- France decides on active euthanasia Die Presse ↗ · Titan/OceanGate: investigation finds gross negligence Der Standard ↗
- Prison overcrowding in Austria forces 'draconian methods' Kleine Zeitung ↗
UA🇺🇦About what they write in Ukraine
- Nightly Russian attack: two Kinzhal missiles, ballistics and 105 drones; Poltava two dead and 14 injured including six children Censor.NET ↗
- On occupied Crimea, fuel sales to civilians have completely stopped Censor.NET ↗
- Ukrainian special forces drone struck Tyumen refinery 2,500 km from Ukraine Censor.NET ↗
- Diplomatic chief Sybiha thanked Poles who spoke out against escalation of tensions Ukrajinská pravda ↗Interfax ↗
- Commentary: 'War not just against Zelensky — how Nawrocki united Ukraine' Ukrajinská pravda ↗
- General Staff: Russian losses since February 2022 exceeded 1.39 million troops (+1,290 per day) Kyiv Independent ↗
- German and French MPs demand tougher measures against Russian shadow fleet Kyiv Post ↗Ukrajinská pravda ↗
- Largest Pride march in Kyiv since full-scale invasion (~5,000) Kyiv Independent ↗
- Latvia signed EU loan for €3.5 billion under SAFE program Kyiv Post ↗
FR🇫🇷From the French Press
- Heat wave escalates to record: 49 departments on red alert — half of France. Government convened crisis meeting; school closures and sports restrictions added to the alcohol ban at festivals. BFM TV ↗Le Monde ↗
- Heat wave: government banned alcohol at Fête de la musique festivals in a third of the country, doctors warn against consumption BFM TV ↗
- Édouard Philippe on 2027 presidential election: "I am neither heir to Macronism nor a renegade", wants large gathering of right and center BFM TV ↗
- Historian and resistance fighter Marc Bloch enters the Panthéon France 24 ↗Ouest-France ↗
- Report: ten years after Brexit migrants crystallize resentment, far right grows Ouest-France ↗
- Israel: 37 international NGOs under threat of expulsion La Tribune ↗
- Zelensky claims Russian army preparing massive attack Le Figaro ↗
- Hormuz: maritime traffic continues in drops despite announced closure BFM TV ↗
- Le Figaro: In China's eyes, Iranian resistance supports slow 'strangling' of Taiwan Le Figaro ↗
- Mediapart: Cazeneuve's law firm entices wealthy French to tax exile in Luxembourg Mediapart ↗
- Sudan: UN warns of 'immediate risk of mass atrocities' in Al-Obeid RFI ↗
IT🇮🇹What They Write About in Italy
- Senago near Milan: three 17-year-olds dead, car with nine young people fell into Villoresi canal, driver tested positive for alcohol Corriere della Sera ↗
- Defense Minister Crosetto: "Relationship with USA is very strong, I didn't understand Trump's stance" ANSA ↗
- Vannacci: in Veneto, members of his Futuro Nazionale party surpassed Lega — video report 'among friends, Mussolini and Russian flags' Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Versilia: after leaving Twiga club, driver killed 17-year-old, fled and turned himself in hours later Corriere della Sera ↗
- Explainer: alternatives to Hormuz — where are escape routes and why solutions don't exist in some places Corriere della Sera ↗
- Commentary (Ekaterina Schulmann): "Russian people are tired, Putin could freeze the war to satisfy elites" Corriere della Sera ↗
- First gene therapy injected into brain for rare epilepsy — patient is 8-month-old baby Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Colombia before second round: country under siege, assassinations and attacks on media Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Corriere: "Germany, year zero — three reasons for crisis; the world Berlin was inspired by is in ruins" Corriere della Sera ↗
- Physicist François Englert, one of the fathers of the Higgs boson, has died Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
- Genoa: raid with iron bars against group of foreign minors — 'shadow of vigilante expedition' Corriere ↗ · Salvini will call meeting on road safety Il Giornale ↗
CH🇨🇭Swiss Media
- Talks at Bürgenstock have begun, Vance reports 'major progress'; Trump threatens Iran: "if you close Hormuz, you won't have a country." USA and Iran sat down for talks at a resort near Lucerne on Lebanon and nuclear program; vice president speaks of historic meeting, president simultaneously hardens rhetoric. NZZ also writes about public rift between Trump and Meloni after G7 — "the cloth between them is torn." SRF ↗ANSA ↗NZZ ↗
- NZZ Commentary: "Regime intoxicated with power — how new leadership in Iran profits from deal with USA" Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Bilaterals III: do they lead to weakening of direct democracy? SRF ↗
- Controversy over business attraction — pressure on promoting localities by associations in context of immigration debate Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Zurich Airport: complete radar outage, aircraft unable to take off SRF ↗Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Chemical TFA almost universally present in Swiss drinking water Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Colombia: second round of presidential elections has begun SRF ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish Media
- First heat wave of the year: Aemet declared red alert in Basque Country and orange in ten regions El Mundo ↗El País ↗
- Labor Inspectorate sent over 100,000 warnings to companies: ban on work in direct sun during heat waves ABC ↗
- Drilling into Greenland ice to 1,250 m showed humans have contaminated with mercury for 4,000 years El Confidencial ↗
- Crimea banned gasoline sales to civilians and companies due to Ukrainian drones El País ↗ — covering 1090066
- Begoña Gómez case: jury of nine Madrid residents selected by lottery eldiario.es ↗
- PP-Vox coalition in Alcalá de Henares on verge of collapse ABC ↗
- General Javier Calderón (95) died, repository of CESID and CNI secrets El País ↗
BE🇧🇪From the Belgian Press
- Shouting match at UN Security Council with Israeli ambassador: "Now you will be silent" Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- African Union and G7 contribute to fight against Ebola: "We know more waves will come"; high death toll in Congo camp raises concerns about faster spread La Libre ↗De Standaard ↗
- Trump's 'swamp prison' Alligator Alcatraz yawns empty — perhaps forever De Morgen ↗
NL🇳🇱What They Write About in the Netherlands
- Eight dead and over 30 wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine de Volkskrant ↗
- Commentary: "It's possible Israel will throw the deal up in the air in the coming weeks if stubborn enough" de Volkskrant ↗
- French government issued alcohol ban for music festivals in a third of the country de Volkskrant ↗
- King Charles as first British monarch at own request will publish tax return de Volkskrant ↗De Telegraaf ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese Media
- PSD Congress ends with speech by Montenegro's prime minister and election of national bodies; Santana Lopes returned to party after eight years CM Jornal ↗RTP ↗
- MAL case: legal vacuum hampers access to terrorist group's encrypted communications in real time Público ↗
- Six arrested on suspicion of fuel smuggling in Olhão CM Jornal ↗
- Rui Pêgo: "Privatizing RTP would be monumental nonsense" Observador ↗
IE🇮🇪What They Write About in Ireland
- Trump publicly stated Starmer will resign — "failed on migration and energy." American president on Truth Social got ahead of British announcement; Burnham, "king of the North", is said to be ready to take over Labour by Monday. The Independent ↗The Sun ↗
- Starmer under pressure over Burnham's threat to leadership; ultimatum "leave by Tuesday or humiliation" RTÉ ↗Irish Independent ↗
- "Secret" gathering of American elites Peter Thiel comes to County Wicklow The Irish Times ↗
- Wife of Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez banned from leaving Spain during corruption proceedings Irish Independent ↗
- FIFA under criticism, Infantino accumulated airline miles RTÉ ↗
RO🇷🇴From Romanian press
- Extraordinary PNL Congress today: division of power in the party and government's future; analyst claims Bolojan needs a show of strength Digi24 ↗Adevărul ↗
- AUR pushes for early elections — "any government elected now will only prolong the crisis" Digi24 ↗
- Putin hunts wealthy Russians: Russia confiscates $7.5 billion from former oligarch in prison Libertatea ↗
- China builds world's largest dam in seismic zone — megaproject concerns over 130 million people Adevărul ↗
- Emergency declared in Los Angeles after days of fighting fires G4Media ↗
- Government formation: Vește cabinet minister list to go to parliament this evening Digi24 ↗
🌍 From other newsrooms
- Croatian writer and journalist Slavenka Drakulić dies — 🇭🇷 HR Index.hr ↗24sata ↗
- Over 350 Finns renounce Russian citizenship — 🇫🇮 FI Ilta-Sanomat ↗
- Business groups survey shows growing support for EU/EEA membership — 🇳🇴 NO Aftenposten ↗
- "Gas station heroin" floods USA — experts warn of easy availability — 🇭🇷 HR Večernji list ↗
- Pakistani PM travels to Switzerland for Iranian talks — 🇳🇴 NO NRK ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkey blocks critical websites and articles ahead of July NATO summit (Engelli Web/DPA), bans concerts 24 Chasa ↗Welt ↗ — related 1060899
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: five armed men attempted to board tanker off Yemen Politika ↗
- 🇬🇷 Greece: IDF chief — Hezbollah in difficult position, Lebanon ceasefire is fragile Protothema ↗
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: "Mika (54) hunts Russian shadow fleet" Aftonbladet ↗
🔁 Cross-country topics
- Iran–USA talks start in Switzerland (Vance lands, first agenda item Lebanon/Hezbollah and nuclear program) — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇸🇮 SI · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇮🇪 IE (20+ countries)
- Starmer on brink of resignation / Burnham succession — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇵🇱 PL
- European heat wave + French alcohol ban at festivals + drug testing at ministries — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇧🇦 BA · 🇸🇮 SI
- Spanish PM's wife Begoña Gómez — corruption trial, travel ban — 🇪🇸 ES · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇧🇦 BA
- King Charles III becomes first monarch to disclose tax return — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL
- Colombia: second round of presidential elections (Cepeda vs De La Espriella) — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇪🇸 ES
- Nighttime Russian attacks on Ukraine (Poltava, Kharkiv, 8 dead) + strikes on Crimean fuel terminals — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇸🇮 SI · 🇸🇪 SE
- French raid: Picasso painting found in drug operation — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇴 NO
🔎 Foreign-lens: what SK/CZ media don't cover
- Cyprus "mafia state": 3,000-page report reveals decade of state interventions benefiting Russian oligarch Rybolovlev Protothema ↗
- Thiel's "secret" gathering of American elites in Ireland: where the US tech right meets and why County Wicklow The Irish Times ↗
- "We should leverage Chinese subsidies": Kiel economist offers contrarian counterpoint to dominant panic over "Chinese shock" Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
