DE🇩🇪Germany
- China criticizes Bundestag delegation’s trip to Taiwan Die Zeit ↗
- The state becomes a co-owner of tank manufacturer KNDS — and reportedly rightly so Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗
- Oreshnik: a hypersonic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads threatens all of Europe — what we know about the weapon Tagesspiegel ↗
- Trial of former RAF terrorist Daniela Klette in Verden (what makes it exceptional) Die Zeit ↗
- Power struggle in the VdK social association — chair Verena Bentele is to be removed Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗
- Alexis Tsipras returns to Greek politics Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Raid in President Nawrocki’s mother’s apartment: BBN chief speaks of a “colossal problem,” services reportedly did not know it was the president’s apartment Onet ↗
- Bild: Minister Hegseth compromised over the issue of US troops in Poland Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Krakow Mayor Miszalski removed by municipal referendum — who will replace him Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Kaczyński tries to block Judge Kapiński’s nomination Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Raid in the offices of Lidl and carriers — suspected cartel agreement on the driver market TVN24 ↗
- Minister Domański: the goal is for Poland to be among the EU’s three largest economies within 10 years Rzeczpospolita ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- The Tisza government has state secretaries, Lázár János resigned as head of the tennis federation Portfolio ↗
- Magyar Péter tells Fidesz ministers in the dispute over a letter concerning Orbán Anita: “Tell your fallen boss that I am here” 24.hu ↗
- Huge sums are being decided in Brussels, Hungary faces strict conditions (EU funds) Portfolio ↗
- Balog Zoltán “morally blind” — the pardon case through the eyes of a philosopher of religion 24.hu ↗
- HungaroControl warns of summer flight cancellations; operational disruptions are already substantial Portfolio ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Two dead in a house in Salzburg, police are investigating Der Standard ↗
- Turmoil over billions in cuts: how much money Austrian universities will receive Kurier ↗
- Israel issued a new evacuation call in southern Lebanon ORF ↗
- Myanmar’s army launched a major offensive in border regions ORF ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Major NATO states reportedly block Rutte’s plan to increase military aid to Ukraine Kyiv Post ↗
- Stubb declared that he is ready to be the EU representative at peace talks with Russia Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
- A monastery run by Poles was also damaged in the “most terrifying attack” on Kyiv Kyiv Post ↗
- Belarusian opposition leader arrived in Kyiv for talks Kyiv Post ↗
- “It can be compared to Chernobyl”: ministry predicts the creation of a second exclusion zone in Ukraine Censor.NET ↗
- British defense minister’s plane hit by suspicious GPS jamming near the Russian border Kyiv Independent ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- “Hungary is preparing to definitively close the chapter of Viktor Orbán” (analysis) Libération ↗
- Roman Gofman, the new “Russian general” of Mossad, sparks controversy Marianne ↗
- Attal supports Macronist primaries before the 2027 election to avoid an LFI–RN duel BFM TV ↗
- Lebanon: two dead in Israeli strikes in the south of the country France 24 ↗
- Tunisie Telecom app hacked, broadcast a message critical of those in power BFM TV ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- Netanyahu returns to court six years after the start of his corruption and fraud trial ANSA ↗
- “The war of the seven straits”: why blackmail over Hormuz opens a new conflict Corriere della Sera ↗
- “China is devouring Made in Italy and Europe — why are we afraid to defend ourselves?” (commentary) Corriere della Sera ↗
- Five EU countries including Italy call for tools to protect the market Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
- Former PLO official is on the Five Star Movement (M5S) candidate list Il Giornale ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- AfD in Saxony-Anhalt: a cadre nursery and 200 new officials — how it is preparing to take power Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Deepfakes hit Swiss politics: fake videos about “unrest over immigration” that never happened Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Friedrich Merz: the ambition of a late starter has been quieted — is there still more to come? (portrait) Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- “The time of open borders is over”: walls and ditches are being built everywhere in West Africa Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Begoña Gómez (Prime Minister Sánchez’s wife): UCO says her company had commercial activity and the department’s software was created after manipulated contracts El Mundo ↗
- Prosecutors’ association takes appointments to the Prosecutor General’s Office “outside merit” to the European court El Español ↗
- Judge on Zapatero’s future in the trial: “There are indications of criminality” ABC ↗
- Network dismantled that illegally registered more than 400 migrants in Seseña — 91 at one address El Español ↗
- Oil fell 5% below 100 dollars due to progress in US-Iran talks ABC ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Pope Leo XIV issued a major document on human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence La Libre ↗
- Shooting near the station in Diksmuide: man in life-threatening condition, six arrested, link to drug milieu De Morgen ↗
- Child Focus sounds the alarm: five reports a day amid rising runaways among minors 7sur7 ↗
- UN peacekeeping forces: fewer than 79,000 people deployed in 2025, the lowest in 25 years La Libre ↗
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- Shooter killed near the White House claimed he was Jesus Christ, had previously been hospitalized Observador ↗
- “Europe wants to go into space without the US: we must act quickly” Público ↗
- The French want to invest 800 million euros in green aviation fuel in Figueira da Foz Jornal de Negócios ↗
- Taiwan says US support “has not changed” after the Trump–Xi Jinping summit Expresso ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Ireland is more exposed to AI economic risks than other countries, according to the IMF The Irish Times ↗
- Iran appears to have won important concessions in Trump’s “largely negotiated” peace deal The Irish Times ↗
- Harris described Seán Kyne’s success in the by-election as a “win for centrist politics” The Journal ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- Finnish President Stubb ready to represent Europe at peace talks with Russia de Volkskrant ↗
- Men stormed an Ebola clinic in Congo, wanted to take away two dead people NU.nl ↗
- Pope Leo XIV: let us not allow artificial intelligence to rob us of our humanity NOS ↗
🌍 Other Countries
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom: Rubio — a “solid” deal with Iran could come as early as Monday BBC ↗. Former SNP chief Peter Murrell in court for embezzlement BBC ↗. Anger grows after China’s worst mining disaster in years BBC ↗
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: student protests continue and, according to N1, “confirmed their strength” N1 Serbia ↗
- 🇷🇴 Romania: poll on a referendum to recall President Nicușor Dan Digi24 ↗. A new park in Bucharest will be named “Donald J. Trump” after a popular vote HotNews ↗. Ex-head of ADR, according to the minister, lost 14.7 million lei from the PNRR EU fund Pro TV ↗
- 🇭🇷 Croatia: former US ambassador accused Bakir Izetbegović of secretly yearning for Bosnia’s partition Index.hr ↗. County Court in Zagreb evacuated over bomb threat N1 Croatia ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkey: Öcalan and DEM Parti react to police raid at CHP headquarters — “is this possible in a democracy?” Cumhuriyet ↗. Akkuyu nuclear power plant close to launch TRT Haber ↗
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: Ericsson is moving its headquarters out of Kista — symbolic end of an era for Swedish tech Dagens Nyheter ↗
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: pro-Cypriot governing parties remained outside parliament, a blow to the Cypriot president Dnevnik ↗. Iran re-elected chief negotiator Kalibaf as speaker of parliament 24 Chasa ↗
🔁 Cross-Country Topics
- US-Iran close to a deal, oil falls below 100 USD, Hormuz in play — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇱🇺 LU (14 countries)
- Massive Russian attack on Kyiv, Oreshnik missile and retaliation against Belgorod — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇧🇬 BG
- Enhanced Games — “Olympics” of legal doping in Las Vegas — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇸🇪 SE
- Turkey: police at CHP headquarters and Erdogan’s retreat over closing a university — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇹🇷 TR
- Ebola in Congo — more than 900 suspected cases — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇬 BG
- Heatwave across Europe, up to 35 °C — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇩🇪 DE
- Pope Leo XIV — document on AI and human dignity — 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇵🇱 PL
- Bridge in Indonesia collapsed, two Austrians died — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE
- Attack in Tokyo: man sprayed a substance, about 20 injured — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇵🇹 PT
- Belarusian opposition (Tsikhanouskaya) in Kyiv — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇧🇬 BG
🔬 Through a Foreign Newsroom’s Eyes
- “China wants to win the war against Taiwan with an army of spies” (NZZ) — Swiss investigation into China’s espionage strategy, which Slovak and Czech media are not covering.
- “Hungary definitively closes the Orbán chapter” (Libération) — a French liberal perspective on Hungary’s transition after Tisza’s takeover of government.
- “AfD is preparing to take power in Saxony-Anhalt” (Tages-Anzeiger) — how the far right is systematically preparing to govern, with personnel purges in the state administration.
