DE🇩🇪Germany
- Belgian tragedy dominates the news — train killed 2 children, the driver and an assistant Tagesschau ↗
- Trump-Iran: talks stall, US Navy launches "project freedom" Tagesschau ↗
- Putin shells Kyiv with Orechnik hypersonic missiles — the goal is fear Welt ↗
- Turkey: police use water cannons on Özel's opposition in Istanbul ZDF ↗
- New EU rules: EU citizens living abroad will be able to vote more easily in municipal elections Die Zeit ↗
- Berlin: state secretary for digitalization resigned Die Zeit ↗
- Care reforms: cabinet postpones higher contributions for childless people ZDF ↗
- Uber wants to take over Delivery Hero — analysis of regulatory hurdles Handelsblatt ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Russia threatens Poland's diplomatic mission in Kyiv — Warsaw's foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador TVN24 ↗Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Leaks from NATO meeting: US plans massive cuts to military presence in Europe Onet ↗
- Magyar Péter dismantles Orbán's office — "it served Russia's interests" TVN24 ↗
- SpaceX asks Pentagon for 5 times more for Starlink — Pentagon questions demands TVN24 ↗
- NATO is building a new defense structure for direct combat with Russia Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Russia installs new antenna equipment in the Kaliningrad region — GPS disruption in Poland threatens Do Rzeczy ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- Magyar Péter names key people to the government, expert policy statements are coming Portfolio ↗
- Parliament voted on five investigative committees at Tisza's initiative — participation of the accused will be mandatory Index ↗
- Hungarian central bank (MNB) in focus: committee to examine hundreds of billions of forints Portfolio ↗
- Sharp dispute: Magyar Péter vs. Toroczkai László Portfolio ↗
- Mediaworks fined for data leak — television linked to Fidesz punished Index ↗
- 286 billion forints in transport expenses unreported by the previous government 24.hu ↗
- Priest from Kiskunfélegyháza: 9 years in prison for sexually abusing boys HVG ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Assad's chemical weapons found in Syria — remnants of stored munitions Der Standard ↗
- Iran-USA: is a peace deal even possible? Vienna analysis Kurier ↗
- Villach after terrorist attack: "It is a shadow over the city" — mayor says Der Standard ↗
- Pilnacek: widow lost complaint over smartwatch evaluation Der Standard ↗
- Ferrari Luce electric car: share slump, sharp investor criticism Kurier ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- NATO is building a new military structure for immediate deployment of forces in Latvia and Estonia Kyiv Independent ↗
- UN Secretary-General Guterres "deeply concerned" by Russian threats to attack Kyiv Censor.NET ↗
- French presidential candidate met Zelensky in Kyiv Kyiv Independent ↗
- Baltic states jointly demand more EU aid: "Solidarity is not enough" Kyiv Independent ↗
- Finland keeps border with Russia closed — no reopening date Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Lviv engineers bring technology from Asia to produce 10,000 batteries for combat drones daily Censor.NET ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- Unprecedented heat in France: 8 dead, new records every hour Ouest-France ↗
- Trump-Iran: talks at an impasse, Trump convenes cabinet, US Navy "project freedom" BFM TV ↗
- Strait of Hormuz: 108 ships rerouted by US military, tanker hit by explosion near Oman BFM TV ↗BFM TV ↗
- Israel - Lebanon: 11 dead in Israeli strike in the east of the country, ground operations expanded France 24 ↗
- Ebola in Congo: difficult path to vaccine, public distrust complicates fight against epidemic Le Monde ↗
- Senegal: Sonko — ousted prime minister, elected speaker of parliament on the same day France 24 ↗
- EU mega-budget: first talks between "frugal" and "spending" member states La Tribune ↗
- Barrot (France): "Open and demanding dialogue" with Algeria BFM TV ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- Russia warns of risk of nuclear conflict Il Giornale ↗
- Ferrari Luce electric car: Milan stock exchange fell 0.64%, Ferrari shares lead decline ANSA ↗
- Netherlands follows Italy: seeks country for migration hub modeled on Meloni's Albanian example Open ↗
- Ponte sullo Stretto: approval process completed by end of summer 2026 ANSA ↗
- Election law: chaos in committee, opposition demands government text Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Giro d'Italia: Vingegaard 4th stage victory in Ticino, Pellizzari collapses Corriere della Sera ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- Israel expands ground operations in Lebanon despite ceasefire being in force SRF ↗
- Orechnik attack on Kyiv — goal is fear, not just damage Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Chinese competition is destroying Geneva industrial firm Lem — takeover bidders multiply NZZ ↗
- Starlink and dependence on Musk: how the world depends on one entrepreneur SRF ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Zapatero: judge ordered financial police not to inform superiors — mysterious secrecy in case El Confidencial ↗
- Indra: new director Recasens (Renault) — end of management crisis at defense-technology firm El País ↗
- US plans drastic cuts to military presence in NATO-Europe El Español ↗
- Sánchez in Rome: "Hunger is a cheaper weapon than missiles" El País ↗
- Doñana: fire burns 400 hectares of "enormous ecological value" El Mundo ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- School bus hit by train near Buggenhout: 4 dead — 2 children (aged 12 and 15), an assistant and the driver De Morgen ↗France 24 ↗ — barriers were closed, train was traveling at 90 km/h
- OCAD: Belgium received more Russian threats in 2025 — because of Euroclear and Ukraine HLN ↗
- Toporovski — couple before criminal court over fake Russian paintings De Standaard ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- Zeeman closes 120 stores in Europe, focuses on Benelux De Telegraaf ↗
- Netherlands: billions for defense, but decaying bridges and roads — public debate AD ↗
RO🇷🇴Romania
RS🇷🇸Serbia
- Nikezić: Serbia-China relationship must be mutually beneficial — "not with China getting everything and Serbia nothing" N1 Serbia ↗
TR🇹🇷Turkey
- Israel expands ground operations in Lebanon — 4 women killed TRT Haber ↗
- Turkish domestic politics: CHP polls after annulment of elections Cumhuriyet ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Irish opposition MPs demand cancellation of Ireland-Israel football match Irish Times ↗
- Ireland breaks May record: 29.7°C in Carlow Irish Independent ↗
SE🇸🇪Sweden
- Europe heat wave: 350 new temperature records in one day Dagens Nyheter ↗
- UN: condemnation of Russia Aftonbladet ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- Trump-Iran: talks stalemate, US Navy "project freedom", blockade of Strait of Hormuz — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇩🇪 DE (8 countries)
- NATO new military structure / US cuts to military presence in Europe — 🇵🇱 PL · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇩🇪 DE (5 countries)
- Europe heat wave: records, victims, climate footprint — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE (8 countries)
- Ferrari Luce electric car — share slump across Europe — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES (5 countries)
- Russia threats of attacks, Orechnik on Kyiv, diplomat evacuations — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇸🇪 SE (5 countries)
- Israel expands ground operations in Lebanon despite ceasefire being in force — 🇨🇭 CH · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇬🇧 UK (6 countries)
- SpaceX/Starlink: 5 times the price for Pentagon during Iranian war — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇵🇱 PL (3 countries)
- Belgian disaster: school bus vs. train (4 dead, 2 children) — 🇧🇪 BE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇸🇪 SE (4 countries)
- Vingegaard dominates Giro d'Italia — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇪🇸 ES (5 countries)
What hotinfo is watching
Foreign-lens: "French presidential candidate visited Zelensky in Kyiv" (Kyiv Independent) — Slovak media mostly do not cover this visit. Kyiv is becoming a mandatory stop for every serious European candidate before the French elections.Foreign-lens: "Netherlands seeks country for migration hub modeled on Meloni's Albanian example" (Open, IT) — an Italian view of how Italy is becoming a model for EU migration policy.
