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Europe Swelters in Fifth Heatwave of the Year | BBC News

August 13, 2026 | A high of more than 36C (96F) has been recorded near Gatwick Airport, with temperatures expected to rise further.

The Met Office said parts of England could record 38C and 35C in Wales on Thursday. The last time temperatures rose above 36C in August was 2020.

This latest spell of extreme heat comes after the Met Office warned this summer is on course to be the UK's hottest since records began.

Europe Braces for Another Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Sunday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Note: Data is as of 8:25 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9 Central European Time. Forecast is for 24 hours beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9 C.E.T. Source: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather. William B. Davis and Bea Malsky/The New York Times
Another round of intense heat is expected to sweep across large swaths of Europe this week. Forecasters warned that rapidly rising temperatures, combined with persistently bone-dry conditions, could worsen a severe threat of wildfires.

The latest heat wave will be Europe’s fifth since May, as a broad area of high pressure — also known as a heat dome — intensifies across the continent. The most extreme heat is expected initially across parts of France, Spain and Italy before shifting toward Central Europe, where some of the highest temperatures are forecast across Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic.

The European Forest Fire Information System forecasts that parts of southern Britain and northwestern France, along with a stretch of territory from the Alps to the Balkans, will remain under “very extreme” fire conditions — the highest category in its fire danger forecast — through at least Wednesday. Surrounding areas, including much of the Iberian Peninsula, central and southern France and parts of the western Balkans, are also facing extreme fire conditions through midweek. » | Nazaneen Ghaffar | Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. She is based in London. | Sunday, August 9, 2026

Nazi Shipwrecks Emerge from the Depths as Europe’s Danube Dries Up

THE GUARDIAN: Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions

Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of second world war ships emerging from the riverbed during an intense drought.

In the middle of the river on the Serbian and Romanian border, a broken-up hull was visible on a sandbank that is normally underwater. Other vessels were partly submerged, some still believed to be laden with weapons.

The ships were part of Adolf Hitler’s Black Sea fleet that the German military deliberately sank towards the end of the war to slow down the Soviet advance. Historians say up to 200 German warships were scuttled in this way in September 1944. But Nazi Germany did not surrender until the following year in May 1945. » | Oliver Holmes | Saturday, August 8, 2026

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Europe’s Control of Its Fate Is Tested by Iran and Ukraine Wars, Wildfires and Migration

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A brutal summer has exposed how much Britain, France, Spain and other European countries are under pressure from forces largely out of their control.

Screenshot taken from this NYT article. | Firefighters in Lanton, a town southwest of Bordeaux, France, last week. | Credit: Pierre Crom/Getty Images
Once again in recent days, Europe has seemed to be watching from the sidelines as its destiny is shaped by outside forces.

Would President Trump choose to restart a massive war with Iran and drive up the cost of oil? Would global warming drive wider and worse wildfires, even as several already raged across the continent? Would a sudden, unexplained surge of people across the Moroccan border into a Spanish exclave — almost all of whom were immediately sent back — divide the bloc’s leaders and fuel the far right?

It has already been a brutal summer for Europe: two wars, record heat, rising inflation and deep anxiety about food, energy and security. The back-to-back crises are prompting calls for joint action, urgent Zoom meetings between different groups of presidents and prime ministers, and political hand-wringing in parliaments from Poland to the United Kingdom.

But like so much else that has happened in the past several years, many of Europe’s challenges are out of its control. » | Michael D. Shear | Michael Shear often writes about the challenges facing European countries as they are forced to rely less on support from the United States. | Thursday, August 6, 2026

« Les Allemands ne prennent pas les Français au sérieux » : comment Friedrich Merz veut privilégier son pays face à ses partenaires européens

LE FIGARO : RÉCIT - Malgré un engagement plus visible sur les dossiers de l’Union européenne, le chancelier allemand irrite ses homologues en priorisant ses intérêts nationaux sans vision commune.

L’arrivée de Friedrich Merz à la Chancellerie, le 6 mai 2025, avait suscité beaucoup d’attente en Europe. « En fait, les espoirs n’étaient pas démesurés : ça ne pouvait pas être pire qu’avec son prédécesseur, Olaf Scholz », relativise un diplomate à Bruxelles. Deux mois plus tôt, le chrétien-démocrate allemand avait fixé son cap : « Pour moi, renforcer l’Europe le plus rapidement possible est une priorité absolue, afin que nous parvenions, étape par étape, à notre indépendance vis-à-vis des États-Unis. » Cette belle ambition n’a guère survécu à quelques mois au pouvoir, comme le révèle cette déclaration de Merz à Donald Trump, en décembre dernier : « Si vous n’y arrivez pas avec l’Europe, faites au moins de l’Allemagne votre partenaire. » » | Par Florentin Collomp, correspondant à Bruxelles | lundi 3 août 2026

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Why European Wildfires Are Spreading Faster Than Ever

July 28, 2026 | In France and Spain wildfires have been ripping through communities, forcing 325,000 to flee. And it’s not just mainland Europe feeling the heat. In Britain, wildfires have broken out across the country. So what does the future hold?

France Battles Fire 'Whirlwinds' as Another 55,000 Evacuated | BBC News

July 26, 2026 | A further 55,000 people have been evacuated from six towns in France, as wildfires which have caused devastation across the country pick up pace.

The most recent evacuations took place in towns to the south of Bordeaux, in the Gironde region.

Wildfires have raged across Europe over the past week, primarily France and Spain, where more than 330,000 people have been evacuated.

Impact of MAGA on European Right-wing "Ideologically Close But Interests Not Respected”

July 22, 2026 | Giovanni Orsina, Director of the Political Science Department at Luiss University in Rome, takes a look at transatlantic ties under Trump and the impact of MAGA on European right-wing movements.

Rob Groves: Trump vs Europe: A Strategy That Backfired BIG TIME

July 18, 2026 | Liz Truss just brought CPAC to London and barely anyone showed up. It's the perfect image for where Donald Trump's entire strategy for Europe stands right now.

Seven months after his National Security Strategy laid out the plan to back "patriotic European parties" across the continent, I go through exactly how it's collapsed: Orbán's landslide defeat in Hungary, Romania rejecting a Trump-aligned candidate, Giorgia Meloni's public feud with Trump over a G7 photo, Jordan Bardella refusing to share a CPAC stage with Steve Bannon, and Germany's AfD quietly edging away too.


Excellent, hard hitting, and so very true. — © Mark Alexander

'Europe's Best Days Are Over' | Stig and CPAC Host Debate Whether the Future Is Conservative

Jul 16, 2026 | “What would be so bad about our countries reconnecting with their Christian foundations?” With conservatism reportedly on the rise, Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Times Radio’s Stig Abell debate whether the future of the democratic world is Christian.

Why shouldn't Iran be allowed to have nuclear weapons? Israel has lots of them. Why the double standards? — © Mark Alexander

MAGA's Meddling in European Politics | DW News

Jul 16, 2026 | Washington’s influence in Europe has shaped political life for nearly a century, and the Trump administration continues that legacy — though not always in familiar ways. While past US governments framed their involvement as support for democracy, that mission now appears less clear, especially since Donald Trump returned to office in January last year. Trump and his allies have openly backed right wing candidates across Europe. DW’s Ben Fajzullin speaks with Majda Ruge from the European Council on Foreign Relations about whether this new five million dollar initiative could reshape European democracy — and who stands to benefit.

I am fast having to come to the conclusion that God cannot possibly exist, for if He did, He would have taken the “Wally in the White House” home long ago in order to save the world! And if He does exist, and allows this wally to ruin the world, then He is not worthy of being worshipped! — © Mark Alexander

Homosexuality in Europe between Two Dictatorships I Part 1 | SLICE Who

Jan 19, 2026 | In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged.

Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented. A portrait of queer life before repression returned.

In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

Documentary : Snapshot of History EP:20 Pierre Louis
”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie

Wildfires Burn in UK and Europe as Heatwaves Continue | BBC News

Jul 14, 2026 | Temperature records have been broken across Europe, with extreme heat and dry weather resulting in multiple wildfires across the continent.

And with the heatwave set to continue in the UK, areas in the south of England are facing an "exceptional" risk of wildfires in the coming days.

The Big Story looks into how wildfires actually start, and how best to avoid them.

Europe Hits Record Temperatures: Is This the New Normal? | DW News

Jun 26, 2026 | Europe has been roasting for days with record-breaking temperatures across the continent. More than 150 million people have been living through temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. We talked to Armel Castellan, the Extreme Heat Services Technical Advisor at the World Meterological Organization and Theodore Keeping, an extreme weather researcher at Imperial College London. He's also the lead author of a new so-called 'rapid study' by the World Weather Attribution that says the heatwaves Europe is now experiencing are driven by climate change and would not have been possible 50 years ago.

France 'Best Prepared' in Europe for Heatwaves, While UK Views Heat as 'Occasional Inconvenience'

Jun 24, 2026 | Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Science in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK.

He argues that Europe's current heatwave should not be understood as an exceptional weather event but as evidence of a new climatic reality shaped by anthropogenic warming. While acknowledging that adaptation measures can significantly reduce mortality and social disruption, he maintains that increasingly intense heat extremes are ultimately driven by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Williams presents France as a notable case study in climate adaptation, citing its post-2003 reforms as among the most comprehensive heat governance frameworks in Europe.

However, he also stresses that even the best-prepared societies face mounting challenges as climate change amplifies the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events.

France Records Hottest Night and Day as Europe Heatwave Spreads | DW News

Jun 24, 2026 | France has recorded both its hottest night and hottest day since records began, with temperatures exceeding 44°C as a severe heatwave grips much of Europe.

Schools have closed, transport is disrupted and health authorities warn of growing risks — especially for vulnerable groups.

Scientists say such extreme heat is becoming more frequent and intense as the climate warms. We explore what’s driving the surge in temperatures - and how hot Europe could get in the future.

Rob Groves: The MAGA Plot to Divide Britain & Europe

June 13, 2026 | The Vice President of the United States, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio's State Department have all decided that British policing, British crime and British grief are their business.

In this video, I look at how the murder of Henry Nowak in Southampton and a knife attack in Belfast have been seized on by MAGA's biggest names and amplified here at home by Nigel Farage and his even nastier rival Rupert Lowe — to import America's culture war straight onto Britain's streets.



Hillary Clinton would probably refer to these awful people as a “basket of deplorables”! And that is exactly what people like Farage and Rupert Lowe are: deplorable. That goes for those heartless and cruel swine across the Pond, too. — © Mark Alexander

Moscow Wants to ‘Destabilise’ Europe, EU Chief Warns, as Countries Summon Russian Ambassadors over Kyiv Threats

THE GUARDIAN: Ursula von der Leyen visiting Lithuania amid drone incursions as diplomats are called over Russian requests for envoys to leave the Ukrainian capital

'When Baltic states are being tested, Europe as a whole is being tested,' von der Leyen says The European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, begins by acknowledging that the Baltic states “have been experiencing what many believed belonged to another era.”

“Air raid alerts, families sheltering, schools closing, transport interrupted. This is the reality on Europe’s eastern border in 2026.

Today it is here. Tomorrow it will be elsewhere along the eastern border.”

She warns “this is a deliberate strategy from Russia trying to destabilise our democratic societies.”

She says the EU “must be clear about what it means,” and that “these are not isolated incidents this is a deliberate strategy from Russia trying to destabilise our democratic societies.”

“Europe stands in full solidarity and unity with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, because when Baltic states are being tested, Europe as a whole is being tested.”

She says the EU is investing more in readiness and necessary defence projects. Europe live » | Jakub Krupa | Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Le Pentagone annonce avoir réduit son nombre de brigades de combat stationnées en Europe de quatre à trois

LE FIGARO : Cette annonce intervient après une série de diverses déclarations de responsables américains sur les déploiements militaires en Europe, sur fond de pression constante de Donald Trump pour que ses alliés européens dépensent davantage afin d’assurer leur propre défense.

Le ministère américain de la Défense a annoncé mardi avoir réduit son nombre de brigades de combat stationnées en Europe de quatre à trois, une nouvelle étape dans la réduction initiée par Donald Trump de la présence militaire américaine sur le Vieux continent. Cette réduction d’une brigade - soit environ 4000 soldats - « a provoqué le retard dans le déploiement » de troupes en Pologne, précise le ministère dans un communiqué, ajoutant qu’il « déterminera la disposition finale » de ces troupes en Europe plus tard. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | vendredi 22 mai 2026