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Why is Europe facing record-breaking heatwaves?

Western Europe has recorded its hottest June, and the continent is the fastest-warming in the world.

Al Jazeera

Astronomers hike up Mount Blanc for the view | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2025

Four mountaineers and astronomy lovers hiked the tallest peak in Western Europe.

Space

The U.S. created over 1,000 new millionaires per day in 2024

Mainland China added roughly 380 new millionaires per day, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report.

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June Was Hottest On Record In Western Europe: EU Monitor

Western Europe sweltered through its hottest June on record last month, as "extreme" temperatures blasted the region in punishing back-to-back heatwaves, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Photos of Western Europeans coping with the year's first heat wave

The first heat wave of the year is hitting many parts of Western Europe, especially in the U.K. and France, where officials have issued health warnings.

The Independent UK

Does the public support the government of Israel in Western European countries?

New research shows that public support for, and sympathy toward, Israel has reached new lows in six key Western European countries since 2016.

Euronews

21 Ironic Memes To Roast Western Europe, As Shared On “2 Western Europe 4U”

Grab some facts and social insights, throw in a bunch of comedy, add a good dash of irony, and you get some really witty memes.

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Russia seizes on Badenoch’s claim Ukraine is fighting a ‘proxy war’ on behalf of Western Europe

Conservative leader also controversially said Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting a ‘proxy war on behalf of the UK’ in Gaza against Hamas

The Independent UK

Weather tracker: Deadly storms in India and huge hailstones in Paris

Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths, with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: early summer heat likely in US and western Europe

Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of India

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine will need major rebuilding when war ends − here’s why the US isn’t likely to invest in its recovery with a new Marshall Plan

President Donald Trump wants Ukraine to repay the United States for helping to defend the country against Russia’s invasion.

The Conversation

Western Europe’s oldest human face discovered in Spain

The research team at the Atapuerca archaeological sites in Burgos, Spain, has just broken its own record by discovering, for the third time, the oldest human in Western Europe.

The Conversation

Meet 'Pink', The New Face Of Human Evolution In Europe

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed "Pink" discovered in Spain are from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million years ago, scientists said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Human ancestors arrived in Western Europe much earlier than previously thought, fossil face fragments reveal

Fragments of the left side of the skull of a human relative have been discovered in Spain, revealing the face of the oldest human ancestor ever discovered in Western Europe.

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The Conversation

Human flesh does a body good? Cannibalism as medicine in Medieval Europe

The modern history of Western Europe is defined by opposition. Europe is presented as a beacon of civilisation facing down the barbarous masses that populated the rest of the world, and one of the customs that, for centuries, stood between Europeans and the rest of the world was cannibalism.

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Royal Enfield Sold Nearly a Million Motorcycles Last Year

Royal Enfield has been surfing on a wave of success lately, and it’s pretty easy to see why. The brand has struck a chord with riders all over the world, thanks to its stylish and retro-inspired bikes that are priced pretty damn competitively, too. In 2024 alone, the company released…

The Independent UK

Christopher Columbus was secretly Jewish, new DNA study reveals

The 15th-century explorer was a Sephardic Jew from western Europe, Spanish DNA experts reveal

The Independent UK

Why this African country is the ultimate winter sun escape

No jet lag from western Europe, sublime stretches of beach, and possibly the best jollof rice in the region – Vivienne Dovi reveals why Senegal is not simply a warm holiday spot but a vibrant cultural experience

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Al Jazeera

Corruption pushing African youth to emigrate: Poll

North America is their top destination, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain in Western Europe.

Fortune

One out of every 15 Americans is a millionaire, UBS says

The U.S. has 22 million people worth at least $1 million, according to UBS, about the same as Western Europe and China combined.

Fortune

Manure dumping farmers and far right extremists made Western Europe less liveable last year

Western Europe experienced the biggest decline in liveability last year, but American cities still can't breach the top 10.

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: D-Day and its aftermath seen through French and American eyes

The United States played a key role in the Allied effort to liberate Western Europe from the Nazis, but not everyone sees it in the same light. As France marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, an American veteran reflects on the differing ways the US and France remember the war.…

The Conversation

What links our Siberian ancestors to a heightened risk of developing multiple sclerosis?

The genetic predisposition to suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) is closely linked to historical migration patterns, and to our ancestors’ lifestyles. Specifically, MS is linked to the genetic contributions made by nomadic populations who reached Western Europe 5000 years ago from the Siberian Steppe.

Al Jazeera

Why will low birthrate in Europe trigger ‘Staggering social change’?

Lancet report says Western countries will be forced to open borders wide to migration if economies are to survive.

International Business Times

Moscow Attack Puts Spotlight On IS Threat To Western Europe

Friday's attack on a Moscow concert hall is exacerbating worries that similar acts could hit targets in western Europe which is hosting exceptionally high-profile sports events this summer, analysts say.

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