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Democrats paid a price for forming their politics on Twitter; the right will pay a price for forming theirs on X.

Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.”

Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.

With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed.

With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections.

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

Decades ago, the state won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come.

The German actress Collien Fernandes set out to discover who was pretending to be her online and sending men sexually explicit material. Her answer ignited a feminist movement.

Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.

For Florida-based Powerus, becoming a global supplier of counterdrone technology has meant involving the Trumps, a golf course and a new way of doing business.

‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Barbie’ show a zeitgeist shift that goes beyond Hollywood: The hero’s narrative is corroding our political and public life.

In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President’s Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 23rd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

"In 1 year alone the robots competing have become twice as fast. This highlights the pace of advancement both in the market, and specifically in Chinese robotics," organisers of the World Humanoid Robot Games said.

"I would ask residents in the areas where the shaking was particularly strong to remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake of a similar magnitude," Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said.

The crew consisted of 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi, the Indian Coast Guard said.

"We cannot accept what they've offered, and we will not give what they've asked," Carney said during a speech outlining Canada's position on the trade dispute with the US.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 23rd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 22nd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

US President Donald Trump says the project is being funded by private donors and companies.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 22nd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

“This settlement is a major victory for American children and parents,” associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward Jr. said.

"In recent weeks, we made important progress toward improving Canada’s position as having the best deal in the world with the U.S. However, that progress has not been enough to meet our objectives for Canadians," Mark Carney said.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 22nd, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Muslim and Christian leaders from across West Africa signed four cooperation agreements at a conference in Abuja, adopted the Abuja Declaration and established a new coordinating body to counter extremist narratives.

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this August 21st, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

New videos filmed at the Zamboye mining site on 18 August appears to show the moment a landslide swept through an artisanal gold mine in the Central African Republic, burying miners beneath earth and sand.

Nearly 3.6 million Syrians have returned since al-Assad's fall to destroyed homes, dysfunctional bureaucracy, power cuts and wages a fraction of what they earned abroad. Euronews spoke with those who returned: some are rebuilding, while others are already planning to leave again.

President Pezeshkian said Iran was in a position of "power and dignity" and should end the war on its own terms, even as Washington prepares to ramp up economic sanctions it described as "Economic D-Day."

The Ebola outbreak is already the biggest in the country's history and is spreading faster than any outbreak on record.

Thousands of people have for years attempted the perilous Atlantic route on overloaded and often dilapidated boats to reach Europe via Spain's Canary Islands.

Hungary is facing a severe water crisis, with prolonged heat and drought driving water levels sharply lower. Around 99% of the country is under severe or extreme drought, while desertification threatens the Great Hungarian Plain.

In Gaza, the war has upended the lives of an entire generation of children. In an effort to help them cope with the trauma of the conflict, an NGO has launched a project in Khan Younis: a huge swimming lesson that could even set a world record. Hundreds of children have gathered on the beach […]

Two months after two earthquakes struck Venezuela, more than 12,500 people are still living in temporary camps in La Guaira. Many survivors are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of loved ones and their homes. They have been forced to adapt to precarious living conditions, exposed to the elements, with little access […]

Saudi Arabia is betting big on the global gaming industry. It's already gobbled up Electronic Arts in a $55 billion deal and the flagship Esports World Cup is now being held outside the country — in Paris — for the first time. This is part of efforts to diversify away from its oil and gas […]

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that his country was facing "many problems" and that authorities were striving "to overcome inflation, livelihood problems, unemployment, and to secure the future of the people". His comments came after the US vowed last week to bring about the "collapse" of the regime through a newly announced sanctions campaign. Follow […]

Kryvyi Rih is still digging through the wreckage. The Russian strike on a shopping centre there, in President Zelensky's own hometown, has now claimed at least sixteen lives, with several people still unaccounted for. It has added urgency to the request Zelensky has been making for months: he needs Patriot interceptors as the threat of […]

Reaching Europe from Asia via the Arctic is nothing new… Russia and China have used this route for years. But yesterday, South Korea sent its first container ship along this path to avoid the traffic blockade in the Middle East. Experts warn the shift could further accelerate the melting of polar ice.

Canada and the US were closing in on a trade deal earlier this week until the negotiations fell apart. Both sides blame each other for last-minute changes to the terms. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced retaliatory tariffs on the United States after Washington imposed a 50 percent levy on 20-billion-dollars worth of Canadian […]

Tensions between Iran and the United States continue to escalate. Tehran is threatening to regard as enemies any countries that join the US sanctions, in response to Washington’s calls to isolate its economy. A press conference is scheduled for Monday to outline the US strategy. Story by Camille Corcoran.

US President Donald Trump slammed Canada on Sunday, saying the country wanted "the benefits of being a State, without being one", in response to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announcing retaliatory tariffs following failed trade negotiations. 

Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) was welcomed on Sunday by French President Emmanuel Macron for a two-day visit to the country. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship.

Togo’s government said Saturday it had “serious and corroborative evidence” against two French documentary filmmakers arrested last month alongside their Togolese fixer. The three men deny charges of making “false declarations”.

Fontainebleau forest reopened to the public Saturday, with 80 percent of the popular Paris-area nature reserve accessible again after a wildfire scorched around 2,000 hectares last month. A fifth of the forest remains closed because of safety risks.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino made a rare public appearance in the Caribbean despite a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to abstain as pressure mounts over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

Dozens of former senior French and UK diplomats on Saturday urged their governments to work together to uphold international law in the Palestinian territories, accusing Israel of seeking to "destroy" any prospect of a viable Palestinian state. Analysis by Matthew-Mary Caruchet, FRANCE 24 international affairs editor.

This Saturday saw a continued exchange of fire between Kyiv and Moscow. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Paris would deliver new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, whose air defences are running short after the latest round of deadly Russian attacks. Details from the ground by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Ukraine, Emmanuelle Chaze.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine, as authorities step up efforts against the ongoing outbreak. More than 2,500 people have already died and health officials from the WHO are warning this epidemic could surpass the deadliest on record – that occurred between 2014 and 2016 and […]

A US federal judge has overturned a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the measure was "contrary to law" and exceeded the State Department’s legal authority. The decision on Friday marks a setback to Trump's immigration crackdown, though the government can appeal.

Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s "erasure"of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. Among the signatories: […]

Former British and French diplomats are urging action over what they say is Israel’s ‘erasure’ of Palestine. More than 100 of those diplomats have penned a letter to the French President and the British Prime Minister, calling for a ban on trade and arms sales to press Israel to accept a Palestinian state. The unprecedented […]

In 1894, when the Belgian city of Antwerp was hosting a World's Fair, more than a hundred Congolese people were forcibly brought to the city to be exhibited in the Congo Pavilion. In this "human zoo", seven Congolese men ultimately died of disease. Today, this shocking episode still haunts Belgium as one of its colonial […]

Every league across the world has big clubs that dominate the landscape in terms of silverware won and revenue generated. For example, Real Madrid and Barcelona stand head and shoulders above the other clubs in La Liga. The rest of the Spanish top flight is generally an afterthought. In Germany, it’s a field of one […]

The Soho Shift: Tailoring Linen for High-End Urban Environments Linen isn’t just for coastal grandmothers or beachside resorts; in NYC, it is a structural weapon. In my experience styling clients in Soho, they often dread mid-July humidity because they think they must wear stiff wool or synthetic blends to look polished. They are wrong. I […]

Bali is often introduced through temples, rice terraces, beach clubs, and sunset dinners. Yet for many experienced resort managers and dive operators, the island’s most powerful travel story sits offshore, where the sea begins to shape the guest experience more than any lobby, pool, or restaurant view. Around Nusa Penida, the water is not just […]

Komodo has a strange way of changing how people define a holiday. Many guests arrive thinking in familiar categories: hotel, boat trip, beach day, diving, sunset dinner. After a few days in the national park, those categories begin to blur. The sea becomes part of the accommodation experience. The boat becomes part of the destination. […]

Hotels no longer compete only with nearby hotels. In European city breaks, resort markets, and mixed-use leisure destinations, they now sit beside serviced apartments, branded residences, private villas, and professionally managed short-stay homes. For Praguepost.com technology readers, this shift matters because hospitality software is moving away from simple room control and toward a wider operating […]

A small restaurant is not a smaller version of a large chain. It has its own rhythm, pressure points, staff limitations, supplier habits, customer patterns, and daily surprises. That is why choosing the best POS system for small restaurant operations should start with a simple question: Will this system make the next busy shift easier […]

Raja Ampat changes the usual travel logic. Most holidays begin with a hotel address, a beach name, or a restaurant reservation. Here, the real planning starts with water: current, tide, anchorage, reef access, visibility, and the rhythm of moving between islands. Travel readers accustomed to comparing city breaks, boutique hotels, and cultural routes, Raja Ampat […]

The Czech Republic is attempting a high-stakes pivot from an era of infrastructure inertia to a period of private-sector-led expansion. With a fresh mandate and a debut budget under heavy scrutiny, the new government is betting that Public-Private Partnerships can bridge a decade-long investment gap without shattering the state’s fiscal ceiling. However, the success of […]

One often hears the term “unicorn startup”, but what if there were also “unicorn countries”? States where it is easy to open a company, where taxes are low, and from which you can expand internationally once your business gains traction. Here is a compelling example: Hungary—a small EU country located in Central and Southeastern Europe […]

The Advantages of Launching a Business in Germany Are you looking for your next investment destination in Europe but unsure which country to choose? Many entrepreneurs who were in your position have chosen Germany—and achieved remarkable success. Why? Not only because it is located in Europe and serves as the European Union’s economic engine, but […]

Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heatwaves and drought which scientists have blamed on man-made climate change, according to provisional figures.

From a series of mishaps for the CDU ahead of coming state elections, to a gorgeous mountain destination and an evening full of ice cream in Berlin, Inside Germany is our weekly look at some of the recent news and events you may have missed.

Germany's culture minister and a group of art and design institutions voiced support Thursday for the iconic Bauhaus art school, whose modernist legacy has come under attack from the far-right AfD.

How well do you know your local politics? While most people have heard of the CDU, the SPD and the Greens, a host of lesser-known parties in Germany are also vying for voters' attention.

With what is set to be an historic election in Saxony Anhalt just a couple weeks away, we asked our audience of foreigners in Germany how they're feeling about a potential victory for the far-right, anti-immigration party.

Here’s a wonderfully specific German word to describe the moment when standards slip, everyone notices – and nobody quite does anything about it.

More foreign qualifications are being recognised in Germany than ever before, but despite its best efforts to get more and more immigrant workers into the labour force, growth appears to be slowing.

The price of a litre of the good stuff at Munich's Oktoberfest goes up a bit each year. But beer is not the main expense that most visitors shell out for.

Multiple heatwaves pushed temperatures to record highs and fuelled wildfires across Germany this summer. Now that rain and cooler air have settled in, we're asking if we've reached the end of the scorching summer of 2026?

Former health minister Karl Lauterbach says the record-breaking figure is probably an underestimate.

From six week long summer breaks, to keeping mosquitos out of your home, to managing money in a country whose banks dislike US citizens, here's our latest newsletter for the Americans living in Germany, or who visit frequently.

As summer slowly begins to wind down, many people in Germany are already looking ahead to autumn city breaks and seeking a bit of winter sunshine. Here's a round-up of the new destinations you'll soon reach from German airports.

From the end of the summer holidays and regional elections to alcohol bans at train stations, a lot is changing in September in Germany.

Your landlord could block you from installing a fixed air conditioning unit on your apartment in Germany under current tenancy law. The justice minister would like to change that.

If you live in Germany and have an account with a UK, US or other non-EU bank, you may have recently received a message telling you about a new EU directive. Here's what it means for foreigners in Germany.

Germany is working on a major pension reform, with plans to scrap the 'Rente mit 63' early retirement scheme. What is it and why is it being targeted?

What do you need to earn to be considered a top earner in Germany? New government data shows where your salary stands compared to the rest of the population.

While Germany is famous for its 'tuition-free' universities, international students often find that the costs add up. Here’s the breakdown of what you’ll need to budget before you start your university course in Germany.

Germany's highest court ruled against a tenant who sublet his Berlin apartment for twice as much rent as he owed. If you plan to sublet your own home, or part of it, there are a few rules you should be aware of.

Germans are famously protective of their privacy. With dashcams, doorbell cameras and personal assistants like Alexa becoming increasingly common, we look at what you need to know about using these devices in public.