Germany’s golden years are over, Reinhold Würth warns
Reinhold Würth, who has made the Würth Group the global market leader in the trade of assembly and fastening materials for trade and industry, sees an opportunity above all in…
‘Sunbed wars’: German tourist wins €900 payout after 6 am towel dash ruined Greek holiday
A tourist has won compensation after claiming towel-hogging guests made sun loungers impossible to use on a Greek holiday – and the ruling could spell trouble for resorts that fail…
Latest news bulletin | May 7th, 2026 – Midday
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this May 7th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Professor expelled from university for inventing ‘fake Nobel prize’ and awarding it to himself
A lecturer-researcher from Besançon is at the centre of a scandal rocking academia: he is suspected of having fabricated an international philology award in order to give it to himself.…
Are you a ‘sitter’ or a ‘hoverer’? The airport habits that drive travellers crazy
From queue-jumping to seat-hogging, a new global survey reveals the airport habits that annoy passengers most, alongside how early we really arrive and which boarding style we fall into. Read…
Israel army investigating after soldier seen desecrating Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Thursday it “respects freedom of religion and worship, as well as holy sites and religious symbols of all religions and communities.” Read more at Read…
French right-wing broadcaster shares fake magazine cover of French National Assembly president
Political commentators mocked Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of France’s National Assembly, for featuring on the cover of tabloid magazine “Closer” on 4 May, except that the image was made by AI.…
White House calls Europe ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
The fresh criticism of Europe comes just months after Trump’s new national security strategy said the continent faced “civilisational erasure” due to immigration. Read More
The Italian maxi-plant changing the energy balance in Libya
Eni’s maxi module starts from Ravenna to Libya: less waste, more gas and an increasingly strategic Italy-Libya axis in the Mediterranean Read More
Iran could strangle Strait in future crisis, ex-Trump envoy warns
After more than two months of war between the US and Iran, a deal appears in sight to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s…