Italy’s Po river runs low as drought threatens farms and water supplies
Italy’s Po River has fallen to historically low levels as the country endures its fourth heatwave of the summer, exposing wide stretches of dry riverbed near Pavia and raising fresh…
Spectacular photos: Wehrmacht motorbike from Danube almost ‘like new’
The discovery of a motorbike wreck and the remains of two German soldiers is drawing global attention. Low Danube levels in Budapest exposed a WWII bike, now cleaned and remarkably…
Trump signals support for Infantino as FIFA crisis rumbles on
“If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again,” US President Donald Trump wrote of Infantino and the World Cup in a post on Truth Social.…
Hungary’s parliament approves Orbán-critic and former judge András Baka as president
Besides a brief stint as a lawmaker, elected from the conservative Hungarian Democratic Forum’s party list in 1990, after the democratic transition, Baka did not hold any political positions. Read…
Istanbul overtakes Heathrow as Europe’s busiest airport after London hub sees passenger numbers fall
Heathrow has been knocked off the top spot for the first time since 2023, with Istanbul handling almost 300,000 more passengers in July as the London airport pushes ahead with…
France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test
France’s 73rd lumberjacking championship in Chamrousse saw 60 competitors race axes through logs, preserving Alpine forestry traditions for 2,000 spectators. Read more at Read More
Mexican crews expected to arrive for wildfire fight in western Canada after 20,000 flee
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire, which broke out on Friday. Read more at Read More
Spectacular photos: Wehrmacht motorbike from Danube looks almost ‘new’
A wartime motorbike, found with the remains of two German soldiers in the drying Danube near Budapest, has attracted worldwide attention and is remarkably well preserved. Read More
Grape harvest in Hungary’s Villány wine region down 30% due to drought
Winegrowers say this year’s harvest in Hungary’s southernmost wine region will be smaller as dry heat forces early ripening, cutting yields. Read More
Provence, Dordogne and Calabria named the best-value villa destinations in Europe
You could enjoy a stay at a similarly-rated villa in Provence for four times less than if you booked a holiday on the Amalfi Coast, according to this new index.…