European Startups

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson completed a European tour with a half-hour speech at a conservative conference in London, where she criticized transgender rights and immigration policy, according to ABC News Australia. ABC News Australia also reports that Australia's Coalition party continues to face internal...

DW News interviewed Odd Arne Westad, a Norwegian historian and Yale professor specializing in Cold War history, to analyze Russia's ongoing full-scale war in Ukraine, which has now lasted longer than World War I. According to the analysis, Westad argues Russia faces structural constraints preventing...

An underwater museum near Trogir, Croatia allows visitors to explore submerged statues and sculptures while escaping the summer heatwave affecting Europe. Museum owner Alen Kunac describes it as accessible to visitors of all ages.

A report commissioned by Amazon Web Services finds that 38 percent of European startups are considering relocating abroad, citing skills shortages and regulatory uncertainty as primary obstacles to AI adoption across the continent. According to the analysis, Europe risks losing competitive advantage in advanced AI...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that receiving U.S. State Department grants for European civil society organizations, NGOs, and educational institutions raises concerns about foreign political interference, noting that "it is illegal to finance political parties in Germany from abroad." The U.S. State Department has opened...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv on July 15, 2026, to announce a new EU-Ukraine Defence Industrial Partnership focused on joint drone and counter-drone production. The announcement came as Russian forces continued missile and drone strikes on the southern port city of...

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a collaboration agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on drone production during a visit to Kyiv, framing the partnership as combining 'Ukrainian ingenuity and Europe's industrial scale.' According to DW News, Ukrainian drone operations have inflicted...

Johan Sjöström, Senior Research Scientist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, argues that devastating wildfires across northern France represent a structural shift in European climate patterns rather than isolated weather events. According to the analyst, Europe must develop comprehensive land management strategies and diversify landscapes...

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency on Tuesday recommended that airlines avoid operating through the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE following renewed military conflict between the US and Iran. Travel and tourism analyst Gary Bowerman, speaking from Kuala Lumpur to ABC News...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the Trump administration's intention to completely isolate the International Criminal Court, characterizing it as a threat that interferes with U.S. operations. The move has triggered immediate resistance from the United Nations and European leaders, according to France 24.

Firefighters are battling wildfires south of Paris, according to TRT World, as Europe grapples with the aftermath of a severe heatwave that killed approximately 10,000 people across the continent last month. TRT World reports that residents near the French capital have been evacuated as blazes...

DW News reports on research examining how smartphone habits—particularly nighttime phone use in bedrooms—correlate with changes in intimacy, dating behavior, and fertility rates across Europe. The analysis argues that constant smartphone presence may be reshaping how people form romantic connections and affecting birth rate trends...

Wildfires are burning across multiple European regions — including Spain, areas near Paris, and Wales in the UK — driven by extreme heat and drought conditions. Al Jazeera reports the blazes have caused deaths and spread rapidly across affected areas.