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• Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK
  25 July 2026
  Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
• More than 250,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain
  25 July 2026
  Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.
• Tourists tell BBC how their holiday turned into race to escape fires
  25 July 2026
  Families visiting France have told the BBC how their holidays have become evacuation missions.
• Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow'
  25 July 2026
  Nethy Bridge residents were evacuated on Friday and a major incident was declared.
• India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits
  25 July 2026
  The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.
• Laura Kuenssberg goes behind the scenes with Andy Burnham in his first week as PM
  25 July 2026
  See inside Andy Burnham's first week in charge, with an exclusive behind the scenes look with Laura Kuenssberg.
• Long overdue, life-changing or frivolous: What you had to say about wedding rule changes
  25 July 2026
  The government wants to relax wedding laws so couples can get married almost anywhere.
• How the mystery of dead animals dumped in villages led to a hidden world of illegal hunts
  25 July 2026
  Farmers describe attacks and police receive nearly 9,000 reports of banned hare coursing.
• The pop band who went from playing for rescue dogs to selling out arenas
  25 July 2026
  Muna discuss disastrous gigs, putting political action into music and the meaning of "queer pop".
• ADHD has rewired the workplace. This is what it means for bosses and workers
  25 July 2026
  As ADHD diagnoses have risen, have workplaces caught up with the needs of the workforce?

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• War in the Middle East: Deadly violence mounts in the West Bank
  25 July 2026
  Nomi Bar-Yaacov, renowned international negotiator, arbitrator and mediator, is our guest.
• India's 'cockroach' party says ending protest after minister resigns
  25 July 2026
  Andrew Hilliar analyses the situation.
• Pesticides, cadmium, PFAS: France reckons with the hidden toxins in food (1/2)
  25 July 2026
  Concern over pesticides, PFAS “forever chemicals”, cadmium and other contaminants has been on the rise since a March report revealed French residents are up to four times more likely to register unsafe levels of cadmium than their European counterparts. For many, reducing exposure to these chemicals has become a priority – but also a source of anxiety. We spoke to two women campaigning to raise awareness of toxins in food.
• Spain: Wildfires force 70,000 people to evacuate in Madrid region
  25 July 2026
  Sarah Morris has more.
• 200,000 people flee their homes in France as wildfires continue
  25 July 2026
  Luke Shrago has more.
• India’s 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
  25 July 2026
  Sarah Jacob has more.
• Nearly 98,000 hectares burned in France, a 'historic record' says government
  25 July 2026
  The threat posed by a wildfire raging in the southwestern French department of Gironde "remains very serious," the top regional official, Sophie Brocas, said Saturday."The threat remains very serious. We are still facing a grave situation," she said, adding however that the blaze has lost "some of its intensity thanks to lower temperatures and increased humidity."
• Flavio Bolsonaro launches presidential bid in Brazil despite challenges
  25 July 2026
  Flavio Bolsonaro on Saturday formally launched his campaign for Brazil's October presidential election, seeking to extend his family's grip on the country's far-right movement despite a series of scandals that have dented his once-strong challenge to incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
• Pogacar closes in on Tour de France victory, Carapaz wins Queen stage
  25 July 2026
  Tadej Pogacar is set to join cycling's all-time greats after all but sealing a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title on Saturday as Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz won the 20th stage on Alpe d'Huez.
• UNESCO adds West Bank site, Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli opposition
  25 July 2026
  UNESCO added a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, defying Israeli objections and reigniting a long-running dispute over the intersection of cultural heritage and politics in the region.

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25 July 2026

• Four days after arriving at Downing Street, Andy Burnham is already in turmoil
  25 July 2026
  The honeymoon period is already over for the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham. The leader of the Labour Party is drawing criticism over how he will fund his first measures, amid a troubled economic climate.
• The mysterious horse-shaped geoglyph England has been maintaining for thousands of years
  23 July 2026
  The Uffington White Horse is one of the best known geoglyphs in the UK. Drawn around 3,000 years ago on a hillside in Oxfordshire, its chalk outline is maintained each year by volunteers through a restoration campaign.
• Burnham enters Downing Street and appoints former defense minister John Healey as chancellor of the Exchequer
  21 July 2026
  The former mayor of Greater Manchester, who succeeds Keir Starmer, has become the seventh British prime minister in 10 years. Ed Miliband, who had aspired to the chancellorship, was named foreign secretary.
• Tate brothers' lawyer says they will fight UK extradition on sex crime charges
  21 July 2026
  US authorities detained self-professed misogynist Andrew Tate and his younger brother Tristan on Saturday as UK prosecutors announced new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault. In Romania, the Tates face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
• UK man charged with murder of right-wing ex-MP Ann Widdecombe
  20 July 2026
  Joshua Kerry, 28, was arrested in his hometown of Rotherham in Yorkshire, northern England, about 500 kilometers from Ann Widdecombe's home. The former Conservative minister, a spokesperson for the far-right Reform UK party, was found dead in her home in Devon on July 9. Kerry was charged after a police investigation.
• Andy Burnham becomes new UK PM after meeting King Charles
  20 July 2026
  The new British prime minister has promised to address the cost-of-living crisis, telling 'The Times' that 'what we've been doing hasn't been working' and vowing to 'bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan.'
• Far-right Nigel Farage faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface
  20 July 2026
  The leader of the far-right party resigned his seat as MP in an attempt to distract from investigations into his party's donors, but he now faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface.
• 'Netanyahu still regards the 1946 King David Hotel bombers in Jerusalem as heroes'
  19 July 2026
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never stopped defending the attack, which claimed the highest-ever number of civilian lives in British Mandate Palestine, historian Jean-Pierre Filiu writes in his column.
• Influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrested in Miami as Britain seeks their extradition
  19 July 2026
  The brothers, notorious for promoting aggressively misogynistic views to millions of their followers on social media, were arrested on Saturday by US marshals. The United Kingdom is seeking their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.
• Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London for forthcoming display at British Museum
  18 July 2026
  The thousand-year-old, 70-meter-long embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's exploits in medieval England has been removed from its crate after its transfer from France. Staff will begin a thorough check of its condition on Monday, and it will be placed in a custom-made display case a few days later.

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25 July 2026

• Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro to challenge Lula after winning party nomination
  25 July 2026
  Flávio Bolsonaro received backing from Argentine President Javier Milei and a message of support from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while he seeks further endorsements from allies of US President Donald Trump
• Latest news bulletin | July 25th, 2026 – Evening
  25 July 2026
  Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 25th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
• Venezuela’s twin earthquakes: the toll one month later
  25 July 2026
  One month after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, the official death toll has surpassed 5,500, with 16,700 injured. Damage is estimated at $19.6 billion, while thousands remain homeless and the number of missing people has not been updated since late June.
• India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
  25 July 2026
  Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.
• Italy: magnitude 4.1 earthquake hits Isernia province, residents take to streets
  25 July 2026
  A quake struck Pizzone, in the province of Isernia, shortly after midnight between Friday and Saturday. Many residents rushed outside; the mayor says there were no injuries or damage to buildings.
• Russian central bank cuts GDP growth forecast to zero, expects faster inflation
  25 July 2026
  Russia's central bank has cut its 2026 GDP forecast to 0.0-1.0% and expects faster inflation as the fuel crisis drives up prices for many goods and services, its head Elvira Nabiullina said.
• Viktor Orbán calls for new era of 'resistance politics'
  25 July 2026
  "It is pointless to deal with an inexorable, disgraced mafia boss," Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar wrote on Facebook on Saturday.
• Goes berry picking, finds traces of mysterious Allied plane wreck in Poland
  25 July 2026
  An unexpected find while picking berries may shed new light on Świnoujście’s wartime past: debris and RAF-marked parts suggest a WWII aircraft lies buried.
• Polish security services probe Belarusian terror attack warning
  25 July 2026
  Belarusian authorities say an individual was planning an attack targeting the children of a Belarusian activist living in Poland.
• UN chief urges global support for Syria during first Damascus visit since 2009
  25 July 2026
  United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is the first UN chief to visit Syria since his predecessor Ban Ki-moon in 2009, two years before the start of Syria's civil war.

Observer

• Ocean Vuong On Asking Questions Without Answers
  25 July 2026
  In conversation with Observer, the MacArthur fellow and bestselling novelist reflects on class, the anxiety of reinvention and who gets to be a legitimate liar in America.
• MOCA Rising: How New York’s Chinese American Museum Is Redefining the American Canon
  24 July 2026
  "The goal isn't to make MOCA trendy but to give the museum a new platform to connect with people and help people understand why this matters."
• In Sotheby’s Botero Show, Rare Works Meet a Resurgent Global Market
  24 July 2026
  A trove of 1960s and '70s works from the Botero family archive offers a fresh view of a formative era of the artist's life.
• How Tom Holland Dressed His Way From Off-the-Rack Teen to High-Fashion Leading Man
  24 July 2026
  The Spider-Man star spent 14 years turning the red carpet into a second stage. As he tours Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, we look back at 21 outfits that map the transformation.
• One Fine Show: “Brassaï, The Secret Signs of Paris” at Moderna Museet
  24 July 2026
  This is the first major Swedish presentation of the work of the photographer, filmmaker and sculptor less commonly known as Gyula Halász.
• How A.I. Can Strengthen Restaurants While Keeping Hospitality Human
  24 July 2026
  inKind’s Johann Moonesinghe argues that A.I.’s greatest opportunity in hospitality lies in building the infrastructure that helps independent restaurants connect capital, customer demand and operational intelligence without sacrificing the human experience that defines hospitality.
• Walid Mehanna on Carrying the World’s Oldest Pharma Giant Into the A.I. Era
  24 July 2026
  Merck KGaA’s chief data and A.I. officer Walid Mehanna explains how governance, employee trust and startup agility are shaping enterprise adoption.
• The Hamptons Uniform: What a Man Actually Needs to Pack for a Weekend Out East
  24 July 2026
  The trick out east is looking like you gave it no thought while packing like you gave it nothing else. Here is the weekend kit.
• Doug Aitken’s ‘Lightscape’ Turns the American Dream Into a Requiem
  23 July 2026
  Arguably a contemporary opera, the work follows multiple characters in a Robert Altman-esque structure, taking viewers on a journey of extreme change.
• Frisky Sexual Freeloader Makes Hamptons Plans (Janey Wilcox Never Pays for Summer)
  23 July 2026
  Candace Bushnell's field notes on the Hamptons rental market, in which the going rate for a summer house turns out to be measured in favors, not dollars.

Europe : Latest news on Le Monde.fr.

25 July 2026

• Spanish PM says priority is to 'save lives' as fires burnt 25,000 hectares west of Madrid
  25 July 2026
  Pedro Sanchez told reporters that a 'complex' fight lay ahead, as flames have ravaged nearly 10,000 hectares in the Madrid region.
• My life as a Russian exile in Paris: At Sciences Po, 'I have to speak as a media founder, not as a victim of repression'
  25 July 2026
  'A Russian Woman in Paris' (3/6). Journalist Elizaveta Osetinskaya, who arrived in France in 2022, teaches at this institution of higher education. She says it is one of the most open in France, thanks to the diversity of its faculty.
• Four days after arriving at Downing Street, Andy Burnham is already in turmoil
  25 July 2026
  The honeymoon period is already over for the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham. The leader of the Labour Party is drawing criticism over how he will fund his first measures, amid a troubled economic climate.
• The 'Flamingo Revolution' gives wings to Albania's youth
  25 July 2026
  Since late May, anti-government protests sparked by opposition to real estate projects led by the Trump family on a local island have brought thousands of Albanians into the streets. Many of the demonstrators are Gen Z, angry at what they see as a corrupt and failing government.
• Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for €890 million Google fine
  24 July 2026
  The US president threatened to hit the European Union with tariffs and a formal trade investigation over Brussels' latest antitrust penalty against Google.
• Over 160,000 evacuated in France and Spain as massive fires threaten major cities
  24 July 2026
  Local authorities have ordered the evacuation of several towns west of the city of Bordeaux, in France's Southwest. The country's interior minister has called the situation 'completely unprecedented.'
• China slaps export controls on 14 EU entities in retaliation for Russia-related sanctions
  24 July 2026
  The measures are intended 'to safeguard national security and interests, and to fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation, in response to the EU's egregious actions,' a Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson said.
• A show of strength from Ukrainian society
  24 July 2026
  The spontaneous mobilization of Ukrainians, who took to the streets to voice their anger over the dismissal of their defense minister despite relentless Russian strikes, paid off. The country's cohesion ultimately prevailed, while a prolonged crisis would have weakened Ukraine's standing with its allies.
• Germany's Merz reshuffles top government posts
  24 July 2026
  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a cabinet reshuffle Friday sparked by a controversy over a senior lawmaker's use of a surrogate mother, while hinting at more changes to come.
• EU accuses TikTok of failing to protect children
  24 July 2026
  The European Union has intensified its efforts to protect minors with new rules expected later this year that will ban children under the age of 13 from using social media.