France faces a knife-edge no-confidence vote, the ECJ hits Hungary with a €215 million fine, and a new US tariff on European EVs is sending shockwaves through markets. Here’s everything you need to know this July 24th, 2026.
Giorgia Meloni’s government has clashed with judges, reshaped state media, and pushed restrictions that critics call a slow erosion of Italian democracy. As the 2027 elections approach, Europe is watching to see how far Italy’s institutions will bend.
Trump warned the EU will face a ‘very big price’ after regulators fined Google billions in a fresh antitrust enforcement action. The threat adds a dangerous new layer to already tense U.S.-EU trade relations.
Zelensky is scrambling to contain the political fallout from his unexplained removal of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, as protests grow and parliamentary allies demand answers. The crisis marks one of the sharpest domestic challenges of his wartime presidency.
The EU has fined Google roughly $1 billion for allegedly breaking digital competition rules, marking the latest clash between Brussels and Silicon Valley over market dominance. The fine comes under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, a law designed to curb the power of big tech gatekeepers.
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended following sexual misconduct allegations made by a junior staff member, plunging the court into one of its worst institutional crises. Khan denies all wrongdoing as a UN investigation presses forward.
Algeria’s UN envoy Amar Bendjama was elected ECOSOC president Thursday as the UN also grappled with a Secretary-General candidate debate, torture allegations in Mali, and a call to treat drowning as a global health emergency.
At least 12 Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore in a scheme involving falsified documents and cash payments to vulnerable mothers. Their fate now hangs in a legal and diplomatic limbo that neither country has dealt with before.
The UN Security Council held a landmark debate Wednesday on critical minerals, asking whether lithium, cobalt and copper will build a cleaner future or fund the next generation of conflicts. With demand set to triple by 2030, the answers matter more than ever.
Iranian strikes on Kuwait’s water and power infrastructure have entered a fourth consecutive day, exposing a critical vulnerability in one of the Gulf’s most water-dependent nations. Analysts say Tehran is waging a deliberate psychological campaign against a country with few means to fight back.
A delegation from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee has wrapped up a closely watched mission to Beijing. The visit tackled some of the thorniest issues in EU-China relations head-on.
Elon Musk told The Economist he doesn’t care if people hate him and dismissed swelling AI fears with a simple message: ‘Let’s enjoy the ride.’ Not everyone is buckled in.
President Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran and Yemen’s Houthi rebels after attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea sent crude prices surging past $100 a barrel. The escalation has raised urgent fears of a wider regional conflict with serious consequences for the global economy.
The White House has confirmed Trump will not intervene in the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK, despite the influencer’s reported efforts to build ties with Trump’s sons. The move closes a door Tate appeared to have been quietly pushing open for months.
From a tense EU emergency summit in Brussels to record-breaking temperatures scorching southern Spain, Thursday morning brings a packed slate of major stories. Here’s everything you need to know before the day gets away from you.
Israeli strikes killed at least 74 Palestinians in 48 hours as the UN condemned the violence and settler attacks surged across the West Bank. Aid agencies say they’re running out of time and access to help those caught in the middle.
President Zelenskyy has fired army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi following days of protests demanding accountability over battlefield losses. The abrupt dismissal raises urgent questions about command continuity on a 1,000-kilometer front line.
The Belgian shepherd Malinois has become the dominant working dog for police and military units worldwide, prized for its speed and relentless drive. But surging demand is straining training programs and raising welfare questions about what happens when these dogs retire.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has issued an urgent call for stepped-up diplomacy to end the US-Iran conflict, warning the region is nearing a point of no return. With 2.3 million civilians already affected, the pressure to act is mounting by the hour.
A US appeals court has rejected Joe Biden’s bid to block the release of recorded interviews made with his memoir ghostwriter, with the ruling temporarily suspended until August 3. The split decision puts Biden’s legal team under intense pressure to mount a last-minute Supreme Court appeal.
