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With a heatwave hitting Europe this week, we’re sure many of you are fantasising about heading to the beach right now. Great timing then for European Best Destinations to unveil its ranking of the top sandy stretches on the continent for 2026. Released annually, the editorial team longlists 10 beaches per country which are evaluated based on factors like natural beauty, accessibility, beach services and overall atmosphere. Whittled down to a shortlist of just 30 beaches, these are then submitted to an international panel of travellers who determine the final ranking. This year, the top spot went to Praia de…

In a photograph, five schoolchildren stand before a blue wall. Their starched white shirts throw them into sharp relief. From behind the tinted lenses of their bright yellow sunglasses, they look directly at the viewer. Just as the viewer looks at them. When French photographer Stephan Gladieu’s request to travel to North Korea was approved, he knew he wanted to focus on capturing the country’s people. “I made it clear from the beginning that I will not do architecture photography or photograph empty places—that had no interest for me,” Gladieu tells Euronews Culture. “I wanted to give a representation of…

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Updated: 27/05/2026 – 9:01 GMT+2 Heatwaves have become “much more common” and are affecting all Europe, not just the south, Carlo Buontempo, from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, says. He warns that climate change is making these events “last longer” and increasing their “intensity”. … More

Published on 27/05/2026 – 8:12 GMT+2 Artificial intelligence has made it easier to write emails, generate spreadsheets and plan holidays, as the widespread popularity of the various AI models can attest. It has also, according to a recent Google report, made it considerably easier to figure out previously unmapped or impossible-to-predict gaps in the software of our systems. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said it had for the first time caught hackers using AI to discover and exploit a so-called zero-day vulnerability, or a security flaw the software’s developer does not yet know exists and for which no fix is available.…

INTCEN has no operational espionage capabilities of its own; instead, it analyzes intelligence shared voluntarily by EU countries and passes its assessments to senior officials in the EEAS, the Commission and the European Council. The renewed attention lends fresh weight to a unit often dismissed as toothless — and comes as officials in Brussels and national capitals have floated the question of whether the EU needs its own spy agency. The EU’s new European Security Strategy, which is being drafted by the Commission and the EEAS, should be published this summer. It is expected to use an expansive definition of…

Published on 27/05/2026 – 7:57 GMT+2 Also on today’s show: Interviews with Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and Benjamin Haddad, French Minister for European Affairs. Euronews’ Rafael Salido reports live from Madrid on a corruption case in Spain involving Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Euronews’ Fay Doulgkeri reports from Athens on Alexis Tsipras’ new political party as the former Greek prime minister eyes coming back to power. Interview with Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, on heatwaves across Europe. When and where to watch Europe Today? You can join Euronews’ chief anchor…

Updated: 27/05/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 44 school teams competed over six weeks in China’s first high school humanoid robot football competition. The robots played fully autonomously, using student-written code to pass, defend and shoot without remote control. … More

When you think about craft beer in Europe, certain cities spring to mind. London, Munich, Brussels and Prague… all big hitters that have dominated the conversation for years. You probably aren’t thinking about Sofia, especially given it’s part of a region better known for its rakia. In fact, Bulgaria’s beer scene only dates back to the mid-19th century when the beverage was introduced by immigrants – but that hasn’t stopped the country climbing the ranks to become 14th in the world for beer consumption per capita, according to a Kirin Beer University Report. On a recent visit to Sofia, I…

Heute legen die Wirtschaftsweisen ihr Frühjahrsgutachten vor, das die Wachstumsprognose für Deutschland nochmals halbiert. Beim anschließenden Mittagessen mit Kanzler Friedrich Merz droht jedoch noch viel brisanterer Stoff. Gordon Repinski spielt das Gipfeltreffen durch: Wie reagiert Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas auf den Reformdruck und wo findet Lars Klingbeil als Finanzminister überhaupt noch Spielraum? Rustem Umjerow, als Top-Verhandler des ukrainischen Präsidenten Selenskyj, hat sich in Berlin im engsten Kreis getroffen. Hans von der Burchard ordnet ein, wie Europa nach dem vorläufigen US-Rückzug in die Ukraine-Verhandlungen stoßen will. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: CDU-Außenpolitiker Norbert Röttgen. Er fordert verlässliche Kreditlinien für die Ukraine und zieht eine klare…