Welcome to Europe 's new normal, said Hamdam Mostafavi in Libération (Paris), where our once-glorious summers have been made almost unliveable by extreme heat. Even in Germany, temperatures hit 40°C during last week's heatwave - the point at which the human body stops functioning optimally.

The Port of Rotterdam stretches 42 kilometers along the Meuse River and handles over 425 million tons of cargo annually.

By Karolina Tagaris THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.

In the U.S. and parts of Northern Europe, dinner is often functional, family-oriented, and early. With the workday typically running 9-5, restaurant service usually begins around 5 p.m. and peaks at 6:30 to 7 p.m.—suburban areas especially lean toward eating around 5 p.m.

This summer has been rocked by successive news of "one-of-a-kind" carriage deals between major TV networks in Europe and streaming services.

During a rare news conference on Friday, the head of the French military, Thierry Burkhard, said Russia remains a “lasting, close” threat.

European NATO members have projected naval power into the Indo-Pacific through aircraft carrier deployments in recent years, as China—a European Union trading partner and U.S. rival—undergoes a military buildup, challenging Washington and its allies.

The EU is undergoing a significant policy shift. After nearly a decade of leading global decarbonization efforts, the focus is now turning toward economic competitiveness.

Europe and Israel have reached a new deal to allow more food and fuel into Gaza. The European Union’s foreign policy chief says the plan could result in “more crossings open, aid and food trucks entering Gaza,

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.

From 2015 to 2018, she was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. JIM TOWNSEND is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.