Envoy condemns France’s attempts to blame Russia for wildfires in Europe French officials show disrespect for their own people by accusing Russia of links to wildfires in the country, Russian Permanent Representative to the international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said. "Some French officials and journalists claim that Russia is somehow involved in the massive wildfires in France. They simply do not respect their own population," he wrote on X. Wildfires in Europe, particularly in Spain and France, have reached record levels this year. The European Commission previously said that 13 aircraft, 4 helicopters and hundreds of firefighters from across the European Union were mobilized to help fight the fires through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. https://thinktank.x-pulse.org//posts/5704

Forest Fires in Europe May - August 2026

At least 18 dead after close to 50,000 Moroccan migrants stream into Spanish city Spain’s Interior Ministry says that, according to its estimates, some 49,000 migrants have crossed into the enclave of Ceuta in North Africa over the past 24 hours, as they rush by sea and land from Morocco. “There was a steady stream of people all night long,” and while arrivals were lower than during the day, migrants “continued to arrive overnight and are still arriving” this morning, a police source says. A total of 18 people died while attempting to reach the Spanish enclave, the source adds. Spain sent military and police reinforcements to Ceuta yesterday after the surge. Ceuta, along with ‌Melilla, another Spanish autonomous city in northern Morocco, represent the European Union’s only land border with Africa. Both cities periodically experience surges in attempted crossings by migrants seeking to reach ​Europe.

Insane: Torah scrolls were stolen from the Grand Synagogue of Levallois near Paris. This is a vile act of Antisemitism and a desecration of the Jewish faith. The Jewish community in Europe is facing unprecedented hatred. France continues to fail the Jewish community. No protection. No action. The leaders of France are too weak and scared. The Jews in France should come home to Israel. It's not safe in France.

Jul 27, 2026 - Most Dangerous Cities in Europe: 1. 🇫🇷 Marseille 2. 🇬🇧 Birmingham 3. 🇫🇷 Grenoble 4. 🇮🇹 Naples 5. 🇬🇧 Coventry 6. 🇫🇷 Montpellier 7. 🇫🇷 Lyon 8. 🇬🇧 Bradford 9. 🇫🇷 Nantes 10. 🇧🇪 Liège 11. 🇫🇷 Paris 12. 🇬🇧 Manchester 13. 🇧🇪 Brussels 14. 🇬🇧 London 15. 🇫🇷 Nice 16. 🇬🇷 Athens 17. 🇸🇪 Malmö Note: Based on Crime Index. Source: Numbeo (Crime Index by City 2026 Mid-Year)

Europe faces wave of Kiev-orchestrated terrorist attacks, says DPR head The bombing in Monaco was a precursor to a wave of terrorist attacks that the Kiev government will carry out across Europe, Denis Pushilin, head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said. "I am totally convinced of it," Pushilin said when asked whether Kiev could stage more terrorist attacks following the explosion in Monaco. "Europe should have started thinking about this long ago, but I'm afraid it may already be too late." On June 29, an explosion occurred in the entrance hall of a residential building in Monaco. According to BFMTV, one of the three people injured was Vadim Yermolayev, a Cypriot citizen whom media outlets have described as one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen. Reports also said he owned a network of scam call centers in Ukraine. Yermolayev renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019, and Kiev imposed sanctions on him in 2023. Later, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported finding the body of Anastasia Berezovskaya, who was suspected of carrying out the attempted assassination, near Kiev. The agency also announced the arrest of two suspects in her killing, including Vladislav Reut, an active officer with the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine's Defense Ministry. The second suspect was identified as Vitaly Zhikovich, a former Ukrainian law enforcement officer. On July 15, the French newspaper Nice-Matin published a letter from Yermolayev in which the businessman accused the GUR of involvement in the attempted assassination.

Wearing sunglasses indoors, Macron meets representatives of Syrian civil society in Damascus Again wearing sunglasses indoors, France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends a breakfast in Damascus with representatives of Syrian civil society. Macron wore the aviators inside at the Davos conference in January, with officials explaining the French president had a minor medical issue. Macron landed in Syria yesterday, in the first visit to Damascus by a European Union head of state since rebels led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad in 2024. The visit underlines Syria’s geopolitical transformation under Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who has established close ties with Western and Middle Eastern powers that shunned Assad, as he seeks to rebuild a country shattered by 13 years of civil war.

Europe starts learning how to become third world country, says President Trump European nations are starting to learn how the transformation into a third-world country takes place because of the migration policy, US President Donald Trump said. "Europe is learning that when you take in Third World criminals, you become a Third World Country. It happens quickly, in just a blink of the eye. I was elected just in time," Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump repeatedly criticized European allies of Washington for too soft migration policy.

Trump threatens Europe with new tariffs in case of new digital services tax on US firms President Donald Trump has threatened Europe with new high tariffs on its exports to the United States if it introduces a digital services tax on American companies. "Numerous European countries have been discussing the imminent implementation of a digital services tax on American companies. Some of these countries are close to actually doing this. Please let this statement serve to represent that any country that imposes such a tax will immediately be met with a 100% tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States of America," he wrote on Truth Social "This tariff will supersede trade deals made with the country, whether implemented, signed, or not. Additionally, the 100% tariff will be immediately imposed, if they proceed [with collecting the aforementioned tax from American firms]," the US president added.

Ukrainian refugee population in Europe...