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Update: now extinguished

Fire breaks out in large field in Boxhorn

SP98 fuel to go up in price from Friday

Ministry confirms

Justice minister Elisabeth Margue gives birth to baby boy

Rédange, France

Suspected repeat offender arrested for starting fire in woodland, sent home with small fine

Greek firefighters have been stretched thin this summer, including fighting this forest fire near Athens earlier in August

South of Thessaloniki

Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches

Scammer posing as courier steals victim's credit card

Working poor in Luxembourg

Dr Bernard Thill warns poverty is rising despite employment

What's On? 13–16 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

La Kinnekswiss devrait être un des principaux lieux de sortie de la capitale cette semaine, alors que les températures seront caniculaires.

International news ticker

More than 135 million in Europe set for temperatures over 35C on Thursday

Jump for freedom

Kangaroo leads Aachen police on a merry chase

Due to extreme temperatures

SIDEC to collect bins early on Friday in selected municipalities

European Championships in Paris

Rémi Fabiani sets new national record to reach 50m backstroke semi-finals

Off to Bulgaria

Burgas to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027

De Ruben Querinjean am zweete Virlaf iwwer 3.000 Meter Steeple

European Athletics Championships 2026

Ruben Querinjean reaches 3,000 metre steeplechase final in Birmingham

After Jeunesse Esch match

FC Atert Bissen admits communication errors regarding fan violence incident

Le Grund photographié depuis la Cité Judiciaire à Luxembourg le 27 avril 2021

Platform aims to help expats find rooms in Luxembourg

Salmonella risk

Eggs from Econom and Everyday recalled

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Your ultimate guide to second hand shopping in Luxembourg

Luxembourg Life →

From 'Summerfest um Séi' to e-lake

Beloved Echternach lakeside festival returns

TravelMatKanner

Exploring Trifels and Hauenstein in Germany

Luxembourg across the Atlantic

Wisconsin village celebrates roots at annual 'Luxembourg Fest'

Editor's Pick

Two seniors dancing in a square during the heatwave in Rome have become a viral sensation

'Dancing is good for you'

'If you can, move!' say Rome's viral dancing seniors

The mystery affliction has killed at least 19 elephants, mostly females or young males, since June in Kenya

At least 19 dead

'How many will die?': the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants

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Driving under the influence

Car hits cyclist in Bech-Kleinmacher

Investigations ongoing

Multiple home burglaries and attempted e-scooter theft reported

Forests under stress

Luxembourg’s forests show early signs of distress amid prolonged drought

Symbolbild

Additional facility in the north

New vehicle inspection centre opens in Wiltz

Emergency services

Two people scale RTL antennas in Junglinster during solar eclipse

The extended heatwaves have dried up rivers in several European countries, such as here in Germany

"It has been unbearable"

Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat

Israeli soldiers stand guard next to settlers in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank

'No excuse for such thuggish behaviour'

Israel sends troops to settler siege as US ambassador slams 'act of terror'

Cuba's former president Raul Castro, 95, attends a gala marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of his late brother and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro

Standing ovation

Indicted Raul Castro reappears after months out of public view

Ganim was evacuated in 2005 under a previous Israeli disengagement plan

As settler violence increases

Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with officers onboard the Russian Navy's guided missile cruiser Varyag during the final stage of a Pacific Fleet's naval drills on far eastern Sakhalin Island on August 13, 2026.

Amid 'strong' protest

Japan protests Putin's first visit to disputed islands

The eclipse as seen from Weiswampach (12.8.26)

People gathered in Ettelbruck to witness this rare natural phenomenon

The 2026 solar eclipse across Luxembourg

Day three of e-Lake festival (9 Aug 2026)

Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring (8 and 9 Aug 2026)

Bartrenger Duerffest (8 Aug 2026)

e-Lake festival day two (8 Aug 2026)

e-Lake festival day 1 (7 Aug 2026)

Laurent Unchained at Clervaux Castle Summer Music Festival (8 Aug 2026)

MAYA at Clervaux Castle Summer Music Festival (7 Aug 26)

Picadilly festival in Stadtbredimus (7 Aug 2026)

At the beginning of August, 67 graves were vandalised in Bettembourg and several items were stolen.

Damaged graves in Bettembourg (6 Aug 2026)

Storks pause in Bettel on their migration route (4 Aug 2026)

Blëtz tëscht Helleng a Fréiseng

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Explore

Worries about inflation are persisting despite slightly better US consumer price figures in July

US stocks mostly up after data shows slightly lower inflation in July

Russian air defences shot down around 180 drones on approach to Moscow

Consumer demand

Russian economy rebounds in second quarter despite Ukrainian strikes

Delivering droplets onto parched crops requires meticulous preparation to identify suitable clouds

Scorched earth below

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units

Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline

Shenzhen-based Tencent is the developer and operator of China's multifunctional app WeChat

WeChat operator

China tech giant Tencent's Q2 profit down as AI push builds

Foxconn headquarters in New Taipei City in May 2025

Taiwanese tech titan

Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demand

Italy's Sara Curtis set a second world record in two days in the 50m backstroke

Two in two days

Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time

Manchester United manager Michael Carrick

Carrick urges Man Utd to push for more signings to boost title bid

Somali referee Omar Artan flahes a card in the UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg

'This was my World Cup' says Somali ref after UEFA Super Cup

Juventus' Serbian forward Dusan Vlahovic has penned a three-year deal with Turkish club Besiktas

Serbian international

Juventus forward Vlahovic signs three-year Besiktas deal

Manchester United midfielder Youri Tielemans has apologised to his former club Aston Villa

Tielemans apologises for offending Villa fans with Man Utd boast

US actor Matthew McConaughey ended a yearslong break from acting with 'The Rivals of Amziah King,' which premiered at the 2025 SXSW film festival

'The Rivals of Amziah King'

Matthew McConaughey on his sweet return to the big screen

A merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery would reshape the US entertainment and media industry

Amid mega-merger talks

California calls Paramount's threat to leave state 'blackmail'

Tenor and teacher

Luxembourgish singer Venant Arend dies aged 91

Most Read

Celestial event

Luxembourg witnesses its most spectacular solar eclipse in 27 years

Amid rising temperatures

Experts warn of gardening mistakes putting Luxembourg's insects at risk

Weather & Traffic

Thursday 13 August: Where's an eclipse when you need it

Morning Roundup

Solar eclipse dazzles millions, Luxembourg rugby player and brother arrested in Italy, and an orange heat alert in place

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

Emergency services

Two people scale RTL antennas in Junglinster during solar eclipse

Daytime darkness

Spain darkens as solar eclipse races south from Arctic

What's On? 13–16 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

More than 200 dead

Colombia rescuers cling to hope as quake survival window closes

Working poor in Luxembourg

Dr Bernard Thill warns poverty is rising despite employment

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