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Additional emergency cover

Hospitals call for greater availability from GPs

Five percent increase

Family Planning service more in demand than ever

'Credible' trajectory

Government pumps brakes on NATO defence spending commitment

Search for mother ongoing

Police investigate as French toddlers found alone on Portuguese road

International news ticker

French court finds Air France, Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash

Europol fugitive campaign

Luxembourg continues search for Said Nassiri, guilty of extortion

Police bulletin

Mugging in Dudelange, two arrested for disorderly behaviour at hospital

Late spring viewing

Five simple ways to explore the night sky with your children

EDM for all the family

Season opening of the LOA festival in Esch-Belval on 22–23 May

Children and youth helpline

Kanner Jugendtelefon handled nearly 400 calls and 300 emails from young people in 2025

The tale of the whale, dubbed 'Timmy', gripped Germany for weeks

Captured global attention

Denmark to autopsy 'Timmy' the whale

For Italy and Albania friendlies

Luxembourg names 28-man squad as Barreiro withdraws at own request

303% increase since 2015

Syphilis and gonorrhoea cases soar to new highs in Europe, ECDC reports

D'Band Itchy um e-Lake 2024

Festival line-up announced

Lugatti & 9ine, Moop Mama, Marlo, and Schëppe Siwen to perform at e-Lake 2026

Three decades ago

1996 Cuban downing of two US planes behind Raul Castro indictment

What's On? 21–24 May

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

Controversial appointment

New Käerjeng mayor Nadine Braconnier outlines priorities and responds to criticism

Weather

Highlights

Dodeka - 12 Works for 12 Cantons

Episode 5 now available

Watch thriller Dangerous Truth on RTL Play

What's On for families

20+ things to do in and around Luxembourg in May

Luxembourg Life →

Children's Festival 2026

Experiencing non-formal education: learning is child's play

Cognitive and physical exercise

GERO project helps older people stay active

Beyond traditional agriculture

Alpacas, farms, and slowing down in Beckerich

Editor's Pick

Chen Tianming's house pictured in June 2025. Authorities demolished it on Wednesday

Off-beat tourist attraction

Chinese authorities demolish villager's madcap 10-storey home

Friend or pest? Humans domesticated pigeons to live alongside us, but now consider them filthy nuisances

Historic companions

'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together

Signage of Samsung Electronics is displayed outside the company's Seocho building in Seoul on May 20, 2026

'Unimaginable' economic damage

Samsung union says South Korea strike on hold 'until further notice'

Man hospitalised after café argument escalates in Hosingen

Police seek witnesses for Mamer and Koerich incidents

Grand Duke Guillaume visits Fire and Rescue Corps in Gasperich unveiling new flag

Emergency services

Five injured in road accidents across Luxembourg

Mostly in Luxembourg City

Luxembourg police arrest nearly one hundred drug dealers in early 2026

Israeli activist Zohar Chamberlain Regev is among dozens of people detained since the interception of the flotilla

Dozens detained

Israel deports all foreign activists from Gaza flotilla

The ICJ ruling is seen having a major impact on workers' rights

Top UN court says right to strike protected in key labour treaty

Billionaire Elon Musk would keep control of SpaceX under the filed IPO documents currently under consideration by federal regulators

Musk's SpaceX bonus comes with unique condition: colonize Mars

Jannik Sinner lifted his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title at the Italian Open earlier this month

Sinner, Djokovic kept apart in French Open draw

Walmart reported another strong quarter but cautioned that the prolonged shutdown of most activity in the Strait of Hormuz could send retail prices higher

Following technology investments

Walmart reports solid results but sees some consumers struggling

Grand Duke Guillaume at the CGDIS' ceremonial flag presentation (20 May 2026)

Chamber debates State of the Nation address (20 May 2026)

Dermot Kennedy at Rockhal (20 May 2026)

Foundation stone laid for campus expansion of Bonnevoie lycée (19 May 2026)

Parliamentary debate on State of the Nation (20 May 2026)

RTL panel discussion: Reaction to State of the Nation address (19 May 2026)

State of the Nation address (19 May 2026)

Ceremonial groundbreaking at the New Bonnevoie Lycée (19 May 2026)

State of the Nation address (19 May 2026)

'Distinguished Gentleman's Ride' charity event (17 May 2026)

24 hours at the Nürburgring (17 May 2026)

Museum Days (16 May 2026)

Eva Marija receives a warm welcome home at Findel (17 May 2026)

Charity Event 'Distinguished Gentleman's Ride' (17 May 2026)

ING Night Marathon: 18,000 runners take off (16 May 2026)

The first images from the ING Night Marathon 2026 (16 May 2026)

Eurovision final preparations at Wiener Stadthalle (16 May 2026)

Blue at Atelier (15 May 2026)

Explore

Oil prices were solidly above $100 per barrel on Thursday

Conflicting headlines

Oil gains, stocks slip on uncertain Mideast peace prospects

Stellantis says it will focus on 'affordability' in its new five-year investment drive

Jeep and Fiat owner

Stellantis unveils 60 bn euro push to revive profitability

Pedestrians walk past an electronic quotation boards displaying the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on May 21, 2026

Following US upward trend

Oil gains, European stocks down on uncertain Mideast peace prospects

The company had warned in January of a financial impact from its reorganisation

Ubisoft shares plunge after grim annual results

The rollout marks the latest step in Airbnb's push to capture more of the travel spending that currently flows to competitors like Booking.com and Expedia

Facing tight regulations

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

Elon Musk is seen through glass at the Ronald V. Dellums US Courthouse in Oakland, California,

Overpromises and underdelivers?

Musk's empire as SpaceX heads to Wall Street liftoff

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta takes a team training session

Arteta on BBQ duty as Arsenal clinched Premier League title

Pep Guardiola is set to depart Manchester City after 20 trophies in 10 years

Growing influence

Guardiola's Premier League legacy carried forward by Spanish coaches

Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is the only remaining member of the Germany squad that won the World Cup in 2014

Veteran goalkeeper

Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid

Carlos Alcaraz won the French Open in 2025 when the players' prize-money dropped below 15 percent of the projected tournament revenues

Ahead of players' protest

Do tennis players really only take 15 percent of Grand Slam revenues?

Mauro Lustrinelli took over as Thun's manager in 2022 and guided them out of the second tier

Lustrinelli succeeds Eta as Union Berlin coach

Kevin Spacey poses with model Via Lemann on the Cannes red carpet

After sexual assault allegations

Spacey walks Cannes red carpet as comeback continues

DARA huet déi 70. Editioun vum Eurovision Song Contest gewonnen.

Eurovision 2026

Romania tops Luxembourg's vote, Bulgaria second

Making history: Nepalese director Abinash Bikram Shah and actresses Jasmine Bishwokarma, Aliz Ghimire and Pushpa Thing Lama at Cannes

On trans women, wild elephants

Elephant in the room: Nepal's first Cannes film takes on taboos

Most Read

Tuesday night incidents

Life-threatening assault in Kirchberg and knife arrest in Neudorf

Wooden dog stolen

Artist files complaint after sculpture taken from northern Luxembourg studio

Unemployment rate remains steady at 6.3%

Weather & Traffic

Thursday 21 May: Feels like... early summer?!

Eurovision 2026

Romania tops Luxembourg's vote, Bulgaria second

Morning Roundup

Calls for abortion law reform, blood donation leave, and Aston Villa win the Europa League

Amid tighter rules on home rentals

Airbnb expands into hotels, cars, groceries

February batches resurface

ALVA issues second recall for Nutrilon powdered milk products

'Synergies always mean layoffs'

OGBL protests against planned TK Elevator acquisition

What's On? 21–24 May

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

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