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A matter of perspective?

Video triggers debate over image of Gare district and allegations of racism

Locals evacuated by boat

Luxembourger recounts experience of Greek wildfires

After field fire in Boxhorn

Fire brigades under pressure as wildfires increase

Petrol, diesel and heating oil prices to rise from Saturday

Mangione, 28, is accused of killing chief executive of UnitedHealthCare Brian Thompson, 50, in New York in December 2024, in protest of the US insurance system

Pled guilty to stalking charges

Mangione admits shooting health care CEO

Your Weekly Recap

Luxembourg rugby player arrested over fatal assault, solar eclipse mesmerises Grand Duchy, and Colombia earthquake death toll reaches 273

'No reason to fear any interruption'

CNS guarantees continuous care as talks with AMMD fail

International news ticker

France's constitutional authority approves assisted-dying legislation

Grand Duchy design

Breitling’s Luxembourg special-edition Navitimer sells out in 10 days

Owner asleep on a bench

Police seize machete at Kautenbach rail station

Marketing sector trends

AI is 'here to stay', says MarkCom president Tom Turping

Le drame a eu lieu à la sortie de cette discothèque, "Il Castello".

New details emerge

Luxembourg-based brothers suspected in fatal altercation at Italian club

Cash register stolen

Witnesses sought after Wahlhausen hotel break-in

This was the second time that such a drone had been shot down in Latvian airspace, the defence ministry said

Escalating concerns

NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson

Magnitude 3.7 tremor

Earthquake shakes the Vosges, felt throughout region

Water conservation initiative

New water storage system helps Parc Housen save water

Meteolux raises heat warning to orange for south, yellow persists in north

Weather

Highlights

LuXembourg 10-Letter Challenge

Play and try to win a weekend in Luxembourg!

Show us Luxembourg through your eyes!

Win €500 worth of heating oil or fuel!

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Enjoy 3 weeks of open-air cinema with Sunset Cinema in Luxembourg City.

Luxembourg Life →

What's On? 13–16 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

From 'Summerfest um Séi' to e-lake

Beloved Echternach lakeside festival returns

TravelMatKanner

Exploring Trifels and Hauenstein in Germany

Editor's Pick

Muhammad Idrees (L) ladles boiled dates from a vat simmering over an open flame, work that labourers lament is getting hotter each year in Pakistan

Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat

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

RTL Today Radio says thank you

47,800 of you listen to us every week!

Esch-sur-Alzette

L'Escale centre offers a lifeline for those without a home after hospital stay

Drinking water remains stable

Waterways under pressure

Drinking water reserves remain stable despite drought

Emergency services

Car crashes into wall in Harlange, fires reported across the country

Weather & Traffic

Friday 14 August: Red hot Luxembourg summer

Petrol, diesel and heating oil prices to rise from Saturday

The paintings were taken by masked thieves from the villa of the Magnani Rocca Foundation, near Parma in northern Italy, in a heist that lasted under three minutes

Missing since March

Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse works

This screen grab of a handout video taken and released by Spain's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) shows firefighters taking away the bones of the first Aragonese kings on August 13, 2026

History preserved

Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Conditions have deteriorated dramatically in Cuba

Firms fear US reprisal

UN warns sanctions chill is stopping Cuba aid

The massive earthquake that struck western Colombia has disrupted thousands of lives

Colombia quake survivor faces life without triplet sisters

Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism over a Paris Match cover showing him riding a jet ski

Out of touch with the country

France's Macron in hot water over jet ski picture

Beatsteaks @ Den Atelier (13 August 26)

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

Your best images

Thunder and lightning across Luxembourg on Monday evening (3 Aug 2026)

Betzfield Open Air Festival (1–2 Aug 2026)

RTL Sunset Movie Quiz at Sunset Cinema Lux-City (1 Aug 26)

BGL Ligue: Mondorf vs Differdange (2 Aug 2026)

Vintage cars and bikes in Steinfort (1 Aug 2026)

Explore

Tech firms in Asia continued their recovery after last month's eye-watering rout

Stocks slip in cautious trading, oil turns higher

Lyme disease is the most common illness transmitted by ticks

World's most common tick-borne illness

EU to study potential vaccine for Lyme disease: companies

Sunday's two incidents at Sydney International Airport following another near-miss on July 27

In less than two weeks

Australia probes three near-misses at Sydney Airport

The tariffs will encourage domestic production, a White House statement said

Reducing US reliance on imports

Trump announces tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones

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

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

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta told his team to 'own the moment' against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday in Budapest

Following in Pep's footsteps

Arteta expects Maresca to do an 'unbelievable job' at Man City

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo was among the athletics champions at the 2024 Paris Olympics to benefit from the $50,000 prize money introduced for the first time by World Athletics

Supporting athletes

Prize money 'critical' for athletics, says Coe

The support of World Athletics and its president Sebastian Coe has been invaluable to Ukrainian athletes, its sports minister says

Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

Coe pledges court showing to defend World Athletics over Russia stance

Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d'Or in 2024

World Cup winner

Maresca uncertain over Rodri's future at Man City

Sweden's Armand Duplantis

Duplantis into pole vault final at Euros

Off to Bulgaria

Burgas to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027

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'

Most Read

South of Thessaloniki

Boats rescue tourists as forest fire flames threaten Greek beaches

New details emerge

Luxembourg-based brothers suspected in fatal altercation at Italian club

More than 200 dead

Colombia vows to find all missing quake victims as rescue hopes fade

Weather & Traffic

Friday 14 August: Red hot Luxembourg summer

SP98 fuel to go up in price from Friday

EU packaging waste reforms

New rules on packaging and waste to be introduced across Europe in coming years

Morning Roundup

Heatwave fires across Europe, five years of Taliban rule, and Luxembourg cricket at the World Cup qualifiers

Magnitude 3.7 tremor

Earthquake shakes the Vosges, felt throughout region

Waterways under pressure

Drinking water reserves remain stable despite drought

Your Weekly Recap

Luxembourg rugby player arrested over fatal assault, solar eclipse mesmerises Grand Duchy, and Colombia earthquake death toll reaches 273

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