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Blue-green algae

Weiswampach upper lake closed due to water quality, lower lake remains open

Bouchon sur l'autoroute A7 près de Mornas, dans le Vaucluse, le 4 juillet 2026

Holiday traffic

Over 1,000 kilometres of traffic jams in France on Saturday

DigiRallye teaches children about risks linked to video games

Due to increased fire risk

Unity at last: Four municipalities agree on fire ban around Upper Sûre Lake

Construction work on the Kirchberg tram line on 31 July 2026.

'Widely welcomed' tradition

Most construction sites shut down for collective leave until 23 August

Mahathi Mahendran raised money for Fondation Cancer

Student at Differdange International School

Mahathi Mahendran,16, earns global essay honour while leading cancer initiative

Several motorists lose licences after alcohol checks, accident in Luxembourg City

UEFA say FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) has lost the confidence of them and other members of the football family

Amid global backlash

Infantino has lost UEFA's 'confidence' despite withdrawal of 'shabby deal'

Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta was struck by an unprecedented drone strike on two gas vessels

'A bomb waiting to explode'

Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike

International news ticker

Quake near Italy's Naples injures 21, damages properties

The Lisa Burke Show

Pelvic floor health, postpartum care, and empathy in medicine

Some 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta over just a few days from neighbouring Morocco

Amid clashes between countries

Spain's N. Africa enclave returns to normal as migrants depart

The drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and its surrounding walkways are seen empty and fenced in on the National Mall, amid the renovation woes

Olympian off the hook

US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation

AFP reporters saw smoke rising over the city

Near-nightly attacks

Deadly strikes rock Kyiv, as Ukraine sinks Russian cargo ship

Véier Lëtzebuerger sinn aktuell op Ceuta an hunn d'Situatioun live materlieft.

Witnessing desperate escape

Young Luxembourgers experience mass exodus of migrants at Spanish border with Morocco

Arrest in Thailand

Third suspect remanded after Eschweiler home invasion

D'Stad Lëtzebuerg am Fréijoer 2026

Drought safety appeal

Luxembourg City urges public to avoid standing under trees

Weather

Highlights

LuXembourg 10-Letter Challenge

Play and try to win a weekend in Luxembourg!

Cinema Under the Stars – Win a Sunset Experience Package

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

Final countdown: Submissions open until Saturday

RTL Today and Ernster's writing contest back for fourth edition

Luxembourg Life →

Forty-five years to this day

31 July 1981: Belgian fighter jet crashes into RTL antenna in Dudelange

What's On? 30 July–2 August

7 things to do in and around Luxembourg this weekend

Making Luxembourg Home

From survival to stability: How one Venezuelan family rebuilt their life in Luxembourg

Editor's Pick

Final countdown: Submissions open until Saturday

RTL Today and Ernster's writing contest back for fourth edition

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been humiliated in withdrawing a controversial plan that has weakened his hold over football's governing body

After furious global backlash

Timeline: How FIFA's World Cup private investment plan imploded

Disagreements over the Volyn massacres have long cast a shadow over ties between Warsaw and Kyiv.

Strained relations

Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel

Busy night for police

Nearly 90 police interventions reported overnight

Attempted phone theft foiled

Police arrest repeat offender in Luxembourg City

Emergency services

Luxembourg Air Rescue deployed twice after crashes injure eight

Weather & Traffic

Saturday 1 August: New month, same deal

Alert withdrawn

13-year-old boy missing since 28 July has been safely found

Cosplayers gather in a hotel before taking part in the Osu Cosplay Parade, during the second day of the World Cosplay Summit 2026 in Nagoya on August 1, 2026

'Damn hot': Last summer for Japan cosplay extravaganza

The Nazca Lines are a popular tourist attraction in Peru

13 dead after small tourist plane crashes in Peru

At least 11 people were injured in the blast in the Colombian city of Cucuta, near the border with Venezuela

Near Venezuelan border

Colombia truck bomb wounds 14 ahead of presidential inauguration

Felix Auger-Aliassime recently split with his longtime coach of 10 years after losing a frustrating Wimbledon five-set quarter-final to Novak Djokovic

Auger-Aliassime playing for hometown pride at Montreal Masters

Firefighters in the Var region remained vigilant, as the prefect warned that strong winds made the situation unpredictable

Not seen since 1949

France's devastating fires now 'under control', says PM

Luxembourg firefighters deployed to Gironde (30 July 2026)

Schueberfouer preparations underway (29 July 2026)

Max Brimmeyer, Luxembourg's highest-scoring secondary student (28 July 2026)

209th solemn ceremony of the Luxembourg Army (28 July 2026)

Luxembourg City Park in summer (27 July 2026)

ATM blown up in Vianden (28 July 2026)

Kirchberg tram expansion (27 July 2026)

James Morrison at Echterlive (26 July 2026)

24-hour Cycling Event Finish – Wincrange (25.7.26)

24h Cycling Event – Wincrange (24.7.26)

Johannes Oerding at Echterlive (25 July 2026)

Luxembourg Beach Open at Gaalgebierg (25 July 2026)

Rose garden at Munsbach castle (22 July 2026)

Visit to Merl Park (23 July 2026)

Rose Garden in Helmsange (23 July 2026)

Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps unveil fleet expansion (23 July 2026)

Les Gavroches live at Bourscheid castle (22 July 2026)

National CaraPio camp "Blårød" (21 July 2026)

Explore

South Korea introduced a new warning system for high temperatures in July

New temperature records around

South Korea baseball league cancels two games over heatwave

Moon and Milky Way in Hosingen

A month between shadows

The August night sky in Luxembourg

Several global corporations have announced large investments in India, which has more than a billion internet users

Blistering recovery

Amazon surges as US stocks shrug off bond yield worries

One fire raged through forestland near the southern resort of Fethiye

Battling strong winds

High winds hamper firefighting efforts in western Turkey

The partially dried-up river bed of the Rhine pictured in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 28, 2026, following exceptionally hot weather

Consequences for Germany's industries

Alarm over climate-linked low level of German waterways

Milan-based UniCredit aunched its bid in May to gain control of its German rival and cement its status as a European heavyweight

Opening of talks

Commerzbank agrees to talks with UniCredit after two-year standoff

Alexandra Eala of the Philippines defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka to reach the women's final at the WTA and ATP Washington Open

Eala stuns Osaka to book Washington final against Pegula

Scotland's Josh Kerr cruised to Commonwealth gold in men's one mile final

Commonwealth Games poster boy Kerr delivers mile gold in Glasgow

Lorena Wiebes surged to victory on the first stage of the Women's Tour de France

Wiebes claims Tour de France Femmes yellow jersey with opening stage win

Yealimi Noh bounced back after she bogeyed three of her opening seven holes

Noh leads by three at women's British Open as Ryu falters

FIFA President Gianni Infantino pulled the plug on his private investment plan for the World Cup after a fierce global backlash

'Poor governance'

CONCACAF calls for 'comprehensive reckoning with' Infantino's FIFA leadership

Tyla, known for hits such as 'Water', was scheduled to play a show in Lagos, Nigeria, in December

South African singer-songwriter

Tyla drops Lagos show as South Africa, Nigeria row over immigration

Closure of Kehlen's Filmland studios

End of an era for cinema in Luxembourg

Matt Damon (L) and Anne Hathaway (R) star in 'The Odyssey' directed by Christopher Nolan

Legions of new fans

Nolan's 'Odyssey' boosts sales of mythology tales in UK

Most Read

Holiday traffic

Over 1,000 kilometres of traffic jams in France on Saturday

Student at Differdange International School

Mahathi Mahendran,16, earns global essay honour while leading cancer initiative

'Widely welcomed' tradition

Most construction sites shut down for collective leave until 23 August

Emergency services

Luxembourg Air Rescue deployed twice after crashes injure eight

The Lisa Burke Show

Pelvic floor health, postpartum care, and empathy in medicine

Olympian off the hook

US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation

Weather & Traffic

Saturday 1 August: New month, same deal

Due to increased fire risk

Unity at last: Four municipalities agree on fire ban around Upper Sûre Lake

Estimated 60,000 crossings

EU grapples with migrant crisis in Spain's N. Africa enclave

Bowing to pressure

FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash: Infantino

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