The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Tuesday, 29 July.

Luxembourg 

TRADE DEAL CRITICISM – Fedil, a cross-sector economic federation in Luxembourg, has expressed strong dissatisfaction with the trade agreement reached between the European Union and the United States on Monday. While the deal may help ease transatlantic trade tensions, Fedil warned that it could negatively affect supply chains and increase price pressure on both sides of the Atlantic. Of particular concern is the reintroduction of a 15% tariff on European imports, a significant increase compared to the rates set in April. Luxembourg's industrial sector is especially alarmed by the continued 50% tariff on steel and aluminium imports from the EU, which will remain in place until both sides agree on a new percentage-based system.

POLICE TASERS – The Luxembourg government is currently creating a police service whose members will be equipped with tasers, following a coalition election promise. In the short term, the Operational Support Group will hand out tasers to 36 police officers who will be on duty 24/7. Their mission is to support the already existing police patrols in Luxembourg, so that they can be used in case of risky interventions – for instance in incidents of domestic violence.

MISSING PERSON – Police are searching for 16-year-old Samantha Jung, who went missing after leaving her home in Dudelange on Saturday morning. She is between 160 and 170 centimetres tall, has a slim stature, light skin, and shoulder-long, black hair. People with information on her whereabouts should contact the Dudelange police.

World

MANHATTAN SHOOTING – Four people, including a police, officer have been killed after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight. A fifth victim is also in critical condition after being shot, while the gunman apparently took his own life. According to the police commissioner Jessica Tisch, the gunman, identified as Shane Tamura had driven cross country for days from his home in Nevada. It is unclear what motivated him to drive from Las Vegas to unleash mayhem in the heart of Manhattan at the end of the work day.

EUROPE WILDFIRES – Wildfires continue to rage across Greece, Portugal, France Bulgaria, Sardinia, and Turkey as extreme heat intensifies with temperatures nearing 46°C. In Greece, over 50 fires have erupted, forcing evacuations and drawing EU firefighting support. Portugal is battling major blazes in the north and centre during record breaking heatwaves. Bulgaria is facing nearly 100 active fires in in its southern mountain regions. In Sardinia, more than 100 people had to be rescued by sea after being trapped by fast-moving flames near a beach. Meanwhile, Turkey has declared several disaster zones as fires rage across multiple provinces leaving at least 14 dead and thousands evacuated.


UKRAINE WAR – US President Donald Trump has issued Moscow with a dramatic new deadline to end the war in Ukraine or face tough new sanctions, as he met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland. The US leader announced that he was reducing an earlier 50-day deadline set on 14 July for Putin to bring the Ukraine conflict to an end to "about 10 or 12 days", starting immediately. Trump also shifted his tone on Gaza, acknowledging there were signs of "real starvation" in the conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory.

GAZA AID – Meanwhile, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting Jordan's King Abdullah today, a day after he unveiled plans to airlift aid into Gaza with Jordan’s help. As the death toll from almost two years of war in Gaza nears 60,000, a growing number of people are dying from starvation and malnutrition. Images of starving children are shocking the world and fuelling international criticism of Israel over sharply worsening conditions.

Sport

FOOTBALL – Differdange will play the return match at home against The New Saints from Wales in the Conference League tonight. The first leg ended 1-0 for Differdange. The Luxembourgish club have not reached the third qualifying round of any UEFA competition for more than 10 years, but they only need to avoid defeat to progress.

England's Lionesses returned to a heroes' welcome on Monday, less than 24 hours after their dramatic penalty-shootout victory against world champions Spain in the Euro 2025 final. The team were hosted at number 10 Downing Street by Deputy Prime minister Angela Rayner and Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock while Sir Keir Starmer was in Scotland meeting US President Donald Trump. An open-top bus parade will follow today, culminating in a celebration in front of Buckingham Palace.

CYCLING – Veteran Dutch rider Marianne Vos took the overall leader's jersey in the women's Tour de France yesterday, after finishing second behind compatriot Lorena Wiebes on the third stage. Today's fourth of nine stages is another flat ride, stretching 130.7km south from Saumur to Poitiers.

SWIMMING – Luxembourg's Ralph Daleiden Ciuferri set a new national record for the 200m crawl ath the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The 22-year-old swimmer ended the crawl with a time of 1:47.74, beating his personal best by two seconds. He earned 25th place in the overall ranking, increasing his chances of a spot in the semifinals.

Weather

Today will be variably cloudy, with the possibility of rain, especially from early afternoon onwards. We will also have some wind reaching up to 20 km/h.The temperature is a bit cooler today, especially on the low end, which sees a drop to 9–11°C. The maximum expected in the afternoon will stay consistent, pointing towards 21–23°C again.

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