World

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Infos

World

News from around the world covering politics, society, and current affairs.

'We hope we can start the operation either at the end of this year or most probably at the beginning of next year,' said Philippe Bordarier

World's first permanent repository

In Finland, radioactive spent nuclear fuel soon to be buried underground

Chef Habi Khaliqdad prepares his workstation at Ulo, who is aiming to get Greenland's first Michelin star

Chef Khaliqdad's crusade for Greenland's first Michelin star

An Israeli flag flies over Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as Israel extends ints ground operation deeper into the country

Beaufort Castle

UN to meet on Lebanon after Israel takes Beaufort castle

Morning Roundup

Salaries and pensions rise in Luxembourg, Israel seizes castle in Lebanon, and PSG welcomed home

Aryna Sabalenka takes on Naomi Osaka for the third time this year on Monday

Back and fighting

Sabalenka, Osaka clash in blockbuster French Open tie

Despite the decline of the publishing industry, self-publication and handmade 'zine' magazines are growing in popularity in Japan

Rise of self-publishing

'AI simply can't replicate it': Japan embraces zine trend

Colombia's presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella led in the election's first round of voting

Norm-smashing outsider

Trump fan, leftist through to Colombia presidential runoff

Outgoing US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell fought for the independence of the central bank under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump

Undergoing 'stress test'

Outgoing chair Powell delivers defense of Fed independence

US director Kane Parsons has taken 'Backrooms' from creepy collective horror meme to feature film

$81.5 million debut

'Backrooms', based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records

Pop star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner reportedly wed in London on Sunday

Together since January 2024

Singer Dua Lipa marries actor Callum Turner: media

Jonas Vingegaard completed his Giro d'Italia victory on Sunday

Vingegaard wins Giro d'Italia to complete Grand Tour set

Colombia's June 21 run-off election will pit leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda against rightist millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella

Ahead of run-off

Trump acolyte, leftist icon: Who will be Colombia's next leader?

Marta Kostyuk applauds Iga Swiatek off Court Philippe Chatrier

Four-time champion

Swiatek exits French Open, Zverev eases into quarters

Labour Party members react to victory as their party wins an unprecedented fourth term

Malta's Labour party wins historic fourth term amid Mideast crisis

Virat Kohli guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to back-to-back IPL titles after an unbeaten 75 in the final

'Stuff you dream of': Kohli powers Bengaluru to back-to-back IPL titles

Nicaraguan Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, considered a political prisoner, died on May 31 due to health complications after nearly three years in detention

Nicaraguan Indigenous leader imprisoned under Ortega dies in detention

Kanye West at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. The US rapper said he is postponing a planned concernt in France

July 18 performance

Italy bans Kanye West concert over security concerns

The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is the 17th recorded in the vast, unstable country

Cases continue to rise

Africa CDC says over 1,100 suspected Ebola cases in DR Congo and Uganda

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Indian cricket player Rajat Patidar (L) tosses the coin alongside his Gujarat Titans' counterpart India's Shubman Gill before the start of 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 final match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 31, 2026.

Bengaluru win toss, opt to bowl against Gujarat in IPL final

Celebrations across France for PSG's victory over Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League final were marred by violent clashes and hundreds of arrests

Champions League win

780 arrested, deadly road accident in riotous PSG victory celebrations across France

The feat knocked another common Irish famoily name -- Gallagher -- off the top spot

Around 2,000 people

O'Sullivan clan gathering in Ireland breaks world record

Man dies after street fight despite resuscitation attempts

Young man in critical condition after brutal fight

Malta's PM called a snap election due to geopolitical crises.

Labour predicted to lead

Ballot counting starts in Malta general election

A resident affected by the Lapindo mudflow sits on the embankment in the mud volcano area

Ongoing struggle

Two decades later, impacts from Indonesia mud volcano linger

Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi delivers a speech during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, 2026

'New militarism'

Japan defence chief takes swipe at China at security meet

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter 'Doom'

Nineties shooter game

Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

A protester in Lima, Peru with an image against right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori

Before runoff vote

Hundreds march in Peru against right-wing presidential candidate

Back to Top

Subscribe to our newsletter

Do you want to advertise on today.lu? Contact our advertising agency IPLuxembourg directly

© 2026 RTL Luxembourg. All rights reserved.