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GTA 6 leaks - a nightmare or a blip for the biggest video game of the year?A few weeks ago, developer Rockstar announced it would break its long silence with a special "extended look" at the highly anticipated video game in a Netflix special.

India news: Police used 'excessive force' on CJP protestersAmnesty International alleges that police in the capital New Delhi and the state of Bihar used excessive force against youth-led Cockroach protesters. Full details and more in DW's roundup of major headlines in India.

Marine Le Pen’s career has been resurrected – and she is a bigger threat than everFrance loves a battle-scarred survivor. There is a significant chance that Marine Le Pen will be next.

Thousands rally in Stockholm over climate crisis weeks ahead of general electionThe protest comes as experts in Sweden have warned that the government's climate policy jeopardises the country's emissions-cutting goals to reduce CO₂ emissions from transport by 70 percent by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045.

Russia sabotages weapons factories across EuropeRussia has launched a fresh wave of attacks on European armaments factories under the guise of plausible deniability, according to Western intelligence sources. The Kremlin is recruiting local gang members to sabotage defence manufacturers to test Nato's resolve.

Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missilesPM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components.

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Moving to France from the US: If you can dream it, you can do it, say Americans in ParisWith the return of Donald Trump to the presidency today, this is a scary time for Americans. More than a few are at least fantasizing about pulling up stakes and heading for somewhere safe and fun. Like – oh, I dunno – Paris. But in the real world, can you do it?

Miriam Thaler: My guide through Cambridge for all the witches and wizardsA few weeks ago, I first set foot in Cambridge and ever since, I have been constantly wondering whether during my travels here from London King’s Cross, I might accidentally have boarded the train at Platform 9 ¾. The grand gothic colleges, the small alleyways lined with crooked redbrick houses, old gnarled pubs, hidden bookshops, students in long black capes roaming the streets all weave an air of “olde English magick” making me feel like I have fallen into a “Harry Potter” spin-off.

Theme parks you can drive to from BerlinWhile Berlin has its fair share of what’s called “Erlebnispark” within one-hour drive around the city — check out Holland Park to the north-west, Karls Erlebnis-Dorf to the west, Irrlandia to the south-east of Berlin, Freizeitpark Germendorf to the north-west (the dinosaurs park) and the aquapark Tropical Islands again to the south-east, — those aren’t exactly classic amusement parks with lots of rides and carousels. For those, one needs to take a longer trip. W

Our return after decades showed us an Izmir bigger, better and more modern than everTayyip Erdogan is an observant Muslim who has tried to pry Turkey away from the aggressive secularism of Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey. In Izmir, Erdogan has not succeeding in changing anything. Oh, wait … he kinda has: it’s even more liberal than the city we arrived in back in 1999.

Lauren Simmonds: My Top 5 sandy beaches in CroatiaLeisurely strolls along the sand as the waves gently lap your toes aren’t commonplace here, but they do exist. You just need to know where to find them.

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Dutch home buying made simple

Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Georgia Lewis: How to find genuinely good Australian wines in the UK and Europe

New Seeker Montessori school opening in Eindhoven

Featured News

News and Buzz

Business

Georgia Lewis: Finding a creative job in the UK after Brexit

Attention, Costco shoppers (updated): Aggressive American big-box retailer has big plans for Europe

Closing clubs in Berlin: The fight over RAW Gelände

Expat Essentials

Travel

Terry Boyd: Discovering the Other Amsterdam

Jess Bretin: My guide to hosting older American parents in Europe

Oxana Skibun: The best spots for Hungarian food in Budapest

IN OTHER NEWS...

New for 2026: Dispatches’ (always updated) list of the best EDM-plus festivals across Europe and the globe

Eindhoven Business Briefing: It’s raining euros, hallelujah

Dayna Clarke: Where should you actually live in Malta?

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