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LONDON -- A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States. The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe's political, economic and social elites - dominating headlines, ending careers and spurring political and criminal investigations. Former U.K. Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was fired and could go to prison.

Eric Schmidt has been a central figure at Google for nearly two decades, serving as CEO and executive chairman of the company and of Alphabet, the conglomerate of which Google is a part, between 2001 and 2017. An active supporter of the Democratic Party, he maintained a close relationship with Barack Obama from the beginning. He is currently, among other things, CEO and investor in Relativity Space, an aerospace company.

Traveling to Europe with just a carry-on used to feel like an extreme sport-one wrong packing decision and suddenly I was dragging around an overstuffed suitcase on cobblestone streets. After years of trial, error, and a few very humbling packing mistakes, I've officially mastered the art of carry-on-only travel. The secret isn't the ruthless outfit process of elimination or pretending you don't need toiletries-it's packing smarter with pieces that actually earn their spot in your suitcase.

Aldous Harding will tour North America and Europe throughout 2026. Check out the lengthy itinerary below. While there is no sign of new music just yet, Harding is at work on the follow-up to 2022's Warm Chris, the press release notes. The dates will follow her imminent tour of Australasia supporting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

digitalAudience today (13th January, 2026) announced the acquisition of Rayn.io, an AI-native audience intelligence platform recognised on the AI LUMAscape by LUMA Partners. The acquisition strengthens digitalAudience's data and identity infrastructure and supports its long-term strategy to deliver privacy-safe audience intelligence across European markets. Rayn.io has developed an AI-first technology focused on real-time audience intelligence and web-level signal analysis, designed to operate within the strict European privacy regulations.

Every hotel on this list has been selected independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who knows the destination and has stayed at that property. When choosing hotels, our editors consider both luxury properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that offer an authentic and insider experience of a destination. We're always looking for beautiful design, a great location and warm service - as well as serious sustainability credentials.

Needless to say, it does appear that FSD fever is starting to catch in Europe. Extended FSD demonstrations Tesla EU Policy and Business Development Manager Ivan Komušanac shared on LinkedIn that the company is offering ride-along experiences in Germany, France and Italy while working toward FSD (Supervised) approval in Europe. He noted that this provides a great feedback opportunity from the general public, encouraging participants to record and share their experiences. For those unable to book in December, Komušanac teased more slots as "Christmas presents."

They spend money based on their feeling of prosperity. You know what they spend on changes, but tech providers build new software tools and develop things including the cloud,

Hayley Williams has announced a 2026 tour of North America and Europe. Billed as the Hayley Williams at a Bachelorette Party tour, the run brings the Paramore singer to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Nashville, Oakland, and Los Angeles for two nights apiece with additional shows in several other cities. Water From Your Eyes are supporting most of the dates. Check out the dates behind Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party below.

Right now is a good reminder that while Tesla CEO Elon Musk is about to ask his shareholders for a trillion-dollar pay package, his car company is getting smoked pretty much everywhere. Arguably, nowhere is that more evident and urgent than in Europe, where electric-vehicle growth continues despite the United States backslidingand where Tesla's most potent rival isn't backing off. Welcome back to Critical Materials, our morning roundup of industry and technology news, coming soon to your inbox as well.

In the plastic recycling industry, the casualties keep coming. Waste management company Biffa's Sunderland plant closed in February after opening in 2022 at a cost of 7m, while rival Viridor closed its Avonmouth plant in 2022, Skelmersdale in 2023 and confirmed this summer that its Rochester plant would close, too. Like falling dominoes, plastic recycling plant closures have been endemic across Europe too: another big name, Veolia, will close its two German operations this year, while seven plastic recyclers closed in the Netherlands last year.

Traveling by train was more comfortable and sustainable than flying. Traveling by train beats flying any day - at least in Europe. I formed this opinion in October 2022, when I spent two weeks backpacking through Europe with a Eurail pass. Eurail passes grant travelers unlimited access to most European trains for a set number of days. Some trains only require a Eurail pass, while others, including overnight trains, incur an additional, discounted price.

'These results are very concerning,' said Professor Lizzie Kendon, Head of Climate Projections at the UK Met Office and an author of the study. 'They imply we need to be prepared for tropical-type hailstorms impacting Europe in the future, associated with very large hailstones that can cause severe impacts. 'This possibility also extends to the UK, although the risk of hail here remains low into the future.'

When my landlord informed me that she'd be doubling my rent, I didn't run to Streeteasy or other apartment rental apps like most New Yorkers would. With a job as a travel editor that has allowed (and encouraged) me to work remotely from all around the world and three months left on my eligibility to be in the European Union, I decided to put all my belongings in storage and set off for a three-month-long

This summer was one of the hottest on record in Europe, with temperatures soaring above 46 degrees Celsius (114 degrees Fahrenheit), triggering wildfires and causing the deaths of thousands of people, particularly among the elderly. Climate change is likely to be responsible for 68 percent, or about 16,500, of additional heat-related deaths, according to new research from the Grantham Institute Climate Change and the Environment in London, United Kingdom.

Xiaomi will begin selling its electric vehicles in Europe in 2027, marking its first overseas expansion for its successful line of EVs.