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The Longest Day and the Hottest

Luxembourg issues a red heatwave alert as temperatures approach 40°C on the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. National Day celebrations may be affected.

Stripes in the Heat

The Asian tiger mosquito is establishing itself in Luxembourg, part of a broader climate-driven advance across Europe. Health authorities are stepping up surveillance as temperatures rise.

Level Three

Luxembourg's Ministry of Health has activated a Level 3 heatwave alert. Temperatures could feel like 39C. Construction workers start at 6am. The record for June is 35.4C.

Twenty-Nine

Road traffic fatalities in Luxembourg jumped from 18 in 2024 to 29 in 2025. Eight were pedestrians. Alcohol was a factor in 19% of accidents.

When the Model Vanishes

Anthropic had to switch off two frontier models overnight because of a US export-control directive. If you build on AI APIs, this is your warning shot.

Eighty-One Years, Finally Visited

Canada's defence minister made the first-ever Canadian ministerial visit to Luxembourg, after 81 years of diplomatic relations.

Six Bears on a Plane

Six Asian black bears rescued from South Korean bile farms flew to freedom on a Cargolux cargo plane. Luxembourg's airline carried them free of charge, in specially designed containers, to a safari park in Denmark.

A Thousand Gigawatt Hours

Google's planned data centre in Bissen would use as much electricity as every household in Luxembourg combined. The Greens say it falls short of European efficiency standards. The Economy Minister says Luxembourg needs data centres for digital sovereignty.