World

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Lëtzebuerg

RTL Infos

World

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

The collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada has been followed by defiant talk from both governments

Trump admin predicts US trade war 'devastating' for Canada

Humanoid robots take part in the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026

Robotic endurance

Humanoids break records at Beijing Robot Games

Mosquito-borne disease

North Macedonia registers fifth West Nile virus death

Indonesian student Rudiansyah's striking costume has drawn attention to the country's struggle to contain devastating wildfires

'Keep up the spirit': Indonesian teenage 'Superman' joins wildfire fight

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the United States had offered a 'bad deal' on trade

'Discriminatory treatment'

Canada retaliates as trade war with US escalates

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing government faces push-back on its climate policies ahead of general elections in September

Among voters' top concerns

Thousands expected at Sweden climate demo as election looms

Baek Song-yi refused her company's request to sign a confidentiality agreement warning she could be fired for disclosing information about the harassment

Seeking legislation

South Korean survivor fights for workplace harassment 'justice'

Munich's Allianz Arena has apparently been included in the 2026 Sydney Marathon medal

'Unfortunate error'

Sydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium

Around 2,200 people from more than 70 countries work at the AT&S site in Leoben

'Riding the wave'

Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom

IndyCars roared across the city streets of Washington in the shadow of iconic US capital landmarks during practice for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Created by Trump

IndyCars zip among iconic Washington landmarks ahead of Freedom 250

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is taking a gamble on defying US President Donald Trump

Full support across political spectrum

Canada's Carney stands up to Trump, despite risks

Pope Leo led an open-air mass at the port of Rimini attended by 40,000 people

Pope Leo calls for courage in Rimini visit after stop in tiny San Marino

New Zealand wing Will Jordan scores his first try against South Africa in Johannesburg

Shock 33-16 victory

Clinical New Zealand shock wasteful South Africa in first Test

A shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih where a Russian drone attack Friday killed 16 people people and left at least nine missing

Surge in Russian strikes

Macron pledges air defence as 13 killed in Russia, Ukraine strikes

Pope Leo XIV wore a liturgical vestment created by Filippo Sorcinelli during an open-air mass in Rimini

Filippo Sorcinelli

Pope's 'couturier of the sacred' fueled by faith

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and opposition leader Magdalena Andersson lay flowers outside the school where the attack happened

Swedish police identify 17-year-old girl as victim in school sword attack

Zelensky and Macron have cooperated closely

Strengthening support

France to deliver interceptor missiles to Ukraine after new Russian strikes

In Europa sind in diesem Sommer, in dem es mehrere Hitzewellen gab, mindestens 30.000 Menschen zusätzlich gestorben. Allein zwischen Mitte Juli und Mitte August habe es in Europa mehr als 32.000 zusätzliche Todesfälle gegeben, schätzt EuroMomo.

Summer heatwave toll

At least 30,000 excess deaths recorded across Europe this summer

Yves Matwa, an Ebola outbreak response worker, tells passengers on Congo river ferries to brace for checks before they can enter the DR Congo capital Kinshasa

Checks on people from affected areas

DR Congo capital wary of Ebola nightmare

The Middle East conflict has roiled global shipping, sending governments and firms scrambling to seek alternative routes

Amid logistic disruptions

South Korea sends first container ship through Arctic route

Anthropic is currently at odds with the Trump administration, which has terminated all of its government contracts with the company

Expected in 2027

Anthropic market debut could break SpaceX IPO record: media

Indonesia lost some 200,000 hectares of land to wildfires in the first half of the year

As difficult conditions persist

Indonesia deploys hundreds of soldiers to tackle Borneo fires

A shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih where a Russian drone attack Friday killed 16 people people and left at least nine missing

Ukraine strikes kill two children after Russia's deadly mall attack

There is growing international concern over the situation in the West Bank

102 signatories

Former envoys urge joint French, UK action on Palestinian territories

The latest tariffs impact about 5.5 percent of Canadian exports to the United States

Trump tariffs heap up as Canada tries to curb US reliance

A young Mexican gestures towards his opponent in an "aura battle" replete with social media memes in Mexico City on August 20, 2026

'Almost no one understands'

'Aura' battles leap from social media to Latin America streets

Sudanese farmers struggle with delayed rains and low Nile water levels as El Nino climate conditions impact the world's largest hunger crisis

Crucial rains delayed

Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry

Legend has it that this is where Odysseus landed when he finally returned home to Ithaca

Greek Nolan summer

Odyssey effect: stars sell Greece to a new wave of US tourists

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.