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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.

Mistral Three

Mistral released a 675B-parameter open-source model under Apache 2.0. The largest permissive license release to date comes from a European company, and it changes the math for everyone running local AI.

Fifth in Europe

Luxembourg ranks fifth in Europe for cleanest bathing waters, with 94.1% of sites rated excellent. The EEA reports 85% of Europe's bathing sites meet the highest standard.

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.

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.

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.