Luxembourg Agriculture Committee chair warns of growing pressure on farms after hottest summer. Maize yields down 20-25%. Some farmers reducing livestock herds. Feed shortage, liquidity problems. Crop insurance may pay 9M euros.
Meloni government becomes Italy's longest-lasting postwar administration at 1,413 days. Tops Berlusconi record. But challenges ahead: economy growing 0.6%, referendum defeat, unsolved structural issues.
Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving after March rollover crash in Florida. License suspended for five years. DUI charge dropped in plea deal. Had opioid painkiller pills in pocket. Sought treatment in Switzerland.
Uber laying off about 10% of workforce worldwide. 34,000 employees affected. CEO Khosrowshahi says leaner org means clearer ownership, faster decisions. Shutting down Nigeria and Uganda. Only 1% remote.
George Clooney says US run by least qualified people at Venice Film Festival. Calls it a kakistocracy. Says he feels ashamed. Cites Hegseth mocking Canadian soldier. Hopes for restoration in 2028.
Luxembourg records hottest summer ever. 20.6C average at Findel, beating 2003 record by 0.1C. 30 days above 30C, four times the average. 80 litres per square metre rainfall deficit.
Suspect in Bilsdorf 900kg cocaine case arrested in Colombia. 46-year-old Hermes Julian Garcia Perez detained near Medellin. Cocaine found in machine drums imported from Colombia to Luxembourg farm.
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion in second national security trial. Could face life in prison. Already serving nearly 5 years for subversion. Met with Pelosi and Rubio.