Mourners gather around the coffin of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Karbala on Thursday, 9 July. He was killed four months ago. (© picture alliance / newscom / Iranian Supreme Leader’s Office)

10 July 2026

Iran war: escalation looming again?

The US and Iran have resumed fighting. Washington confirmed strikes on targets in Iran, Tehran has attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Shortly beforehand, merchant ships had come under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has since said that the agreed ceasefire is over. Europe's press tries to gauge the risk of further escalation.

Der Standard (AT)

**Der Standard**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	66,000 (2023)
Visits	20.000.000 – 30.000.000
Publisher	Standard Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H / Oscar Bronner
Online payment model	All content for free

Not the last wave of attacks

Naftemporiki (GR)

**Naftemporiki**
Country of media outlet	Greece
Language of media outlet	Greek
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Irini und Marietta Athanasiadou, Aggela Kontogouri
Online payment model	All content for free

Tehran maintains control

Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH)

**Neue Zürcher Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	88,000 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

The system is unstable

NRC (NL)

**NRC**
Country of media outlet	Netherlands
Language of media outlet	Dutch
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	145,000 (2019)
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	NRC Media
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Stuck in limbo

Dagens Nyheter (SE)

**Dagens Nyheter**
Country of media outlet	Sweden
Language of media outlet	Swedish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Bonnier Media
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Digging in its heels

Salzburger Nachrichten (AT)

**Salzburger Nachrichten**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Christian
Circulation	80,000 (2023)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Salzburger Nachrichten Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. & Co KG / Maximilian Dasch
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Throwing trust to the wind

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10 July 2026

After Ankara: is Nato a united front again?

The key players at the Nato summit: host Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump. (© picture-alliance / Lehtikuva / Emmi Korhonen)

Süddeutsche Zeitung (DE)

**Süddeutsche Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	284,503 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Süddeutscher Verlag / Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

An alliance with potential

Deutsche Welle (RO)

**Deutsche Welle**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Online payment model	All content for free

Shared responsibility on the Black Sea

Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR Online) (EE)

**Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR Online)**
Country of media outlet	Estonia
Language of media outlet	Estonian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	ERR
Online payment model	All content for free

What 3.0 could stand for

10 July 2026

Wildfires in southern Europe: why so unprepared?

Woodland on fire in León, Spain, 8 July 2026. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Samuel de Roman)

Correio da Manhã (PT)

**Correio da Manhã**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Circulation	41,810 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Cofina Media, SA.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Abandoned regions ablaze

Visão (PT)

**Visão**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Thursdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	21,903 (2023)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Medipress - Sociedade Jornalística e Editorial, Lda. (Impresa Publishing, S.A.)
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

No voters, no action

El País (ES)

**El País**
Country of media outlet	Spain
Language of media outlet	Spanish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	92,000 (2020)
Publisher	Prisa
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Japanese resilience needed

10 July 2026

Le Pen eyes presidency despite conviction

Following the verdict, Le Pen gave an interview on the 8 pm news on TF1.(© picture alliance / abaca / Hartmann Christian/Pool/ABACA)

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE)

**Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	190,364 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung GmbH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Europe must brace itself

Hotnews (RO)

**Hotnews**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Media Bit Software SRL
Online payment model	All content for free

Don't leave it to the courts to fight the far right

European Pravda (UA)

**European Pravda**
Country of media outlet	Ukraine
Language of media outlet	Ukrainian, Russian, English
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Online payment model	All content for free

Risks for Kyiv

09 July 2026

Russia: back in the Games

IOC President Kirsty Coventry. (© picture-alliance/KEYSTONE / CYRIL ZINGARO)

Expressen (SE)

**Expressen**
Country of media outlet	Sweden
Language of media outlet	Swedish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Bonnier Media
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Only protest and boycott can help now

Delfi (EE)

**Delfi**
Country of media outlet	Estonia
Language of media outlet	Estonian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	Mit Stand Juni 2023 hat Delfi knapp 100 000 bezahlende Abonnenten.
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	AS Eesti Ajalehed
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Outcry comes too late

08 July 2026

Ankara summit: what lies ahead for Nato?

Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte (centre) arrives in Ankara. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Abdullah Guclu)

România liberă (RO)

**România liberă**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Publisher	Medien Holding Group
Online payment model	All content for free

Green light for surge in defence investment

European Pravda (UA)

**European Pravda**
Country of media outlet	Ukraine
Language of media outlet	Ukrainian, Russian, English
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Online payment model	All content for free

Kyiv's strategic upgrade

08 July 2026

Turkey: more than just a host for Nato?

(© picture alliance / Sipa USA / Depo Photos)

Avvenire (IT)

**Avvenire**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Catholic
Circulation	92,000(2022)
Publisher	Avvenire Nuova Editoriale Italiana S.p.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Trump needs Erdoğan's support

Der Spiegel (DE)

**Der Spiegel**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	weekly
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	715,498 (2022)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Don't play along

08 July 2026

UK: Farage resigns – and announces comeback

(© picture alliance / AP Photo/Thomas Krych)

The Times (GB)

**The Times**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	360,000 (2020)
Visits	30.000.000 – 40.000.000
Publisher	News UK & Ireland Ltd (Rupert Murdoch)
Online payment model	All content fee-based

Pantomime politics

The Irish Times (IE)

**The Irish Times**
Country of media outlet	Ireland
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	54,147 (2019)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Irish Times Trust
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Shine wearing off

07 July 2026

France: will Le Pen be barred from running for president?

(© picture alliance / abaca / Jumeau Alexis/ABACA)

L'Opinion (FR)

**L'Opinion**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	42,000 (2023)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Bey Médias Presse & Internet
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

An explosive ruling

Ouest-France (FR)

**Ouest-France**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	637,000 (2022)
Visits	150.000.000 – 200.000.000
Publisher	SIPA Ouest France
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Bardella would shift RN agenda

07 July 2026

Twelve-year term limit for Hungarian MPs?

Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Parliament. (© picture alliance / NurPhoto / Balint Szentgallay)

Válasz Online (HU)

**Válasz Online**
Country of media outlet	Hungary
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Publisher	Válasz Online Kiadó Kft.
Online payment model	All content for free

Parliamentarians just party soldiers

Népszava (HU)

**Népszava**
Country of media outlet	Hungary
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	14,016 (2022)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	XXI.század Média Kft.
Online payment model	All content for free

Rule of law applies to all

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