THE REVIEW 📰

Europe is riveted by escalating war in the Middle East, but torn apart by internal revelations of systemic abuse cover-ups and ethnic sensitivities. The trust crisis is both foreign and domestic. The press responds with rare unanimity — urgent reckoning is overdue.

🇪🇺 Israel–Iran conflict dominates Europe’s focus

The escalation between Israel and Iran grips most front pages. Bombings, evacuations and geopolitical shockwaves fuel widespread alarm.

• 🇮🇪 The Irish Times — “Israel and Iran step up attacks as conflict escalates”
• 🇬🇷 Kathimerini — “Ankara maps out areas in half of the Aegean”
• 🇬🇷 Naftemporiki — “Window for dialogue amid fire”
• 🇲🇹 Malta Independent — “Israel–Iran conflict continues”
• 🇪🇸 El Mundo — “Israel resists Iran’s assaults: ‘The entire 20-storey building shook’”
• 🇨🇭 NZZ — “Pressure on Iran is rising”
• 🇨🇭 Le Temps — “Under Israeli fire, Tehran empties of its residents”
• 🇨🇭 laRegione — “Netanyahu wants to kill Khamenei”
• 🇬🇧 Financial Times — “Israel claims ‘control’ of Tehran skies”
• 🇬🇧 The Guardian — “Israel warns Iranians to flee as deadly air raids continue”
• 🇬🇧 The Independent — “Iranian TV bombed on air as Netanyahu declares Israel is ‘on the path to victory’”
• 🇪🇸 El Periódico — “Iran asks Trump to mediate war escalation with Israel”
• 🇵🇹 Jornal de Notícias — “Intense battle between Israel and Iran”
• 🇳🇱 De Telegraaf — “No respite for Tel Aviv and Tehran”
• 🇩🇰 Politiken — “Putin’s weapon is people — but Israel now tests the West’s resolve”
• 🇬🇧 The Scotsman — “Israel hits Iran TV in retaliatory missile strike”
• 🇬🇧 The Times — “Trump fails to back G7 call for Israel to cease fire”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Telegraph — “Israel pushes Iran to the brink with state TV blackout”

Israel's strikes on Tehran and Iran’s retaliatory missile salvos now include symbolic targets like state broadcasters. Civilian evacuations deepen the chaos. Netanyahu’s open threats to Iranian leadership signal potential further escalation, while Trump’s refusal to call for a ceasefire fractures G7 unity.

🗳 Explosive backlash over UK grooming gangs report

A scathing report on the UK’s failure to act on Asian grooming gangs sparks a political earthquake, particularly in England and Scotland.

• 🇬🇧 Daily Mail — “Conspiracy of silence over race doomed thousands of girls to abuse”
• 🇬🇧 The Sun — “Betrayed by the state”
• 🇬🇧 Metro — “Blindness, ignorance, prejudice, defensiveness”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Mirror — “NEVER AGAIN”
• 🇬🇧 The Times — “Ethnicity ‘brushed aside’ in grooming gang inquiries”
• 🇬🇧 The i — “Generation of girls let down by police, councils and MPs who ignored UK grooming gangs”
• 🇬🇧 The Guardian — “Ethnicity of grooming gangs ‘shied away from’”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Express — “Let’s ‘uncover a lot of truth’ in sex gangs inquiry”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Record — “We need our own grooming gangs probe”
• 🇬🇧 The Scotsman — “Union fury as Swinney says public sector must shrink”
• 🇬🇧 The National — “FM: UK must ‘constrain’ Israel over Iran”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Star — “We failed abuse girls”

The Casey report exposes systemic failures: authorities shied away from identifying the ethnicity of suspects, fearing racist backlash. Scotland sees renewed calls for its own inquiry. The backlash is nationwide.

💶 European economy & governance under pressure

• 🇮🇪 Irish Daily Mail — “Two-tier children’s allowance now likely in budget”
• 🇪🇸 elEconomista — “Ban on Russian gas would double energy costs”
• 🇬🇷 Kathimerini — “€392 million fine for Greek payments agency”
• 🇨🇭 Blick — “Iran pierces Israel’s missile shield”
• 🇨🇭 Tribune de Genève — “Geneva must rethink police training”
• 🇪🇸 El País — “Sánchez faces corruption siege: ‘We’ll stand and fight’”
• 🇪🇸 ABC — “Guardia Civil seizes 30,000 files from Koldo’s home”
• 🇪🇸 La Vanguardia — “Sánchez rejects snap elections, challenges Feijóo to censure vote”
• 🇪🇸 La Razón — “Sánchez clings to power as PSOE crisis deepens”
• 🇪🇸 El Periódico — “Sánchez entrenches: calling elections now would be irresponsible”
• 🇮🇪 Irish Examiner — “Radical rethink needed to deliver projects”
• 🇪🇸 El Mundo — “Sánchez goes bunker-mode, blames critics not self”
• 🇬🇧 Daily Mail (Scottish edition) — “Conspiracy of silence over race doomed thousands”

Spain’s PSOE faces implosion over corruption, with Pedro Sánchez launching an aggressive counteroffensive. Meanwhile, Greece and Ireland face calls for systemic reforms over mismanagement and public service failures.

📍 Notable Local & Human Stories

• 🇮🇪 Irish Daily Star — “Hurler in the ditch: GAA star’s driving charge dismissed”
• 🇮🇪 Irish Daily Mirror — “I just want my Annie back” — haunting mother’s plea in unsolved murder
• 🇳🇴 Dagbladet — “Iran wants to kill Trump” (headline)
• 🇳🇱 De Telegraaf — “Asbestos deaths: Eternit prosecuted”
• 🇬🇧 Liverpool Echo — “Parade victims remain under care”
• 🇬🇧 Manchester Evening News — “GMP investigates 35 suspected grooming gangs”
• 🇬🇧 Edinburgh Evening News — “Venue vision for National Library”
• 🇵🇹 Jornal de Notícias — “90% of police divorces linked to stress of job”

🛡 Defence, intelligence, cybersecurity & law enforcement

• 🇨🇭 Blick — “Iran breaks through missile shield”
• 🇬🇧 The Independent — “Iranian TV bombed live on air”
• 🇬🇧 The i — “Police using AI tool to profile sex lives and political beliefs”
• 🇪🇸 elEconomista — “UCO suspects Cerdán’s network laundered money until April”
• 🇨🇭 Tribune de Genève — “Geneva to rethink police training from scratch”

Today in the UK 🇬🇧