Continental Breakfast — February 01, 2026
Continental Breakfast
What Europe is reading this morning
Sunday, February 01, 2026
Story 1
Epstein Files: Pressure Mounts on Prince Andrew as European Officials Resign
Millions of newly released documents have triggered a transatlantic reckoning. UK ministers push Andrew to testify while Slovakia's security adviser has already quit.
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UK · BBC News Epstein sent $75,000 to accounts linked to Mandelson, files suggest → Labour grandee dragged in |
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UK · BBC News Slovakia PM's national security adviser resigns over Epstein links → First European casualty |
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UK · BBC News LA 2028 Olympics chief 'deeply regrets' flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell → Olympic embarrassment brewing |
Story 2
Iran's Supreme Leader Warns of Regional War as US Navy Gathers
With a US naval battle group off Iran's shores and Tehran beginning live-fire exercises, both sides raise stakes while claiming to seek talks.
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UK · BBC News Iran's supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks → Tehran defiant, war rhetoric hot |
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Germany · DW Iran classes EU armies as terrorist groups → Escalation hits Europe directly |
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France · Le Monde Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack → Generals rattling sabres |
Story 3
Capgemini Dumps US Subsidiary Over ICE Links as Protests Grip Minneapolis
French IT giant sells off its American arm after pressure over immigration enforcement contracts. Thousands brave freezing temperatures to protest ICE raids.
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France · Le Monde French IT giant Capgemini to sell US subsidiary after row over ICE links → Corporate France runs scared |
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UK · BBC News How ICE raids changed a once bustling Chicago neighbourhood → Ghost town in Little Village |
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Germany · Der Spiegel A Lone Louisiana Lawyer's Fight against Trump's Deportations → David vs Goliath, sympathetic |
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France · Le Monde US press freedom under scrutiny after arrest of two journalists → American democracy fraying |
Story 4
John Bolton: 'We Have Passed Peak Trump'
Trump's former national security adviser warns Ukraine against concessions and says Putin is manipulating the president.
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Germany · Der Spiegel Former U.S. Security Adviser: 'We Have Passed Peak Trump' → Hawkish, worried about Ukraine sell-out |
Also Noted
• 200+ killed in DRC coltan mine collapse — the mineral ends up in your phone
• Swiss bar fire death toll rises to 41
• 12 killed by Russian strike near bus in Ukraine
• Israel bans MSF from Gaza over staff list refusal
Continental Breakfast · Dispatches from Europe
Headlines translated where necessary. Coverage angles reflect editorial interpretation.