Vladimir Putin announced yesterday that he will not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine until Kiev takes steps that are "irreversible" and acceptable to Moscow. The President of Russia is in Astana, where the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ended.more

The Labor Party, which has been in opposition for 14 years, decisively won yesterday's elections to the British House of Commons, which means that its leader Keir Starmer will today be tasked with forming a government by King Charles III. According to exit polls, Labor won 410 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons.more

Following an investigation that found nearly half of frozen sperm and egg samples inspected were not properly labeled, the Office of the Health Commissioner for the Australian state of Queensland has recommended the destruction of "uncertain" biological material. There may be thousands of cases involved.more

Iga Swiatek advanced to the third round of the Wimbledon Grand Slam. The leader of the world tennis rankings won yesterday in London against Croatian Petra Martic 6:4, 6:3.more

Holidaymakers are facing chaos at Heathrow Airport after emergency services evacuated Terminal 2. Images shared on social media showed crowds of people amassed inside the airport, following reports to the Metropolitan Police of a “suspicious item that needed to be checked out”. more

Two polls published on Wednesday by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal show Donald Trump's biggest lead to date over Joe Biden, between six and eight percentage points. The overwhelming majority of respondents also believe that the president is too old to be in office. Biden declares that he "absolutely" has no intention of withdrawing from the race. He has undergone a medical check-upmore

Drivers in the UK have been warned to fill up their tanks ‘sooner rather than later’ after a 10-week price drop comes to an end. Motorists were urged to head to forecourts after the price of a petrol litre fell last week, though it has since stabilised.more

InPost parcel machines have been placed at Modlin, Radom and Zielona Góra airports, the company announced. The machines will enable domestic shipping for passengers whose items in hand luggage have been questioned during security checks.more

The quarter-final phase of the European football championships in Germany will begin today. And it will start with two blockbusters - Spain's match against the home team will kick off in Stuttgart at 18:00 (local time). Three hours later, France will play against Portugal in Hamburg.more

Dozens of hot air balloons will sail across London's skyline this weekend in aid of charity. The Lord Mayor's Hot Air Balloon Regatta is returning on Sunday, July 7 for the first time in five years after previous years' events were cancelled due to poor weather and the Covid pandemic.more

Numerous rankings show us which countries offer the highest quality and best living conditions and indicate which countries are the happiest. In the course of these surveys, many factors are analysed that influence the mental health of a country's inhabitants. According to the latest ranking, the country whose citizens are the most mentally healthy is Sweden. Poland was ranked 22nd.more

June's weather may have felt erratic at times - but for some social media users, there was nothing random about it. They wrongly blamed it on "weather manipulation" and "geoengineering". Others accused weather presenters of "hiding the truth" from the public.more

Hubert Hurkacz scratched in his Grand Slam Wimbledon second round match against French tennis player Arthur Fils at 6:7 (2-7), 4:6, 6:2, 6:6 (8-9). The encounter lasted three hours and 30 minutes.more

The government in Wales has pledged to bring in legislation by 2026, giving it the power to ban members of the Welsh Parliament if they knowingly lie.more

Bank branch closures are sweeping the UK with Lloyds, Barclays, Halifax and NatWest among the financial institutions leaving the high street in this month.more

All the leaders of Britain's main political parties have already cast their votes in the House of Commons elections taking place today. According to polls, they will end in an overwhelming win for the opposition Labour Party.more

An Afghan activist is being blackmailed over a recording of a gang rape she was subjected to in a Taliban prison, 'The Guardian' reported yesterday. The woman, who managed to leave the country, was sent the recording with the threat that it would be published if she "continued to speak ill of the Islamic emirate".more

Swiss national football team selector Murat Yakin admitted ahead of Saturday's Euro 2024 quarter-final against England in Duesseldorf that there is a very good mood in the team. "We were able to play against Germany and Italy, so why couldn't we beat the English?" - He added.more

Plans for new trains with ‘up to 50% cheaper fares’ between London and Manchester have been revealed after the HS2 drama that ended with its northern leg being cancelled.more

Danish prosecutors yesterday charged a 37-year-old Polish man with assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in early June. The hearing will take place before a court in Copenhagen on 6-7 August.more

The introduction of new banknotes featuring King Charles III's portrait has unexpectedly provided a golden opportunity for scammers to circulate fake notes. Despite these notes being rare in everyday transactions at present, an urgent warning has been issued over their potential for forgery.more

Donald Trump is open to the idea of ruling out Nato enlargement to include Ukraine and Georgia and giving the go-ahead to change Ukraine's borders, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing foreign policy experts close to Trump. Almost all experts close to the former president expect a significant reduction in the US role inside NATO.more

Less than an hour apart, Magda Linette and Magdalena Fręch lost their matches in the first round of Wimbledon. The Polish tennis players faced higher ranked opponents. They played good matches and regretted not taking several chances.more

House of Commons elections began today in the UK, the result of which will, by all indications, be the end of 14 years of Conservative Party rule and the return to power of the Labor Party under Keir Starmer.more

The American company Moderna is conducting advanced research on a vaccine against bird flu using mRNA technology. This work is financially supported by the US government. The results of clinical trials are expected to be known in autumn 2024.more