Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently traveling in the United States, met with former British President Donald Trump to "discuss the situation in Ukraine and the critical importance of a Ukrainian victory," Johnson's spokesman said yesterday.more

The 2020 census shows that the US population was older and there were fewer children under the age of 5 than in 2010 or 2000. The number of people 65 and older increased at the fastest rate and one in six people is over 65.more

Plans to abolish fixed-term tenancies in England would "decimate" the student housing market, landlords have warned. The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) said a lack of certainty properties would be available at the start of the academic year could cause "chaos".more

The Czech national football team will play a Euro 2024 qualifying match against Albania at the Fortuna Arena in Prague on September 7, the Czech federation announced. Jaroslav Silhavy's team is Poland's rival in group E.more

Ahead of the July NATO summit in Vilnius, the idea is gaining popularity among allies that Ukraine could become a member of NATO even if it does not control the entire territory, as Germany did during the Cold War, the New York Times reported yesterday.more

Passengers flying into the UK are facing long delays at passport controls as e-gates across the country have gone down. The issue is affecting people arriving at UK airports, the Home Office said, after the system went down on Friday night.more

For the second time, Iga Świątek will enter the Grand Slam French Open as the defender of the title. After the triumph in 2020, in the next one she was eliminated in the 1/4 finals, and in 2022 she was the best again. It will also depend on her attitude on the Parisian courts to maintain the lead in the ranking of tennis players.more

50 million people are victims of modern slavery. 28 million are victims of bonded labour, 22 million of forced marriage. 12 million victims are children, say the authors of the Global Slavery Index. The Walk Free Foundation published the latest edition of the report on Wednesday, AP reported.more

Supermarkets have not been using high rates of inflation as a cover for making higher profits, the boss of Sainsbury's has told the BBC.more

The International Ski Federation has approved the 2023/24 World Cup calendar in ski jumping. The competition will start on 25 November in Ruka and end in Planica on 24 March 2024. The Polish Tour will be held for the first time at venues in Wisla, Szczyrk and Zakopane.more

Recycling plastic can make it more toxic and should not be considered a solution to the pollution crisis, Greenpeace has warned before the latest round of negotiations for an international plastics treaty.more

If current levels of migration in both countries continue, in 2025. The UK - for the first time since data has existed - will overtake France in terms of population, the i newspaper reported yesterday.more

Liverpool footballer Mohamed Salah wrote on social media that he is "devastated" that the club has lost its Champions League place next season, adding that "there is absolutely no excuse for this".more

EU regulations are intended to eliminate short-term renting 'on the black', i.e. without taxes, announced Leon Kozminski Academy expert Dr Ewa Kiczmachowska.more

The maintenance of the Belgian royal family last year increased to a record amount of EUR 40 million, reports the daily "Le Soir". In 2023, the cost will be even higher and will amount to approx. EUR 42 million.more

Weather forecasters have some bad news for fans of traditional British bank holidays, who love desperately barbecuing under an umbrella as rain soaks their flip-flops. more

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was concerned that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) might attempt to assassinate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her visits to the US, according to declassified documents reported in British media today.more

The last round of the competition will determine the German football champion, which for the first time since 2012 may not be Bayern Munich, because everything is in the hands of Borussia Dortmund. The coronation of Paris Saint-Germain in France is also very likely.more

British business is looking for a new "safe haven" to stay in the single and rich EU market and avoid significant bureaucratic burdens. According to the data of the German group Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Germany is of particular interest to the British.more

The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the approval of the oral antiviral drug Paxlovid on Thursday. These are tablets for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of Covid-19 in adults.more

It's going to be a busy weekend on public transport coming up! A perfect storm of a good weather forecast and huge road closures due to the RideLondon event this weekend mean services much busier than usual this weekend. more

Hugo dos Santos Aveiro, the elder brother of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, has been charged with mass counterfeiting of Juventus sportswear and will face trial, Portuguese media reported yesterday.more

The French government is tightening the rules, banning domestic flights for alternatives shorter than 2.5 hours by train. The regulations came into force on Tuesday, but we will go further, Transport Minister Clement Beaune announced.more

Exclusive: Extensive deployments ‘raise serious concerns about transparency’, says research group Action on Armed Violence.more

The US President assured reporters yesterday that there would be no US bankruptcy and that negotiations with the Republicans on raising the debt limit were productive. At the same time, he acknowledged that the two sides have significantly different visions of the budget.more