Iga Swiatek is still second in the WTA women's tennis rankings, but her loss to leading Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka has shrunk from 836 to 630 points. Third-placed American Coco Gauff already has a significant loss to the two. In the top 10, there was a slight change in positions. Hubert Hurkacz, on the other hand, maintained his 11th place in the tennis ranking.more

Belgium's federal government has proposed a new plan of action following last week's terrorist attack in Brussels that killed two Swedish soccer fans. The plan is intended to solve long-standing problems for the police and justice system. Among other things, a database of all those ordered to leave the country will be created, Belgian TV station VRT reports today.more

A new collectable coin celebrating The Snowman has been launched by the Royal Mint. The design retells Raymond Briggs' classic children's book about James, a young boy who builds a snowman that comes to life.more

Intense gusts of wind and heavy rain brought by Storm Bernard yesterday led to a great deal of destruction on the Iberian Peninsula. One person died as a result of the sudden weather collapse.more

Der niederländische Weltmeister Max Verstappen vom Red-Bull-Team hat am Sonntag das Formel-1-Rennen um den Großen Preis der USA, den 18. Lauf der Weltmeisterschaft, in Austin gewonnen. Verstappen holte seinen 15. Saisonsieg. Am Tag zuvor war der Niederländer auch im Sprintrennen der Schnellste.more

A Hamas chief is living in a London council house despite allegedly running violent operations in the West Bank, a report has revealed. Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, 62, was given a £112,300 discount on the £320,700 two-storey home by Barnet Council.more

The head of the Christian Democratic CDU party Friedrich Merz said that in Germany "naturalization must be stopped too soon." The opposition leader demands that naturalization should only be possible if applicants recognize Israel's right to exist. Anyone who does not sign this has nothing to look for in Germany, Merz said in an interview with ZDF television.more

Up to 100 cars are set to be removed from the top of a car park destroyed in a major blaze at Luton Airport. The fire broke out on level three of Car Park Terminal 2 and is thought to have started in a diesel car before spreading rapidly.more

Juventus Turin defeated AC Milan 1:0 in an away game in the 9th round of the Italian Football Premier League. The "Old Lady's" goal was guarded by Wojciech Szczęsny, while Arkadiusz Milik played in its attack until the 74th minute.more

More than 1,100 sheep and 200 goats led by shepherds dressed in folk costumes, accompanied by music, marched through the main streets of Madrid yesterday during a traditional transhumance festival, Telemadrid TV reported.more

Rishi Sunak’s personal mobile that he has used for many years has been leaked in what is an embarrassing security breach.more

According to 27.4 percent of respondents, Donald Tusk should be the candidate of the KO, the New Left and the Third Way for prime minister. Rafał Trzaskowski was indicated by 14.3 percent, and the podium is closed by Szymon Holownia with the support of 10.3 percent of respondents, according to a SW Research poll for rp.pl released yesterday.more

Defending champion Barcelona, without Robert Lewandowski, who is treating an injury, defeated Athletic Bilbao 1:0 at home in the 10th round of the Spanish Football Premier League. The goal was scored by debutant Marc Guiu. Another Catalan team, Girona, also picked up a victory.more

Flooding from Storm Babet could last for days, the Environment Agency has warned, after the UK was lashed with rain and wind over the weekend. Across England 116 flood warnings remain in place - including in the East Midlands and along the River Severn.more

Five Caribbean countries sold the citizenship of 88,000 people from countries such as Iran, Russia and China, said the European Commission, which announced tighter visa controls in connection with the practice.more

Paris Saint-Germain players won 3-0 against Strasbourg, and Marcin Bułka's Nice defeated Olympique Marseille 1-0 in Saturday's matches of the 9th round of the French top football league.more

Within four years, we will digitize 7 million herbarium plant specimens and make them available for free on the Internet. We hope that it will work like a spiral and other countries will also want to follow our lead. Creating databases with free access is crucial for the development of science, said Dr. Alan Paton, keeper of the herbarium plant collection at the Royal Kew Gardens in London.more

75 percent of Italian adults say they feel good or even very good, according to a survey conducted by the national Institute of Health. Only less than 3 percent of respondents assessed their health condition negatively.more

The labor market does not use the potential of employees aged 45-64 in OECD countries, and the phenomenon of discrimination against them also occurs on the Polish labor market - pointed out the Polish Economic Institute. It was noted that the share of these people in the total working-age population is growing in OECD countries and in Poland.more

Rishi Sunak is considering a tax cut for the 5 million highest earners and reducing stamp duty in an attempt to ease the pressure on his leadership after two historic byelection defeats, it has been reported.more

Inter Milan defeated Torino away 3-0 in the 9th round of the Italian top football league and advanced to the leading position. Karol Linetty played for the host team. Napoli, with Piotr Zieliński in the squad, won on their rival's pitch 3-1 against Paweł Dawidowicz's Verona.more

According to a ranking by the American Psychological Association (APA), the most stressed Americans live in Mississippi. 83 percent of people surveyed there said the state's financial and economic problems were the reason.more

A series of special tests have been taking place to ensure that the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains perform correctly at their full customer capacity.more

Footballers of leader Real Madrid tied 1:1 away against Sevilla in the 10th round of the Spanish Premier League. Defending champion Barcelona, still without the injured Robert Lewandowski, will take on Athletic Bilbao tonight.more

Women earned almost €3 per hour or 9.6pc less than men on average in 2022, the Central Statistics Office has found. more