Trump to hit eight European countries with 10% tariff over Greenland dispute

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland are to face a 10% tariff on all goods from 1 February. US President Donald Trump said that he will charge a 10% import tax from 1 February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to the US-control of Greenland.more

Wizz Air has carried a total of 500 million passengers since its inception, the airline announced. It added that 200 million people have traveled on its flights over the past three years.more

One of the nine most frequently visited websites in Poland by children aged 7-14 is a pornographic site, according to European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier. ‘These statistics are alarming, which is why we have sued Poland before the CJEU,’ he said.more

The UK, France, and Italy are diverging on their positions regarding resuming direct contacts with Vladimir Putin, according to Politico, following a conversation with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper. She warned that the Russian leader shows no interest in peace.more

Singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two female former employees. The women allege that the 82-year-old Spanish superstar "normalised abuse" in a coercive, threatening and violent environment while they were working at his properties in the Bahamas and Dominican Republic.more

Social media platforms have blocked 4.7 million accounts belonging to underage Australians in a single month, authorities in Canberra announced. In December 2025, Australia became the first country in the world to ban under-16s from owning social media accounts.more

Global tourism will break records in 2025, with 1.5 billion people expected to travel, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) announced in Madrid. Spain alone welcomed a record 96.5 million tourists last year.more

Britain has temporarily closed its embassy in Tehran, Reuters reported on Wednesday evening, citing a government spokesman in London.more

Sabotage is a key method of Russia's hybrid warfare against the West, and it is increasingly being carried out by people recruited on a casual basis, according to a report published yesterday by the London-based think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).more

Ryanair announced yesterday that it would cut one million passenger seats in Belgium in response to the introduction of a new tax. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he was prepared to cut another million if the Belgian government went ahead with its ‘equally stupid idea’ of raising aviation tax.more

The French Ministry of the Interior announced today that ten British far-right activists who took part in actions on the French coast against immigrants attempting to cross the English Channel illegally into the United Kingdom have been banned from entering the country.more

Last week, the Norwegian government presented new recommendations regarding the use of electronic screens by children and young people. Two-year-olds should not have any contact with phones or televisions at all, and five-year-olds should not spend more than one hour a day in front of a screen.more

The Spanish public prosecutor's office announced yesterday that it was investigating singer Julio Iglesias on charges of sexual assault and forced labour brought by two of his former employees, according to the website elDiario.es.more

Travel experts have revealed some of the destinations around the world that travellers should consider avoiding in 2026 amid rising concerns about overtourism.more

Thousands of supporters of the Iranian authorities attended a pro-government rally in Tehran today, intended to counterbalance the protests that have been ongoing for two weeks. The Speaker of Parliament announced that if US President Donald Trump carries out his threats of intervention, he will receive an ‘unforgettable lesson’.more

Canada is the country most at risk from political instability in the US and changes resulting from the American political revolution, according to the latest report by Eurasia Group, a company specialising in risk assessment. The report emphasises that the only country more vulnerable to the effects of these changes is the United States itself.more

In Sweden, the number of asylum seekers in 2025 was 6,735, the lowest in 40 years and 30 per cent lower than in 2024, Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell announced on Friday. more

New EU regulations on safe third countries are intended to allow member states to reject some asylum applications at the initial assessment stage. This will apply to individuals who may have applied for and possibly been granted asylum in a non-EU country deemed safe by member states.more

US President Donald Trump instructed special forces commanders to draw up a plan to invade Greenland, but senior military officials opposed it, according to a report in today's British newspaper ‘The Mail on Sunday’.more

Dr. Andrzej Jarynowski, an epidemiologist from the Medical University of Wrocław, estimates that 2026 won't bring a single, spectacular epidemic, but could test the Polish healthcare system with a series of smaller, overlapping threats. He believes the most serious test at the beginning of the year will be the flu season.more

The unemployment rate in the European Union remained stable at 6% at the end of 2025. Unemployment in Poland in November last year stood at 3.2% and was one of the lowest in the EU. However, 577,000 Poles are still out of work, according to Eurostat research published this week.more

Severe weather conditions are causing major disruption in several European countries. France is grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Goretti, northern Germany is paralysed by snowstorm Elli, and winter conditions have led to numerous accidents and transport disruptions in the north of the Netherlands.more

Prezydent USA Donald Trump oświadczył w wywiadzie dla "New York Timesa", że może stanąć przed wyborem między przyłączeniem Grenlandii a zachowaniem NATO. Stwierdził, że pozyskanie Grenlandii na własność jest ważna. Oznajmił też, że uważa własną moralność za jedyne ograniczenie dla swoich działań.more

The outflow of workers from Central and Eastern Europe, including Poles, is a serious challenge for the Norwegian economy, which is intensifying with the improving economic situation in their countries, admitted Ine Eriksen Soereide, former Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs.more

In Savukoski in eastern Lapland, near Finland's border with Russia, the lowest temperature so far this winter was recorded on Thursday - minus 41.5 degrees Celsius. Due to the low temperatures across the country, electricity consumption has reached an all-time high, Finnish operator Fingrid said.more

The Danish Ministry of Defence has confirmed that in the event of an invasion by foreign troops, for example on the territory of Greenland, soldiers are to launch an immediate counterattack without waiting for an order, Danish media reported.more

In just a few weeks, humanity could take a step toward returning to the Moon. If all goes according to plan, Artemis II could launch on February 6th – the first manned mission to reach lunar orbit in over 50 years, the US space agency NASA announced.more

Russia has sent a warship to escort the tanker Bella 1, which is being pursued by US forces across the Atlantic, the BBC reported today. The ship was believed to be between Scotland and Iceland yesterday.more