The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has written a letter to the French Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, informing the government of cases reported to him of Muslim prayers being led in primary schools and asking for a response in defence of the secularity of the state.more

Several US government agencies have been victims of a ransomware cyberattack, the Cyber Intelligence and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reported yesterday. According to MSNBC television, the perpetrators of the cyber attack, which has previously affected institutions and companies around the world, were the Russian-speaking CLOP gang.more

We have the means to continue sending more military capabilities and replenish equipment losses suffered by Ukraine during its counter-offensive, assured the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, after the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Support Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels.more

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography, operating within the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) in Madrid, has published disturbing research results.more

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday, left behind an estate worth approx. EUR 6.4 billion, which includes, among others, shares in companies, stocks, real estate, a football team and even a yacht. more

The American Cancer Society has listed the 10 most deadly cancers, said Polish oncologist Dr. Janusz Meder. The most dangerous are pancreatic cancer and mesothelioma.more

Stockholm residents traveling between the islands of Kungsholmen and Soedermalm can already use the world's first autonomous ferry. For now, its operation is supervised by the captain, but ultimately the unit is to be unmanned.more

Resistance to disinformation is the subject of a report discussed today at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the UN by representatives of the Lublin Triangle countries. Speeches are planned by Galyna Petrenko - director of Detector Media from Ukraine, Lukas Andriukaitis - co-founder of the Civic Resilience Initiative in Lithuania, and Paula Rejkiewicz from the press office more

The Berlin prosecutor's office has confirmed the opening of an investigation into Till Lindemann, leader of the band Rammstein. The singer is accused of sexual coercion and making drugs available, a spokeswoman for the Berlin prosecutor's office announced yesterday.more

Agriculture Minister Cem Oezdemir wants to fight childhood obesity with a strict ban on unhealthy food advertising. The ban on advertising aimed at children is to apply not only to sweets or crisps - the ministry's index includes almost all dairy products, the portal of the "Bild" daily found out.more

Washing hands, as a basic hygienic activity, occupies an important place in some cultures, and sometimes even has religious significance. Due to the pandemic, this activity has become especially important. Meanwhile, it turns out that almost half of Americans do not use soap when washing their hands.more

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of anti-Semitic posts has more than doubled, alarm activists from organisations fighting anti-Semitism in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the US and Italy, among others, are warning. They have sent a letter to the new head of the service calling for action to reduce the number of posts that spread hatred of Jews or deny the Holocaust.more

In Germany, as much as 33 percent. of men aged 18-35 accept violence against women, and 34 percent admitted that they happened to raise their hand to their partner during an argument, according to a recent survey. In turn, 34 percent of those surveyed admitted to using physical violence against women to "instill respect in them".more

Bella Montoya Castro, declared dead in a hospital in the Ecuadorian town of Babahoyo, woke up in a coffin. Her family announced that they would sue the doctors. The 76-year-old woman gave signs that she was alive two hours after being placed in the coffin.more

19-year-old Pole Miłosz O. and 19-year-old Kurd Ronnie D. are suspected of Saturday's shooting in Stockholm, in which two people were killed and two were injured. Both men were arrested yesterday for four weeks by the court in Huddinge.more

Populations of the tiger mosquito and Asian wasp are expanding rapidly in Portugal and Spain. In recent years, there have been deaths or illnesses of people and pets in both countries as a result of bites from the insects that have arrived from Asia.more

The disappearance of large animals in Africa is a phenomenon that was already visible several million years ago, scientists believe. The research results are published in the "Science" weekly.more

On Monday 12 June, Korean police with the help of emergency services apprehended George King-Thompson, who was climbing the facade of Seoul's tallest skyscraper and the sixth tallest in the world, the Lotte World Tower, the Associated Press reported. The 123-storey building is 555 metres high. The young Briton, who was climbing without any belay, was taken down at a height of 300 metres.more

In the US state of Montana, the first trial began yesterday in which residents are complaining that state authorities are pursuing policies that accelerate global warming and threaten their future. The complainants - young people under the age of 22 - claim that policies pursued by the state of Montana violate their constitutional right to a "clean and healthy environment" - Reuters reported.more

German experts in conflict and peace studies have called for long-term military support for Ukraine from Germany and NATO. At yesterday's presentation in Berlin of their annual report entitled 'There will still be no peace for a long time to come', they declared that there is no prospect of an end to the violence against the country invaded by Russia. They warned against sudden negotiations.more

History classes at universities have begun to be visited by inspectors, checking that lecturers teach in accordance with the authorities' instructions. Even criticism of the times of the tsars is not allowed," reported the Radio Svoboda portal.more

As of January 2023, the total number of nuclear warheads in the world was 12,512, of which 9,576 were ready for use, which is 86 more than a year ago, according to a report published yesterday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).more

Arctic waters could be ice-free in summer in less than 10 years, which means they could be more easily accessible to shipping at least a decade sooner than expected, according to a study by scientists from Canada, South Korea and Germany.more

An 11-year-old girl from a British family who was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden in France has been named as Solaine Thornton. The family were having a barbecue on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany.more

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died today in a hospital in Milan at the age of 86, Italian media reported. The former three-time head of government, the senator was hospitalized again on Friday. He recently suffered from chronic leukemia.more