Three men will stand trial on suspicion of beating Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, a relative of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, outside his chocolate store moments after President Emmanuel Macron's televised interview, Radio France reported yesterday.more

Russian troops once again carried out a massive missile and air strike on Ukraine the past 24 hours, the risk of further strikes across the country's territory remains very high, writes the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine this morning.more

Warsaw ranked third - behind Paris and London - in Europe in terms of demand on the office market in the first quarter of this year. – according to the "Poland Office Marketbeats" report.more

Strategically located in the middle of the North Atlantic, the Faroe Islands continue to cooperate with Russia in fishing and become independent of Denmark. At the same time, the government, after pressure from Copenhagen, is preparing an analysis of the consequences of a possible termination of the Russian agreement. The islanders are sharply divided on the issue.more

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss argued yesterday during a visit to Taiwan that the West should not cooperate with China because totalitarian regimes cannot be trusted, and urged her successor Rishi Sunak to characterize China as a threat rather than a challenge.more

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill yesterday banning the use of the Chinese short video app TikTok in the state. Montana is the first state in America to ban TikTok.more

9 deaths, 13,000 people evacuated - this latest tally of catastrophic flooding in Italy's Emilia- Romagna region is reported in the press today by local authorities. It is stressed that tropical rains have passed over this part of the country, the result of a "sick climate."more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and her mum were all involved, as well as other drivers, pedestrians, and police officers.more

Turkish airlines are reducing flights to European countries and directing their planes to the Russian market, reports the Dutch daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper points out that the Russians are also setting up airlines in Turkey and flying to the European Union.more

The Spanish government has started developing an application for mobile phones that will show who spends the most time doing household chores. The centre-left cabinet intends to combat discrimination against women in this way.more

The Court of Appeal in Paris on Wednesday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison, including two years of probation, for corruption and influence peddling in the wiretapping scandal. Sarkozy will not be serving his sentence in prison, but at home under the supervision of an electronic bracelet.more

In Spain, the phenomenon of illegal occupancy of houses and flats by "squatters" is growing, including the property of foreigners in the country's tourist areas - alert British media.more

For the first time in history, Dutch primary school pupils perform worse in reading than their peers in other countries, according to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The best were Singaporeans, Poles took a high 6th place, and the Dutch only 17th.more

Germany is considered a haven for money laundering in Europe. The lack of a limit on cash transactions is responsible for this, which criminals are eager to exploit, stresses Florian Koebler, chairman of the German tax union DSTG.more

The Duchess and the Duke of Sussex got involved in the celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month. To mark the occasion, they took part in a meeting with teenagers organized by the California non-profit organization AHA! Santa Barbara. Meghan and Harry spoke to the youngsters about, among other things, the negative impact of excessive use of social media on the psyche of young people.more

In Germany, consumers are increasingly and willingly turning to venison, the Spiegel weekly portal reports today. Reasons include prices. "There are even former vegetarians who have become hunters." - comments a spokesman for the German Hunting Association.more

Yesterday, the U.S. State Department released the 2022 International Religious Freedom Report. Of the countries where it is being violated, the document singled out Russia and China, among others.more

Brandon Johnson was sworn in as Chicago's new mayor yesterday. The Polish community there is concerned because of his stated policies regarding the city's security and the prospect of tax increases.more

Russia's overnight air attack on Kiev - the eighth in May - was complicated, as drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles were launched from different directions, the head of the Kyiv City Military Administration, Serhiy Popko, reported today.more

At least four people were killed, including the attacker, in a shooting in the town of Farmington, New Mexico, on Wednesday, local police said. Many people were injured.more

Thanks to the Finns' entry into NATO, we are "stronger" in this part of the world where competition will increase - believes Gen. Philippe Lavigne, head of NATO's strategic command based in American Norfolk.more

The Minister of Education of Sweden, Lotta Edholm, resigned from introducing a digitalization strategy for preschoolers and the youngest students. "Children must first learn to read and write," Edholm told the newspaper Dagens Nyheter.more

Politicians from Italy's ruling Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party in Catania, Sicily, have raised the alarm about the lack of security in the city. Local politicians issued a statement after a 35-year-old Polish tourist was seriously injured in an attack.more

Due to the intensifying drought in Spain, thousands of cattle have been slaughtered in recent months. Their owners say that with water and feed shortages, premature culling of the animals is the only viable option. The intensifying drought is accompanied by appeals from Spanish clergy to the faithful to pray for rain.more

G7 countries and the European Union will ban imports of Russian gas through pipelines through which Russia cut off supplies after the invasion of Ukraine, the Financial Times reported, citing officials involved in the talks.more