Deep ocean currents around Antarctica could slow down by more than 40%. over the next 30 years, with significant consequences for the oceans and climate. Such a decline in water circulation would stagnate the ocean floor and affect climate and marine ecosystems for centuries to come.more

The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is applying for the post of secretary general of NATO, the British daily The Sun reported today, citing diplomatic sources.more

Samantha Markle has accused her half-sister of libel against the Duchess of Sussex in the famous interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. However, the trial will not take place, because the famous American 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting e.g. restricting freedom of speech.more

Four dead and several injured in avalanches near Tromsoe in northern Norway yesterday, Norwegian police said. On the island of Reinoya, a landslide swept a house with two people into the sea, their bodies were found in the water.more

Portugal's parliament passed a law legalizing euthanasia yesterday. The deputies of the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister Antonio Costa and representatives of the opposition liberal-left groups supported the adoption of this legal act.more

In 2022, there were 572,806 private jet flights in Europe. This is a record level of such trips and an increase of 64 percent. compared to 2021, informs the Belga agency.more

Strikes against pension reform in France are a challenge for summer tourism, not only in this country, say European media. This is also a problem for airlines who complain about frequent industrial action by French air traffic controllers.more

Former US President Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts of business fraud in an indictment filed by a Manhattan grand jury investigating silent payments to a porn star, CNN reported yesterday, citing sources and giving no further details.more

For Poland, investing in the military is no longer a luxury but a necessity, and the pace of armaments is fueled by still-living memories of Russian tyranny.more

On the second day of his state visit to Germany, King Charles III met Ukrainian war refugees in Berlin. The monarch visited the center for Ukrainian refugees on the site of the former Tegel airport.more

Pope Francis, who is in the hospital, has bronchitis, the medical team taking care of him announced yesterday evening. Tomorrow, the sovereign of the Vatican City State is to leave the Gemelli clinic as he gradually recovers, but it is possible that he will be forced to resign from presiding over Holy Week celebrations.more

A northern French woman who called President Emmanuel Macron "trash" on Facebook will be put on trial for insulting the head of state, AFP reported. She faces a fine of 12,000. euro.more

Ukrainian refugees in Berlin have repeatedly been victims of theft, assault and other crimes over the past twelve months. From the beginning of the war to February this year, the police registered a total of 3,250 such crimes.more

North Korean authorities are punishing people accused of distributing South Korean films or religious practices with death, Seoul's unification ministry said in a new human rights report, excerpts of which were released to the media today.more

At the proving ground in Oksbol in the west of Denmark, the largest artillery exercise since the end of the Cold War is taking place in this country with the participation of troops from 9 NATO countries, including Poland under the command of the US. Dynamic Front maneuvers are to show the strength of allied countries.more

The number of people who regularly attend church in France is higher than is commonly believed, according to a study by the Harris Interactive institute for the French Radio and Television Committee (CFRT) and reported by the French daily La Croix.more

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has revealed that Donald Trump's first wife was the subject of a counterintelligence investigation into her ties to communist Czechoslovakia, where she was born. A small portion of the hitherto secret files on Ivana Trump have been released. The rest will see the light of day in April.more

Pope Francis has been in the Gemelli clinic in Rome since yesterday because of heart and breathing problems, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported, citing hospital sources. Earlier, the Vatican reported that the pope is undergoing scheduled examinations.more

Telecommunications provider Vodafone wants to cut around 1,300 full-time jobs in Germany. This applies mainly to administrative and managerial positions, the portal of the "Handelsblatt" daily reported, citing the new head of the company in Germany, Philipp Rogge.more

Hundreds of businessmen, investors and artificial intelligence experts, including Elon Musk among others, have called in a joint letter for at least a six-month pause in the development of AI systems more capable than the GPT-4 published in March. The signatories warn of the unpredictable consequences of the race to create ever more powerful models.more

More than 235,000 immigrants will enter Spain's 47 million inhabitants each year, according to a report compiled by the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF) in Madrid.more

Revumenib, an experimental drug for acute myeloid leukemia, led to remission of the disease in more than a quarter of a third of patients during phase I clinical trials. These are very promising results, especially since the drug uses a new mechanism of therapy.more

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has opposed the European Union's new agreement with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries because of its provisions on perspective and gender equality, Britain's 'Financial Times' reported on Monday.more

Travel providers in the Netherlands commonly mislead their customers, according to consumer association Consumentenbond. The organization's research shows that more than 8 out of 10 vacation trips cannot be booked at the price that is presented in the offer.more

For Ukraine, there is no other way to end the war than to regain all occupied territories, but this is unlikely to happen this year, according to participants in the conference "The Russian invasion of Ukraine: journalists, war, refugees" held last night in London.more