Singapore's Changi Airport has been named the “world's best airport” for a record 12th time. The city-state's airport reclaimed the title in the “World Airport Awards 2023” announced yesterday by the air transport research firm Skytrax.more
Donald Trump asserted today on his Truth Social network that he will be "arrested" on Tuesday and called for demonstrations ahead of a possible indictment of him for paying a porn star to keep quiet about their sexual liaisons.more
The Bundestag has lifted Germany's decades-long ban on blood donations by homosexual men. Germany's Aidshilfe association is highlighting the great progress on the issue, while the right-wing AfD party is criticizing the decision, the ZDF news portal reported.more
Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) representative Andriy Yusov said today that the Kremlin is concerned about the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to order the arrest of Vladimir Putin. According to HUR, the search for a person to replace Putin is already beginning.more
Hospitals in Italy's Lombardy region are empty of intensive care units for people infected with the coronavirus for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic more than three years ago, the head of the local health department Guido Bertolaso reported yesterday.more
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia.more
Visiting the Pantheon in Rome will no longer be free to tourists who will be required to pay a €5 entry fee, following an agreement reached between Italy's culture ministry and church authorities.more
Russian military-linked hackers targeted – and in some cases successfully infiltrated – the networks of European military, energy and transportation organizations in an apparent spying campaign that went undetected for months as the war in Ukraine raged, Microsoft told its customers in a report obtained by CNN.
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South Korean President Jun Suk Jeol has ordered the government to refine a draft law that would allow the maximum working week to be extended to 69 hours. The project was criticized by young people, Yonhap reported.more
US authorities have so far shown no evidence that the Chinese-owned TikTok platform poses a threat to national security, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said. He accused Washington of "unwarranted attacks" on the app.more
The two-day International Congress of Russophiles was held in Moscow. Among the participants were conspiracy theorists and celebrities, including Charles de Gaulle's grandson, American actor Steven Seagal and an Italian princess who fears that European boys are being encouraged to marry their cows, The Guardian reported.more
People who intend to have dogs at home will be required to complete a prior course in the care of these animals, according to the Animal Protection Act approved yesterday in Spain. The Congress of Deputies, the lower house of the parliament, supported the proposal to organize such a course at veterinarians or via the Internet.more
The Moldovan government will receive 10 million pounds from the UK authorities to strengthen the country's security, both military and in the field of energy, Chisinau media reported.more
Today, a nationwide warning strike began in dozens of hospitals across the Netherlands. Only admission rooms remain open, the media reported. Workers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.more
By May, Ukraine intends to conduct a major counter-offensive operation against the aggressor's troops; Kiev is considering an advance from the Kherson region towards the occupied Crimea or cutting the Russian "land bridge" to the peninsula, i.e. an attack on the enemy-held areas on the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov, Politico reported.more
Facebook violated the privacy of Dutch users of the platform in 2010-2020 - the court in Amsterdam ruled yesterday. The judge found that the American company unlawfully processed personal data, using them, among others, to for advertising purposes.more
Russians have poured into Bali in droves since the invasion of Ukraine. In Indonesia’s most popular destination, the arrivals are finding refuge from the economic fallout of the war and the threat of conscription.more
The amount of the deposit is the main reason for returning empty bottles and cans in Slovakia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, according to a study.more
The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.more
The 'NRP Mondego' failed to carry out a mission to accompany a Russian ship north of the island of Porto Santo, in Madeira, after 13 personnel refused, on Saturday night, to embark for security reasons.more
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs this year, making it the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs as the industry braces for a deep economic downturn.more
It is likely that Finland will join NATO before Sweden, and we are preparing for this possibility, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson admitted for the first time.more
I am confident that in 2023 we will be able to declare that the Covid-19 pandemic is over and no longer a threat to public health on a global scale.more
French MPs want to introduce a new law according to which minors under 15 will need parental consent to set up an account on a social networking site. The draft also sets the minimum age from which it will be possible to set up an account - 13 years.more
The United States, Great Britain and Australia are ignoring the concerns of the international community and are following a "dangerous path," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, commenting on the submarine cooperation agreement announced by these countries.more
