The new large-scale Russian offensive against Ukraine has already begun, with major fighting going on in the Donbass, stated Mykhailo Podolak, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as quoted by the RBK-Ukraine portal yesterday.more

A Polish coach was involved in an accident on Highway 2 between Irxleben and Bornstedt in Saxony-Anhalt on Thursday night. Police told MDR radio SACHSEN-ANHALT that at least 35 people were injured, including six seriously. Some travelers had to be freed from the bus by the fire department.more

SpaceX has taken steps to prevent the Ukrainian military from using Starlink's internet-connecting satellite terminals to control drones, company CEO Gwynne Shotwell announced. She noted that the system is intended for communication and humanitarian purposes, not as a weapon.more

The Booking.com platform has prepared a list of the 10 friendliest cities in the world. Their research shows that tourists for whom hospitable people and a friendly atmosphere are important elements of a rewarding holiday should head to the Italian city of Polignano a Mare.more

French petrochemical company TotalEnergies earned a record 19.5 billion euros ($20.5 billion) last year, the French company reports. Net profit is €2.5 billion higher than a year earlier.more

U.S. Coast Guard officers rescued 20 people on the island of Cal Sal, north of Cuba and part of the Bahamas archipelago, CNN Espanol television reported yesterday, based on information from the U.S. service.more

"I stand before you to defend Ukraine's right to return home - to Europe". - announced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the European Parliament today.more

We are noting an increase in terrorist threats, and the reason is, among other things, the reaction to the burning of a Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm, Swedish special services SAPO reported yesterday.more

The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday has exceeded 16,000, AFP reported this morning, based on official figures. Rescue operations are continuing all the time.more

"Ukraine can defeat Russia, I have no doubt about it. Putin's defeat is only a matter of time," said American political scientist Francis Fukuyama in an interview published yesterday for the T-Online news portal.more

Passenger traffic at European airports last year almost returned to the period before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) report. The European airports organization points out that airport attendance almost doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching 1.94 billion passengers.more

SSRIs cause emotional dullness in one in two patients. Scientists have found that this is because they reduce sensitivity to reward and positive reinforcement - behavioral processes that "create" human behavior in a given environment, allow you to stay connected to and learn from the environment. The results of the study were published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.more

To over 11 thousand the death toll from the earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria has soared. It is the deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. The last cataclysm of this type, in which more people died, took place in 2011 in Japan.more

The government and energy companies have launched a support fund for people who cannot pay their electricity and gas bills, reports Financieele Dagblad. People whose income does not exceed 200 percent of the subsistence minimum can apply for subsidies to bills.more

The U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has informed Congress that China now has more intercontinental-range ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers than the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. However, the US still has a significant advantage when it comes to the number of missiles alone, warheads and launchers, submarines and strategic bombers.more

In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of seasonal workers from Eastern Europe will again arrive in Germany. Trade unionists are criticizing the poor working conditions, which have improved only slightly, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) daily portal reports.more

410 million dirhams, or about 490 million zlotys. That's how much the buyer paid for the most expensive apartment in the history of the United Arab Emirates. The penthouse in the Bulgari Lighthouse Dubai skyscraper has an area of 3,620 square meters, a private elevator, a swimming pool and the best view of sunsets over the Persian Gulf.more

Agreements for the purchase of the bankrupt Frankfurt-Hahn airport in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate have been signed independently by two entities - a German company and the holding company of Russian oligarch Viktor Kharitonin, which has already paid €20 million toward the deal. Today, the company's creditors are expected to decide which of the deals will be implemented, the Bild newspmore

As the risk of escalation in Ukraine grows, the world is moving "with eyes wide open" toward "war on a wider scale" - declared the UN secretary-general yesterday in a speech outlining the organization's priorities for 2023.more

The ongoing strike by air traffic controllers in Spain yesterday led to numerous flight delays at the country's 16 airports.more

According to the latest official figures, yesterday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks in Turkey and Syria killed a total of 5,021 people. The first 72 hours after the disaster are crucial for rescuing people, but that window of relief is closing fast, and international support has still not reached Syria, a Sky News TV correspondent reported.more

In various regions of Russia, bomb shelters are being inspected and repaired, the Russian independent newspaper Moscow Times reports. This is another manifestation of the militarization of Russian society, he emphasizes.more

The European Union is preparing to welcome Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the EU summit in Brussels the day after tomorrow, the Financial Times reported.more

Groupings forming the government of the Netherlands have concluded a secret agreement not to raise the topic of migration in the election campaign, revealed the daily "Algemeen Dagblad". In mid-March, elections of regional authorities will be held in the Netherlands.more

Support for Ukraine fighting the Russian invasion by its allies cannot be temporary, but should be increased in such a way as to stop the aggressor, said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview published in the Spanish daily "El Mundo". He added that "red lines" should not be drawn on this issue.more