Spain has imposed a fine of €64 million on the short-term rental platform Airbnb for publishing offers that do not have the appropriate licences, the Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs announced yesterday.more

US President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he had held long and productive talks with the leaders of Ukraine, European countries and NATO. We are closer than ever to resolving the war in Ukraine, he added.more

Istanbul has ranked as the world’s most congested city for the second year in a row. Transport analytics company Inrix found that traffic delays rose by 12% in the Turkish city over 2024, with the average driver losing 118 hours to traffic. The findings come from Inrix’s 2025 Global Traffic Scorecard which analysed congestion and mobility trends in more than 900 cities across 36 countries.more

The municipal authorities of London, Paris, Berlin and New York have tightened security measures in connection with the start of Hanukkah, following yesterday's attack on the Jewish community celebrating at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.more

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at the request of President Donald Trump, is creating its own fleet to deport unwanted foreigners. It has ordered six used Boeing 737s worth $140 million for this purpose.more

At least 16 people were killed yesterday in a terrorist attack on Bondi Beach in Sydney, according to Australian authorities. The attack took place as Australian Jews gathered on the beach to light Hanukkah candles. More than 40 people, including children, were taken to hospital. One of the perpetrators was killed at the scene, while the other was seriously injured and detained.more

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts that airline profits will grow to $41 billion in 2026 from $39.5 billion this year, according to the association's report.more

A leading technology expert has warned that the emergence of Artificial Intelligence could drive humanity to extinction. One AI researcher fears that the technology could result in the end of life as we know it.more

Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger following a mid-flight incident aboard a Cathay Pacific service from Boston to Hong Kong. The individual reportedly attempted to open an aircraft door on 10 December, authorities said on Friday.more

Fewer and fewer children are being born in Sweden, and the average age of women giving birth for the first time has risen to over 30, according to a report from the government's Health and Welfare Board. In 2024, 99,000 children were born in Sweden, the lowest number of newborns since 2003.more

Three men accused of human trafficking appeared in court in Malmoe today. The crime consisted of forcing Poles into slave labour after taking away their identity documents. more

Poland is arming itself, but it has a problem because its arms industry is not sufficiently developed, according to Politico. The authors of the article pointed out that the largest contracts are signed with foreign companies because Polish arms manufacturers cannot compete effectively with them.more

The US authorities want people planning to visit the United States to provide the authorities with a five-year history of their activity on social media, according to reports in the American media yesterday. This would apply to countries exempt from visa requirements, including Poland.more

Princess Victoria has completed her training with the Swedish Air Force, the Swedish royal court and military announced on Tuesday. The heir to the throne flew a Gripen fighter jet, familiarised herself with the Patriot air defence system, and learned from the experience of pilots who were stationed in Poland during the summer. more

The United States should work to pull Poland, as well as Austria, Hungary and Italy, away from the European Union, wrote the Defense One portal, citing a longer version of the latest US national security strategy.more

In Tuesday's edition of the VG daily newspaper, the Oslo police warned of the consequences of a sharp increase in organised crime in the capital. Police officers will no longer be able to respond to every call. Juvenile gangs and their professionalisation are said to be responsible for the growing wave of violence.more

Envoys of US President Donald Trump have given Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky several days to respond to the American proposal for a peace agreement, the ‘Financial Times’ reported yesterday, citing officials familiar with the details of the talks.more

For countries closest to the front, including Poland, Russia's hybrid warfare poses as great a threat to civilians as Islamist terrorism, which has been a major problem for intelligence services in Europe for the past 20 years, the Financial Times assessed yesterday.more

The leaders of Great Britain, France, Germany and Ukraine, as well as the leaders of other partner states of Kyiv, believe that the critical moment has come and therefore support for the Ukrainian side should be increased, reads a statement issued yesterday by the office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.more

Milan is the latest Italian city to ban the installation of key boxes on the walls and doors of tenement buildings for apartments rented by tourists. Authorities in the Lombardy capital enacted the ban two months before the opening of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, which are expected to attract thousands of tourists.more

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The Swedish military observes Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea almost weekly, Swedish Navy Operations Chief Captain Marko Petkovic told The Guardian. He believes Moscow is steadily strengthening its presence in the region.more

Meta Inc. has begun closing Instagram, Facebook, and Threads accounts belonging to Australian users under the age of 16, the BBC reported. A ban on sharing social media with minors will come into effect in the country on December 10.more

Tickets to the Louvre Museum in Paris will be more expensive for foreigners from outside the European Economic Area starting January 14, 2026. This decision was approved by the museum's administration. The increase, which will bring the ticket price to €32, will apply to citizens of the UK, the US, and China, among others.more

The meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations in Miami has concluded, the Suspilne news portal reported this morning, citing sources within the Ukrainian delegation. On Kyiv's side, the negotiations were attended by the head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Rustem Umerov, and the Chief of the General Staff, Andriy Hnatov.more