Nasa has unveiled a one-of-a-kind quiet supersonic aircraft as part of the US space agency’s mission to make commercial supersonic flight possible. In a joint ceremony with Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, on Friday, Nasa revealed the X-59, an experimental aircraft that is expected to fly at 1.4 times the speed of sound – or 925mph (1,488 km/h).more

On the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland, a volcano erupted yesterday morning and an igneous corridor flowed out of it late last year, causing destruction in the city of Grindavik. Its inhabitants were evacuated again.more

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen yesterday announced 55-year-old Frederick X as King of Denmark after the abdication of his mother - 83-year-old Queen Margrethe II. The ceremony of handing over the throne took place at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen. ​more

The municipality of Legrad, located in the north of Croatia, is selling abandoned houses and building sites for only 13 euro cents as part of a pro-demographic campaign, the daily 'Jutarnji list' reported.more

Since yesterday (12 January), for the first time in a century in Rome, it has been possible to see fragments of the Forma Urbis, the monumental marble plan of this city, dating from the early third century AD, preserved to our times. The Forma Urbis museum is being inaugurated in the Celio archaeological park.more

US President Joe Biden announced on Thursday night (Friday time) that US and British forces had launched an attack on targets linked to Huti rebels in Yemen. This information was also confirmed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.more

The head of the federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), Thomas Haldenwang, believes that democracy in Germany is at greater risk than society thinks. He also emphasized that one of the threats is the growing right-wing extremism, reports the Tagesschau portal.more

The hybrid threat from Russia still exists, which is why all crossings on the eastern border will continue to be closed, said the head of the Finnish Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mari Rantanen.more

Poles in Canada will have fewer formalities in certifying the validity of Canadian documents. This country has joined the Hague Convention on the abolition of the requirement to legalize foreign official documents, and new rules apply from today.more

There were 149 bomb attacks in Sweden in 2023, which is the highest number in the history of such statistics, conducted since 2018, the Swedish police reported. Last year, the services confiscated over 10 tons of explosives.more

The US space agency NASA has announced that the landing of astronauts on the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission will take place in 2026, a year later than planned. A year earlier - in 2025 - the preceding Artemis II mission to take astronauts on a flight around the Moon will also depart. The delay is intended to allow more time to resolve safety issues with the mission.more

The year 2023 was the warmest year ever measured, with an average global temperature of 14.98 degrees C., 1.48 degrees higher than in the pre-industrial era, reported Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's Earth Observation Programme.more

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday expressed concern that Israel may have broken international law in its intervention in Gaza. He also warned that the war in the Middle East was a distraction from the one taking place in Ukraine.more

Households from Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland are among the richest in the euro area, according to a report by the Central Bank of Belgium (NBB). At the bottom of the table are the Croats, Lithuanians and Latvians.more

The Swedish Prime Minister, the Ministers of Defence and Civil Defence and the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces have in recent days appealed to the public to prepare for an attack from Russia.more

President Emmanuel Macron yesterday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister. The new head of government previously served as Minister of Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who resigned on Monday, the Élysée Palace informed.more

U.S. airline United Airlines reported yesterday that serious defects had been found "in nearly 10" grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and that the number could increase. All planes of this type have been temporarily taken out of service by federal authorities after a dangerous in-flight malfunction.more

Norway's Anders Breivik, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, has again sued the Norwegian state for his vexatious isolation. According to the mass murderer, solitary confinement results in suicidal thoughts and is a violation of human rights.more

In the Netherlands, over 5 thousand labor migrants from Eastern Europe, primarily from Poland, are homeless - reported the daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper warns that some of them are forced to sleep in tents.more

At least three people were killed and 33 injured after a massive missile attack by Russian aircraft on Ukraine this morning, officials of the country said. Four civilians were killed yesterday in Russian shelling in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, in the south and east of Ukraine.more

Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" was chosen for the best film, and "Succession" was announced as the best drama series at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. The film about the "father of the atomic bomb" and the HBO series about the intrigues of the media magnate's family won four statuettes each.more

The local government of the capital of the Netherlands is to appeal to cat owners to install bells to warn them about birds - according to the provisions of the recently adopted "Agenda for Animals 2024-2026". Meanwhile, many experts claim that this is ineffective and burdensome for domestic pets.more

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday ordered an inspection of more than 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes that were grounded after Friday's incident. A piece of the fuselage broke off during the flight of the Alaska Airlines plane. No serious injuries were reported among passengers and the aircraft landed safely in emergency mode.more

Most young Spaniards do not believe that they will receive a state pension after finishing work and will be able to buy their own apartment in the coming years - according to the latest survey by the Madrid-based research center Sigma Dos.more

2024 will be a global election year for almost half of humanity, The Economist noted, reporting that citizens of at least 64 countries will go to the polls in national and local elections in the coming 12 months.more