Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists on June 10, two years after the introduction of travel restrictions in connection with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. For now, only organized tours will be allowed into the country, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.more

The active phase of the war may last until the end of the year, believes Vadym Skibicki, a representative of the Ukrainian military intelligence, quoted today by Radio Swoboda. In his opinion, the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to wage "will be long-lasting".more

The tragedy of a few days ago in one of the primary schools in the Texas city of Uvalde shocked the whole of America. Armed with two rifles, the 18-year-old shot 21 people - 19 children and two teachers. Many celebrities commented on the matter, calling on the country's authorities to take decisive action on the issue of access to weapons. Meghan Markle chose a different form of support.more

From the Alpine massif of Grand Combin (Canton Valais) from an altitude of 3,400 meters above sea level. pieces of the glacier collapsed this morning. Several people were injured by falling pieces of ice. A large-scale rescue operation is underway - informs the Herisau24 portal. It is not known if there are any fatalities.more

Russia in recent days is believed to have begun using 50-year-old T-62 tanks pulled from storage in the fighting in Donbass, highlighting its shortcomings in modern equipment, the British Ministry of Defense reported today.more

Joe Garcia, the husband of teacher Irma Garcia, who was gunned down in a massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, died of a heart attack in what the family described as a heartbroken death, the "New York Times" reports today.more

Russia, by blocking or stealing grain shipments from Ukraine to other countries, is trying to trigger a new wave of emigration to Europe, according to commentators in the Portuguese online daily Observador.more

Wild boars are now almost a permanent feature of the landscape in and around Rome. There are more and more problems with them - alarm media. At the lake in Castel Gandolfo near the Eternal City an animal bit a young man.more

Jean-Luc Martinez, the former director of the Louvre in Paris, is accused of illegal trafficking in antiquities, money laundering and complicity in organized fraud. The case concerns a stele engraved with the name of the pharaoh Tutankhamun on display at the Louvre's Abu Dhabi branch that may have been looted from Egypt, the daily "Le Monde" reports.more

The EU, US and UK will create a special mechanism on war atrocities in Ukraine to provide coordination and support on the ground for efforts to account for crimes committed during the Russian invasion, a joint communique announced yesterday.more

A worldwide shortage of health care workers numbering in the tens of millions could make it impossible to provide adequate health care, reports The Lancet.more

According to a recent report by Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN), Belgium has the highest percentage of fruits and vegetables contaminated with toxic pesticides (34 percent) in Europe, reports The Brussels Times.more

The German Standing Committee on Immunization (Stiko) recommends vaccinating children from five to eleven years of age against Covid-19 with a vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Previously, such a recommendation only applied to children of this age with diseases, informs "Tagesspiegel".more

The Sun's poles and the lower layers of the solar corona can be seen in new high-definition videos and photos presented by the European Space Agency (ESA). The images of the Sun were taken by the space probe Solar Orbiter during its approach to our day star.more

The perpetrator of a shooting at an elementary school in the city of Uvalde, Texas, in the US, which killed 19 children and three adults, bought two weapons to celebrate his 18th birthday, which he celebrated in May this year, the American television station NBC 5 reported.more

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksandr Motuzjanyk, assessed that Russia was preparing for a long war in Ukraine. The situation on the eastern front is now "extremely difficult", it may determine the outcome of the war, the spokesman added.more

Koninklijke Marechaussee (military police) had to intervene on Sunday night at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, Dutch media reported yesterday. Aggressive travelers attacked security guards due to the long waiting time until the security check.more

In March, there was "a completely unsuccessful attempt to attack the tyrant from the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin," informs the daily "Bild", citing information from the Ukrainian military intelligence.more

Russia and China held their first joint military exercises since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Sky News reported yesterday following an anonymous source quoted by the New York Times.more

The EU has adopted an amendment to the Europol regulation that increases the powers of the institution. The rules should be published in the Official Journal and enter into force before the end of June.more

About 500,000 years ago, Western Europe was inhabited by a maximum of 25,000 people, according to analysis by Spanish scientists working with geographers from the German universities of Cologne and Tübingen.more

Two cases of monkey pox have been reported in America. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the latest wave of the virus is spreading especially by sexual contact.more

According to Time magazine, this year's ranking of the most influential people has been broken down into six categories: Artists, Innovators, Leaders, Titans, Pioneers and Icons. The list includes, among others Putin, placed next to Volodymyr Zelensky.more

The most popular German daily in yesterday's issue asks rhetorically whether Chancellor Olaf Scholz does not want Ukraine to win in the confrontation with the Russian aggressor.more

The Starbucks store chain announced its withdrawal from Russia after 15 years of presence in Russia. It has 130 establishments there that generate less than 1 percent. annual revenue. A similar decision was made yesterday, among others Levi's.more