"There is nothing more bitter, Gerhard Schroeder made a mistake," wrote the RND portal yesterday in a comment, "not in some detail, but in an issue that is central to his entire political life. The ties with Putin have caused irreparable damage to both Schroeder and Germany as a whole."more

The chances of a coup in Russia are now greater than before the country's aggression against Ukraine, says Naunihal Singh, who has investigated around 500 coups around the world. According to the author of the book "The Takeover of Power", the risk for Vladimir Putin will increase with the problems related to the war in Ukraine and the increasingly tougher sanctions by the West.more

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has denied claims that he groped and exposed himself to an employee at his SpaceX rocket company six years ago. A report in the Business Insider news outlet on Thursday alleged SpaceX paid the ex-flight attendant $250,000 (£200,000) to settle the claim.more

Passenger numbers at European airports will not return to pre-pandemic coronavirus levels until 2024 at the earliest. - announced yesterday the industry association of European airports ACI Europe.more

From July, refugees from Ukraine will be entitled to regular social benefits in Germany. The Bundesrat, the second chamber of the German parliament, approved a law yesterday that implements an agreement on the matter between the federal government and the states, ARD television reports.more

The secretary general of the Elysee Palace, Alexis Kohler, announced yesterday the composition of the new French government. The current ambassador to Great Britain Catherine Colonna was appointed the new head of diplomacy. Elizabeth Borne took office on Monday.more

Russia's State Duma will consider lifting all age restrictions for professional soldiers serving in the Russian military, which would mean Russians in their 40s and foreigners in their 30s could join, Sky News reported today.more

A comic book detailing the life of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been published in the United States, The Hill reported yesterday.more

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is the first-ever major hybrid war, as the cyberattack, which targeted more than 300 targets linked to the Ukrainian government, was coordinated with a military attack, Microsoft's US CEO Brad Smith assessed, as quoted by the Guardian newspaper yesterday.more

It's been known for a while that Meghan and Harry are collaborating with Netflix. Now it turns out that part of this collaboration is a series shot at the couple's villa in California. According to unofficial reports of the American media, a documentary about the everyday life of the Suesses has been shot there for several months. Netflix wants the production to premiere at the end of this year.more

Spain's former King Juan Carlos Bourbon returned to his homeland yesterday after spending nearly two years in exile in the United Arab Emirates due to suspected corruption. His stay in the country of his father King Philip VI will last until Monday.more

Flight data indicates that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed China Eastern's Boeing 737-800 plane with 132 people on board, the Wall Street Journal says, citing its sources. The crash occurred on March 21 of this year. All were killed.more

A health alert has been issued in Madrid due to the detection of 7 initially confirmed and 22 suspected cases of monkeypox virus infection in the region, Europa Press reported. Swedish health authorities yesterday reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox in a person living in the Stockholm area.more

1.2 million people in Italy over the age of 50 have so far received a notice to pay a fine of 100 euros for failing to vaccinate against Covid-19, Ansa news agency reported citing the Health Ministry. The fines were introduced over the winter along with mandatory vaccination for this age group.more

Fiona Hill, who was Donald Trump's Russia adviser, had the opportunity to meet Vladimir Putin in person - she sat across from him at dinner. One of the things she remembered was that Putin smelled strange, as if he had come out of a dry cleaners. He also gave the impression of someone who needed corrective glasses, as his co-workers handed him fiches with directions written in large print.more

The Belarusian authorities have banned the sale of George Orwell's 1984 book, Nasha Niva, independent and blocked by the authorities, reports.more

The Russian military has made adjustments to its objectives and modus operandi in Ukraine. Faced with organizational problems and fierce Ukrainian resistance, the invaders are sending fewer formations into battle and attacking in relatively safer locations, the Washington Post newspaper reported Wednesday night and Thursday, citing a source at the Pentagon.more

If former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder continues to work for Russian companies, the European Union should impose sanctions on him, the European Parliament has demanded. Even the Brussels activists of the German SPD are in favour of the draft resolution, the German media reported yesterday.more

The probability that an obese preschooler will be an obese adult is more than four times greater than that of his peers with the correct body weight. WHO reports that children in Poland gain weight the fastest in Europe - the National Health Fund said.more

An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhailo Podolak reported yesterday that the evacuation of defenders of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol is underway and that the process is difficult. He appealed to refrain from commenting on the situation for now.more

Ukraine risks that the first trial of Russian war crimes in this country will not be carried out in Kiev with due diligence due to the rush and ongoing hostilities, international criminal investigators and UN expert Celine Bardet told the daily Le Figaro.more

City measure for swimmers to be able to dress how they want also means men can wear long shorts and women can bathe topless.more

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a single booster dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine in children 5-11 years of age. The decision has yet to be approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).more

A large asteroid (asteroid) will fly through space near our planet on Sunday (May 22) at 2:26 pm GMT. Over one kilometer in diameter, it is the largest of its kind that has flown near our cosmic home in recent months.more

The French and Spanish meteorological services have announced an unprecedented heat wave in both countries in the coming days. Forecasts predict the temperature will be at its highest in 20 years in May, reaching levels normally seen in August.more