Scientists working at the Polish Antarctic Station found the remains of British explorer Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell in January this year. He went missing in 1959, at the age of 25, during an expedition to Antarctica, the BBC reported yesterday.more

Migrants in Greece whose asylum applications have been rejected will be required to wear ankle monitoring bracelets as part of planned measures to speed up deportations, a Greek government official announced, according to the AP news agency.more

After years of record-breaking Italian tourism and a growing number of customers, this year has seen a new phenomenon: deserted paid beaches. In June and July, the number of people on paid beaches was 30% lower than last year. The number of hotel bookings is also falling.more

Spain is entering its second week of this year's second heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. The state meteorological agency has issued an orange weather alert for 12 of the 17 autonomous communities.more

The pilot of a plane flying from Barcelona to Porto yesterday fainted during the flight. The co-pilot managed to safely land the aircraft.more

The leaders of six European countries, including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on Ukraine yesterday, in which they stressed that they "remain committed to the principle that international borders cannot be changed by force."more

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has beaten Elon Musk's Grok in the final of a tournament to crown the best artificial intelligence (AI) chess player. Historically, tech companies have often used chess to assess the progress and abilities of a computer, with modern chess machines virtually unbeatable against even the top human players.more

The planned summit in Alaska is a victory for Russian leader Vladimir Putin, even if US President Donald Trump sees the meeting as proof of his strength, British television station Sky News said today.‘The Telegraph’ newspaper called on Trump not to abandon Ukraine by agreeing to an unfair peace deal.more

Dutch airline KLM confirmed on Wednesday that its customers were affected by a leak of personal data, blaming an issue with an external platform used to manage customer service. more

The fire in the Aude department in southern France is the second largest recorded in the country's history, according to the daily Le Figaro. Although the blaze was not yet fully extinguished this morning, firefighters managed to contain it. So far, the blaze has engulfed 17,000 hectares, of which approximately 13,000 hectares have been burnt.more

There is strong support in European Union countries for a program to send migrants who have entered Europe illegally to centers outside the EU, Danish Immigration Minister Kaare Dybvad told the Financial Times. He listed Poland among the countries supporting the idea.more

According to a Gallup poll, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is twice as popular in the United States as US President Donald Trump, the British newspaper "Telegraph" reported. The Ukrainian politician ranked second in the popularity rankings, just behind Pope Leo XIV.more

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes of hard coral, a new report has found.more

A special police task force in Thailand, the Center for Combating Threats to Buddhism, has launched a manhunt for 154 current and 27 former Buddhist monks, The Nation reported yesterday. The monks are suspected of crimes that harm the reputation of the country's dominant religion.more

The Kremlin on Thursday said Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump, though a specific date or location has yet to be announced.more

Poland is the third country in the European Union, after France and Germany, with the highest number of drowning deaths in 2022, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. Three years ago, 535 people drowned in Poland; 69 more compared to the previous year.more

In Poland, it is easy to access Kremlin-controlled media banned by EU authorities, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) reported on Tuesday. The London-based think tank's study covered six EU countries. France and Germany are most effectively protected from Russian disinformation.more

Vladimir Putin has no intention of bowing to Donald Trump's ultimatum and the Russians do not believe that reaching for new sanctions will spell disaster for them, Reuters writes on Tuesday, citing conversations with three sources close to the Kremlin.more

BP has said it "can and will do better" to develop and monetise its oil and gas production as the energy giant continues to shift away from renewables and back to fossil fuels. Chief executive Murray Auchincloss said the UK-based firm would review how it manages its oil and gas assets and will consider cost cutting plans to boost returns for shareholders.more

Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has been confirmed as Japan’s oldest living person. Her new status follows the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, according to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.more

A sense of humor, on the one hand, seems universal, but it also has a very local flavor. What will make the British laugh is one thing, while what will make the Spanish or Italians laugh is another. Nevertheless, the Czechs occupy first place in the ranking of nations with the greatest sense of humor. Poles came in eighth. Our humor has been described as aggressive and self-deprecating.more

More than 10,000 hotels across Europe have filed a class-action lawsuit against Booking.com, seeking compensation for alleged antitrust violations spanning 20 years. The legal action follows a 2024 ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that deemed the online travel platform’s “best price” clauses illegal.more

Ryanair passengers will not be allowed to use printed boarding passes from November. Instead, they will have to present a digital boarding pass in the "myRyanair" app to check in.more

Several cities in eastern Australia were covered with the thickest layer of snow in decades when a storm raged across the region over the weekend, causing flooding, immobilising vehicles and cutting off power to thousands of homes, Reuters reported yesterday, citing local authorities.more

Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas, a social democrat accused of corruption, announced that he will formally resign this morning. Among the four candidates for the new prime minister is Robert Duchniewicz, deputy head of the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party (LSDP) and mayor of the Vilnius region.more