US President Donald Trump announced on social media today that he favours a 50 per cent tariff on imports from the European Union from 1 June. He assessed that there is no progress in trade talks with the EU.more

The risk of forest fires will double by 2100. - warn scientists in a report by the Scientific Council of the European Academies. This, they explain, is the result of, among other things, the climate crisis, rural depopulation and changes in land use.more

The launch of the Ax-4 mission with Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place on 8 June at 15:11 Polish time (9:11 in Florida), Axiom Space reported. The launch was originally scheduled for 29 May.more

Britain and its allies, including Poland and the United States, issued a warning yesterday over Russia-funded cyber campaigns against humanitarian organisations that provide support to Ukraine, as well as against technology and logistics companies, Reuters reported.more

The reputation of the major companies owned by Elon Musk has fallen from the top of the rankings to the bottom, a Harrison Poll showed, quoted by the Axios website on Tuesday. Tesla, which was in 8th place in 2021, is now ranked 95th.more

New border control systems introduced at Portuguese airports and seaports since Monday have led to chaos and long queues at passenger check-in. Yesterday, the most difficult situation was at Lisbon airport.more

The Tanzanian government announced on Friday that it had just allocated 3 billion shillings, or more than US$1 million, to begin construction of an international airport in Africa's most famous nature reserve, Serengeti National Park.more

The strategic partnership between North Macedonia and the United Kingdom announced on Friday, which is intended to launch an "investment revolution" in the Balkan country, may in return include the establishment of a centre for asylum seekers on the islands, the Balkan Insight website reported yesterday.more

European leaders, to whom Donald Trump recounted his conversation with Vladimir Putin, were shocked by the description of what was agreed, the Financial Times reported yesterday. According to the source, it is clear that Trump is not ready to put pressure on Russia.more

The turnout in Sunday's presidential elections in districts abroad was over 89 percent, said Justyna Chrzanowska, the representative of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for organizing this year's elections. As she informed, the registration of Polonia for the second round of elections has already started.more

Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Irish budget airline Ryanair, said yesterday that security-related disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, had left the company "losing patience" and considering scrapping flights to the country.more

The InPost Group plans to expand its network of Paczkomat devices by more than 14,000 this year. Investments are expected to reach around PLN 1.8 billion, of which the company plans to spend around 60 per cent on network expansion, InPost said in a press release last week.more

The spreading worldwide fame of the Marian shrine at Fatima is encouraging a massive influx of pilgrims from all over the world to the mid-western Portuguese region. Last year, local hotels recorded a record number of booked nights - 1.3 million.more

Some 200,000 people attended the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate in St. Peter's Square today. In his homily, the Pope expressed his desire for the Church to become "the leaven of a reconciled world," of unity, communion, and fraternity. He said that the successor of St. Peter is not "a solitary leader or a leader who raises himself above others."more

Austrian singer JJ has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, after a nail-biting finish that saw him topple Israel from pole position at the very last minute. The 24-year-old, who is a counter-tenor at the Vienna State Opera, took the title with the song Wasted Love, a tempestuous electro-ballad about unrequited love.more

For the human population not to die out in the long term, there should be at least 2.7 children per woman in the global calculus. This is a much higher fertility rate than previously assumed, according to new analysis published in ‘PLOS One’.more

Following the success of last year's ‘CopenPay’ programme, which offered tourists discounts and free museum passes or free coffee in exchange for environmentally friendly practices, Copenhagen is back with its programme. This year, the city is expanding the initiative's offerings. Those who arrive in Copenhagen by train will be able to pick up rewards, including free bike rental, yoga sessions andmore

Poland's upcoming presidential election will be closely watched across the EU as more and more member states, including Hungary and Slovakia, succumb to populist governments, the Bloomberg agency noted yesterday. Sunday's vote can be seen as a barometer of the wave of populism in Europe, it estimated.more

A Melbourne council will permanently remove a Captain Cook memorial from a public park. Yarra City Council announced on Wednesday it would not restore the bronze and granite monument to avoid further repair costs caused by repeat vandalism at the site. The statue has been missing from Fitzroy’s Edinburgh Gardens since January 2024, when it was last vandalised.more

If a ceasefire is reached in Ukraine this year, Russia could rebuild its army and invade other European countries, including NATO countries, as early as 2027, the British newspaper "Times" reported today, citing a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) think tank.more

Hundreds of homeless people and bedbugs in one of the terminals at Madrid's Barajas airport could damage Spain's image among tourists, regional authorities and Spanish media are warning.more

Around 66 million tourists, including almost 36 million from abroad, are expected in Italy this summer. It promises to be another record-breaking season, including an even larger than usual influx of Americans following the election of Pope Leo XIV.more

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) has revealed the design details of the new S8000 Banderol missile used by the Russian side in attacks on Ukraine, "The Telegraph" newspaper reported yesterday. The missile is built with components from different countries and is launched by large Russian Orion drones.more

‘Freedom isn't free’ - is the title of a five-point defence plan for Europe, presented yesterday by former NATO Secretary General and former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. According to him, European countries' defence spending must increase to 4 per cent of GDP by 2028.more

French film star Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assaulting two women on a film set at a trial in Paris and given a suspended jail term of 18 months. The 76-year-old actor was accused by the two women of groping them during work on a film in 2021. Depardieu had denied the allegations against him and his lawyer said he would appeal.more