Christopher Dunn of Missouri walked out of a St Louis prison after 34 years when his murder conviction was overturned. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of applying for parole.more

Ukraine has received its first F-16 multi-role aircraft, the Bloomberg news agency announced yesterday, citing its own informants wishing to remain anonymous. The number of aircraft handed over is small, it was reported. The government in Kyiv has so far not confirmed the reports.more

The exceptionally severe heat that has been prevailing in Italy for weeks has not left large cities. Twelve of them are on the highest alert level on Thursday. Five of them are located in the capital region of Lazio. In Rome, extremely exhausted foreign tourists also come to the emergency room.more

The number of storks increased in Slovenia for another year in a row. The number of chicks that left the nests this summer is also record-breaking. Ornithologists believe that climate change is the cause.more

An organized criminal group led by a man from Poland is suspected of transporting to Finland and marketing an "exceptionally large" amount of drugs and substances for their production, as well as legal highs, the police said yesterday.more

Residents of Portugal abandon over 100 pets every day, the opposition People-Animals-Nature (PAN) party reported.more

Almost half of respondents from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain expect artificial intelligence to reduce the availability of jobs, a report by Allianz Trade reported. In contrast, 51 per cent believe that the skills gap resulting from AI will widen.more

A teacher at a primary school in Durban, South Africa, was shot dead in front of her students and colleagues by two armed thugs yesterday, KwaZulu-Natal provincial police spokesman Robert Netshiunda reported.more

Among other things, amphetamine production equipment was found in the flat of a Polish priest detained in Austria in connection with a drug law violation, Austrian police reported yesterday. According to it, the clergyman may have been producing the drug at a rectory in Waldviertel in Lower Austria.more

Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has reported a drop in sales in the second quarter of 2024; the first time this has happened in 13 quarters, more than three years, according to the group's financial statements released yesterday.more

At the end of August, a decision will be announced about which Swiss cities will host next year's Eurovision Song Contest. Basel and Geneva are still competing for the title of host of the event, reported the Swiss public radio and television broadcaster SRG SRR. Switzerland gained the right to host Eurovision thanks to the victory of its representative Nemo.more

Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris, yesterday denied being inspired by the Last Supper in a scene that sparked protests from the Catholic Church. He also assured that he did not want to mock anyone.more

The international route E45, which runs from northern Norway to Sicily, was blocked yesterday evening as a result of a landslide caused by heavy rain, said Norwegian authorities, who had to evacuate residents of nearby homes.more

Turkey’s President Erdoğan slapped a child for not kissing his hand, then handed out some money to him.more

Residents of the tourist-heavy island of Santorini in Greece want to limit the number of arriving guests. "Santorini is a natural wonder that can turn into a monster," warned the owner of a local hotel.more

Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic candidate in the November US presidential elections, is considering only three candidates for the position of vice president. These people are Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Bloomberg revealed.more

An insult to Leonardo da Vinci, a parody of his "Last Supper" with the participation of a drag queen, an attack on Christian values ​​- this is how some of the elements of Friday's inauguration of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris are summarized by the center-right Italian daily "Il Giornale". more

The last weekend of July in Italy is the hottest so far this year, meteorologists warn. The severe heatwave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees C coincides with millions of people going on holiday and traffic jams on the motorways.more

Real sanctions against the Kremlin, a strengthening of Nato, a lend-lease for Ukraine and the lifting of restrictions on the use of US weapons in its war against Russia - according to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, these are all elements of Donald Trump's plan for Ukraine should the Republican win the presidential election.more

Humanity must confront the ‘epidemic of extreme heat’ it has caused, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday. According to scientists, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday were the warmest days on Earth in the history of measuring.more

An image campaign for Poland prepared by the Polish Tourist Organisation is underway in the Paris metro. Posters with the slogan ‘next stop - Poland’ encourage visitors to visit Warsaw, Krakow and other cities that can be reached by plane from Paris.more

A priest from the Warsaw archdiocese was arrested on Wednesday in Waldviertel in Lower Austria in connection with a violation of an anti-drug law, the daily ‘Der Kurier’ reported today. According to the Austrian media, the clergyman produced and distributed so-called hard drugs.more

Europeans continue to drink the most alcohol in the world, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) report published yesterday. The average European consumes 9.2 litres of pure spirit in a year.more

French rail operator SNCF announced today that it had been the victim of a ‘massive attack aimed at paralysing the (high-speed train) TGV network’. The attack occurred just hours before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris.more

There are some doubts as to whether Donald Trump was shot or injured by a fragment of a teleprompter - the AFP agency reported yesterday, citing the words of FBI Director Chris Wray. He testified on Wednesday in the US Congress before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.more