The Italian island of Capri is the most crowded place in the country, more so than Venice or Florence; around 50,000 people arrive there every day, the daily newspaper "Corriere della Sera" reported. The newspaper pointed out that the island's authorities are fighting so-called over-tourism.more

Stalowa Wola, alongside France's Bourges and Germany's Unterluess, was named in the most recent issue of the British weekly “Economist” as one of three cities in Europe to benefit from the development of armaments production.more

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has found himself in political purgatory, the British daily “Telegraph” assessed yesterday, commenting on the Sejm's vote of confidence in his government. According to the BBC, the vote was part of the political theatre of the head of the Polish government.more

The Catalan government and Spanish airport operator AENA have approved a €3.2 billion expansion of El Prat Airport, Barcelona's main airport, a move opposed by environmentalists and opponents of mass tourism.more

Among the fatal shooting victims in Graz is a teenager with Polish citizenship, the Austrian dailies "Kronen Zeitung" and "Die Presse" reported today. The rest of those killed by the attacker were Austrians.more

About 50 thousand people were left without electricity yesterday due to a failure on the island of La Palma, part of the Canary Islands archipelago. After a few hours, the operator reported that the power supply had been restored.more

Russia wants to occupy half of Ukrainian territory by the end of 2026, “Newsweek” wrote on Tuesday. Moscow plans to occupy the entire area lying east of the Dnieper and most of the Mykolaiv and Odesa regions.more

Hundreds of millions of people around the world cannot have as many children as they would like. Among the top reasons are the high financial outlay involved in raising a child and the lack of a suitable partner, according to a study by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the BBC reported yesterday.more

Ten people were killed today in an attack at a school in Graz in the south-east of Austria, the Austrian Interior Ministry said. Media reports said that at least 30 people were injured and several are in critical condition and fighting for their lives. Police have stated that the bomber committed suicide.more

Not so long ago, Norway could enjoy relative peace and quiet when it came to tourist traffic. It was mainly seasoned travellers who chose to explore its beauty. However, Norway has been experiencing a tourist boom for several seasons now. Following the example of other countries, Norway has also decided to tax visitors in order to curb over-tourism.more

The crew of the Ax-4 mission with Pole Slawosz Uznański-Wiśniewski is practising the launch procedure at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, reported Dr Aleksandra Bukała of the Polish Space Agency. The astronauts are several dozen hours away from launch.more

Russian troops attacked Ukraine on Sunday night into Monday with 499 drones and missiles; anti-aircraft defences shot down a total of 479 enemy air attack means, the Ukrainian Air Force said. In view of the situation, Polish and allied aircraft activity in Polish airspace began in the morning.more

With record crowds of foreign visitors in Spain, new protests against mass tourism, symbolised by water guns, are expected. The next ones are scheduled for 15 June, including in Barcelona, San Sebastian and the Balearic Islands.more

A survey conducted by the independent Levada Centre shows that Poland has become the most disliked country in Russia after Ukraine. In May, as many as 70 per cent of respondents showed an aversive attitude, while 16 per cent showed a positive attitude.more

A team of German and Portuguese police officers yesterday completed the search for traces of Madeleine (Maddie) McCann, who disappeared in 2007 when she was three years old while on holiday in the Algarve, in southern Portugal.more

Hundreds of artificial intelligence-generated fake sermons by Pope Leo XIV have made their way onto the internet; they have been viewed by millions of people, Ansa news agency reported. The platforms on which such fabricated recordings appeared have already removed many of them, it added.more

Pizzerias Zielona Górka from Pabianice and Warsaw's Ciao a Tutti were among the 50 best pizzerias on the Old Continent. In the annual ‘50 Top Pizza Europe’ ranking, the Polish locations took 18th and 28th place respectively. And the title of the best pizzeria was awarded to Napoli on the Road from London. The list does not include restaurants operating in Italy.more

Ryanair airlines, known for their restrictive hand luggage rules, are forcing passengers to look for new solutions. As a result, some retail chains are introducing innovative backpacks and suitcases that meet the baggage allowances while offering sufficiently large capacity.more

Sweden: Court of Appeal upholds 14-year prison sentence for murderer of Polish manThe Stockholm Court of Appeal today upheld the conviction of now 19-year-old Mohammed Khalid Mohammed for the murder of a 39-year-old Polish man in front of his teenage son.more

Portugal, with a population of more than 10.5 million people, already has more than 1.6 million migrants, the country's government said on Tuesday, and announced that their numbers would soon increase significantly.more

The European Commission announced today that Bulgaria has met the criteria and can join the eurozone on 1 January 2026, at which point it will become the 21st European Union member state with a single currency.more

Bloomberg: NATO seeks to quintuple ground air defence in EuropeNATO is seeking to quintuple ground air defence capabilities among European member states, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The plan is intended as a response to the Russian threat.more

Although the Dutch government announced a tough course on migration and radical reforms, it collapsed on Tuesday over a dispute within the coalition over asylum policy. After less than a year in office, Dick Schoof's cabinet was dissolved, marking the end of the country's first-ever coalition involving the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV).more

The extension of the delay period after which airline passengers are entitled to compensation to four hours, proposed by the Polish presidency of the EU Council, has been blocked by Germany, an EU source said. Berlin wants to stick to three hours, while reducing compensation.more

An artificial-intelligence model did something last month that no machine was ever supposed to do: It rewrote its own code to avoid being shut down.more