NATO has only a fraction of the air defence capability needed to protect its eastern flank, the British daily ‘Financial Times’ revealed, citing internal NATO calculations.more
Researchers at Kyoto University announced on Tuesday that they have constructed the world's first satellite out of wood, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. The tiny cube-shaped LingoSat object will be sent into space aboard a SpaceX rocket probably in September.more
Stationary border controls at Germany's borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will be extended for another six months, the Interior Ministry announced in Berlin. The ministry said it had notified the European Commission of the extension of border controls, currently in force until 15 June, until 15 December.more
Billionaire Elon Musk has been in talks with Donald Trump about possibly taking on an advisory role in the administration if the Republican takes power again, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. According to the Journal, the Tesla owner is also campaigning to encourage members of the elite to support Trump in the election.more
A volcano erupted on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland yesterday afternoon, reported the Icelandic Institute of Meteorology. The fissure is about 2.5 km long and is getting larger, with lava gushing to a height of 50 meters.more
LGBTI communities are afraid that if the extreme or conservative right wins in the June European elections, their rights will be limited. "In a few weeks, we may wake up in a completely different Europe," warns Chaber (that's how he introduces himself) from ILGA-Europe.more
The accounts of several Chinese celebrities who flaunt their luxurious lifestyle on social media have recently been blocked, the AFP agency reported, indicating that such a move may be related to the idea of "shared prosperity" promoted by the leader of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping.more
40,000 jobs are offered by recruitment agencies in Italy. Before the summer season, bartenders, waiters, cooks, animators in holiday resorts, lifeguards, but also DJs, yacht rental employees, hotel receptionists and spa employees are sought.more
Last year, 1,153 executions were carried out, an increase of 30%. compared to 2022 - Amnesty International (AI) announced today in its annual report on the use of the death penalty in the world. As reported, this is the highest number since 2015.more
A US luxury real estate billionaire and a deep-sea explorer are planning to travel in a submersible to explore the Titanic.
Ohio tycoon and adventurer Larry Connor and Patrick Lahey, co-founder of Triton Submarines, say they want to take a sub to a depth of around 3,800m (12,467ft) to see the shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean.more
Austrian police detained a man who hit a Pole who was changing a tire in his car a week ago. The Austrian fled the scene without helping the injured.more
Scientists have discovered 15 new extrasolar planets and measured the masses of 126 others. This is the largest study of its kind. They were carried out using the Hawaiian Keck Observatory and the TESS satellite.more
"Homophobic gaffe", "linguistic slip-up" - this is how the Italian press writes today about the phrase used by Pope Francis, who, according to the media, when speaking against the presence of homosexuals in seminaries, used an offensive phrase saying that there was too much "gayism".more
The situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is entering a critical stage. Russia has opened a new front in the north and is trying to get closer to Kharkov, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell. He added that at the same time, Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine are ongoing.more
A Polish citizen sentenced to life imprisonment in Congo has been released and is staying at the Polish consulate in Brussels - Polish media report today. These reports were confirmed by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski.more
Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan’s southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country’s record high amid an ongoing heatwave, the met office said on Monday.more
The once crystal clear water in Alaska's numerous rivers and streams is becoming cloudy and rusty in color. This is probably the result of the action of substances released by the melting permafrost.more
The Council of the European Union today adopted a directive that adds forced marriage, illegal adoption and forced surrogacy to the list of offences covered by EU anti-trafficking legislation. These will be punishable by imprisonment.more
72 percent companies claim that they have noticed a decline in turnover caused by shortages of regular employees - according to the Tikrow report. As the authors added, half of companies have problems finding an immediate replacement if an employee cannot show up for work.more
Vladimir Putin is ready to halt fighting in Ukraine through a negotiated ceasefire that takes into account the current battlefield line, Reuters reported on Friday, citing four Russian sources close to the Kremlin.more
The "Nazi scandal" shakes the German city of Sylt, called the island of the "beautiful and rich", writes the website of the daily "Bild". According to the website, in Kampen a group of "apparently very wealthy young people filmed themselves in a restaurant and sang: Germany for Germans, foreigners out!".more
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paweł Wroński, announced that the Polish citizen detained in Congo is not a spy, but a traveler, and President Andrzej Duda will soon intervene in his case. Wroński also appealed to carefully consider the destinations of travel.more
Within three years, people may lose the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood, experts warned in a special report for the Canadian government. The 35 threats that may occur within 10 years also include: the breakdown of democracy and the takeover of power by billionaires.more
Daily or almost daily marijuana consumption has increased, and daily or almost daily alcohol drinking has decreased, according to research by the American University of Carnegie Mellon. In 2022, the heavy marijuana user group became larger than the heavy alcohol user group.more
More than three quarters of Europeans want a common EU defense and security policy, and seven in ten believe that Europe should intensify the production of military equipment, according to a Eurobarometer survey published yesterday.more
