A 38-year-old Polish woman was held captive by her Italian partner in a basement in Rome. The man was arrested on suspicion of abuse, and the woman was saved by making the international sign for help, the police headquarters in the Italian capital reported.more

NASA's new observations of the asteroid, named 2024 YR4, led to a 2.3 per cent probability of hitting Earth on 22 December 2032. The probability of the recently discovered asteroid, which is expected to make a close pass close to Earth in 2032, has doubled.more

The European Union is planning a ban on the import of some food products, modelled on Donald Trump's policies, in an attempt to stem the flow of goods containing banned pesticides, the British daily Financial Times reports today.more

The human body temperature has decreased over the centuries and its normal value is no longer 36.6 degrees C, but 36.4 degrees C, and in some populations even less. Doctors and anthropologists from California have suggested possible reasons for this change.more

On the first day of the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance criticised European democracy, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski assessed that the US had never seen Kyiv in Nato, and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen argued for more defence spending.more

Pensioners in Uzbekistan are deprived of benefits when they go abroad, while in Turkmenistan they have to prove every six months that they are still alive - according to information published by the Radio Swoboda portal.more

Another attack by a refugee who remained in Germany despite his asylum application being rejected has sparked a wave of criticism of the government's migration policy, with commentators calling on politicians to break with Merkel's tradition and tighten the rules after the election.more

Russia is planning a three-stage negotiation process to end the war, with a key point including elections in Ukraine, the New York Times reported yesterday, citing a person involved in the talks with the Russians. President Trump has also spoken of the need for elections.more

At least 28 people were injured, including children, in Munich, where a car drove into a group of people today, the dpa news agency reported. Police have apprehended the driver, who is a 26-year-old Afghan national, according to the Bild daily. Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder assessed that an attack was likely to have taken place.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "He wants to make peace," Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social.more

A 25% tax is set to be imposed on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US , ending exemptions from the rules for goods from major trade partners including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, as well as the European Union.more

Danish Military Intelligence (FE) yesterday presented three scenarios of the threat to Europe from Russia after its war with Ukraine ends. They assume that the United States will not support European NATO countries and that these countries will not strengthen their defenses sufficiently.more

Services subordinate to the Portuguese Ministry of Health have confirmed the appearance of dengue fever in Madeira among mosquitoes of a species that has become widespread in recent years on this Atlantic archipelago. Madeira is becoming increasingly popular among foreign tourists, including Poles.more

The connection of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the European energy network is a breakthrough, assessed President Andrzej Duda yesterday. He added that these countries, together with Poland, will constitute a whole within the EU, ensuring energy security and sovereignty.more

President Donald Trump yesterday confirmed his plans to add Canada to the U.S. as the 51st state. In an interview aired before the Superbowl, he also suggested he would impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, which had been delayed for a month.more

Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday.more

Poles bought more than 4,200 properties in Spain in 2024, according to the latest data from the Registradores de Espana register. Industry experts point out that the new regulations on the purchase of flats could further strengthen the position of Poles in this market.more

President Donald Trump really wants to annex Canada and make it the 51st state of the US, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Toronto yesterday as journalists were leaving the Canada-US economic summit in the open. The Prime Minister's statement was quoted by the media.more

Lisbon authorities have developed a plan to give residents priority over tourists on the busiest public transport lines. This includes the most popular tram lines in the Portuguese capital.more

One person was killed in a shooting in Brussels this morning, Reuters reported. The agency cited local prosecutors as saying it could have been another round of gang warfare.more

Volodymyr Zelensky reported that US President Donald Trump does not yet have an official plan to end Ukraine's war with Russia. The Ukrainian president added that he himself already knows the outline of such a plan, because some issues were discussed with Washington even before January 20, the day of Trump's inauguration.more

Laurence Des Cars, director of the Louvre Museum, has announced the introduction of a separate ticket to see the famous Mona Lisa. She said this during an interview on France Inter radio. The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world and exhibits many valuable works of artmore

Ryanair has revealed a significant alteration to boarding passes, set to come into effect in May 2025. This crucial change, along with the airline's numerous stringent rules, is important for passengers to remember.more

In a forecast presented yesterday, the Norwegian secret services assessed that the threat to the country's security from foreign countries this year will be the greatest in decades, pointing primarily to Russia and China in this context.more

Władze Castiglion Fiorentino w Toskanii zabroniły używania angielskich słów w oficjalnych dokumentach i informacjach dla mieszkańców - podała agencja Agi, powołując się na oświadczenie władz miasteczka.more