In the small, steadily depopulating town of Introdacqua in the Italian region of Abruzzo, a sale of abandoned houses has been a complete success. More than 300 foreigners, including those from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Ireland, have moved in. Some have purchased two houses.more

A runway at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was temporarily shut on Saturday following reports of an unidentified drone spotted flying near aircraft. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, the country’s military police, said air traffic controllers received reports from air crews around noon of a device flying at an altitude of about 150 meters. more

US President Donald Trump's administration supports a plan for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to head the interim authority of the Gaza Strip, initially without the participation of representatives of the Palestinian Authority, British media reported.more

US President Donald Trump said yesterday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. He also reiterated that Ukraine has a chance to regain its territory and that Russia is not doing well in the war. At the same time, he signed a decree on the sale of TikTok and a memorandum on the death penalty in Washington. He also answered questions from journalists in the Oval Office.more

The launch of NASA's Artemis II mission, which will see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, is scheduled for February 2026. NASA has announced that the SLS rocket system and Orion capsule that will take the crew into space are almost ready.more

The change in US President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine is likely to be a washing of his hands of this war. Meanwhile, the situation in Kyiv is difficult, Ukrainian democracy is becoming fragile, and there is a shortage of soldiers on the front line. Europe must step up its aid, according to 'The Economist'.more

World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Tarik Jaszarević said vaccines do not cause autism and their value should not be questioned, Reuters reported. He also stressed that reports linking the use of paracetamol during pregnancy to autism in children are scientifically unfounded.more

In the Nordic countries, there are nationwide restrictions on the sale of alcohol at night. In France and Belgium, decisions on this matter are left to local authorities, which impose restrictions for reasons of public order.more

Addressing the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly, US President Donald Trump criticized the organization as useless, called on states to halt migration and combat climate change, and criticized his predecessor. He threatened Russia with sanctions but demanded that Europe cease importing Russian oil.more

An Italian court upheld the arrest of a 34-year-old Polish man yesterday after he killed two 21-year-old women walking on the roadside in Lombardy while driving a van under the influence of drugs, the Ansa news agency reported. The accident shocked the public. The Polish man has been charged with road rage.more

The German armed forces anticipate treating 1,000 wounded soldiers per day in the event of a large-scale conflict between Russia and NATO, Reuters reported yesterday. As previously reported, the Alliance estimated that Moscow could be ready for such an attack by 2029.more

Yesterday, EU countries approved the final version of the regulation on microplastics. This means that most of the new rules will come into force in two years. They will apply to companies that handle at least 5 tonnes of plastic pellets per year.more

Amsterdam residents are filing a lawsuit against the city authorities, accusing them of failing to effectively address overtourism. The citizens' initiative, "Amsterdam has a Choice," has collected 30,000 signatures and €50,000, according to Dutch newspaper AD.more

The heads of government of Canada (Mark Carney), Australia (Anthony Albanese), and the United Kingdom (Keir Starmer) announced in separate statements on Sunday that their countries recognize Palestinian statehood. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the creation of an independent Palestinian state threatens Israel's interests.more

Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN security council after Russian planes violated its airspace.more

Europe is becoming an ungovernable continent as it grapples with an unfavourable combination of tight budgets, slow administration, political fragmentation, vigorous opposition from extreme political groups and social unrest, Bloomberg assessed on Thursday.more

A cyberattack on a company operating a check-in and boarding system caused disruptions at several European airports today. In Brussels, Berlin and London Heathrow, some flights were delayed or cancelled, according to Reuters.more

US President Donald Trump refused to assess whether Russian drones had deliberately violated Polish airspace. During yesterday's interview with Fox News, Trump announced that the US was offering intelligence assistance, but that it would only provide air support once the war in Ukraine had ended.more

On 1 January 2026, Jakub Jankowski, a Polish national, will become the president of Inter IKEA Group, the company has announced. Jankowski has been working at IKEA since 2001 and is currently the managing director of Ikea Industry.more

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron will present evidence in an American court that the president's wife was born a woman. The couple is suing right-wing American influencer Candace Owens, who stubbornly insists that Brigitte Macron is a man, the BBC reported yesterday, citing the Macrons' lawyer.more

I thought the war in Ukraine would be the easiest to resolve, given my relationship with Vladimir Putin, but Putin really let me down, US President Donald Trump said yesterday at Chequers during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.more

For 60 days next year, tourists in Venice will be required to pay an entrance fee for one-day visits, excluding overnight stays, local authorities decided on Wednesday. This system, unique in the world, will come into effect for the third consecutive year in early April.more

The Norwegian Peace Research Institute (PRIO) today announced the five entities most likely to win this year's Nobel Peace Prize. US President Donald Trump isn't among them, but one of the frontrunners is based in Warsaw.more

The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was released from a German prison on Wednesday after serving a seven-year sentence for an unrelated sex crime. German prosecutors first named Christian Brueckner as a suspect in 2020, when he was already serving the sentence for raping a 72-year-old woman in Portugal.more

The latest data published by Eurostat shows that in 2024, an average of 6.4 per cent of the EU population faced severe material and social deprivation.more