A majority of Germans are in favour of reinstating compulsory military service, according to a poll conducted by the Forsa Institute on behalf of the magazine "Stern".more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government yesterday announced rules to implement the controversial Citizenship Bill 2019, which excludes Muslims. The decision came just weeks before an election in which the Hindu nationalist leader will seek a third term.more
Poland has made good use of its 25 years in NATO and is now a key country in the Alliance's eastern flank, standing out in the field of defence spending, among other things, say analysts from various North Atlantic Alliance countries.more
Easter in Italy will be marked by a record number of tourists - such forecasts were presented three weeks before Easter. The most popular is the south of the country: Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia. Over a million people will come to Rome.more
A "technical fault" on a LATAM Airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland has caused passengers and crew to be thrown into the roof of the plane, with 50 people needing emergency treatment at the airport. LATAM Airlines confirmed flight LA800 had a "technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement".more
"Oppenheimer" by Christopher Nolan received seven Oscars on the night from Sunday to Monday, including: for the best film and director. Two awards went to the British-Polish-American co-production "Strefa biznes" by Jonathan Glazer.more
In 2022, 3.88 million children were born in the European Union, which means a decrease compared to 2021, when 4.09 million newborns were born, the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) reported. The number of babies born in the EU has been falling since 2008, when 4.68 million babies were born.more
India’s first metro rail tunnel under a major stretch of water has been inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi, nearly four decades after metro services began in the country.more
Mallorca is one of the most popular holiday destinations, attracting both lovers of quiet relaxation and wild parties. The latter already seem to be a bit of a nuisance to the locals. This is why the mayor of Mallorca's capital, Palma, intends to punish troublesome visitors with heavy fines. Vandalism or drunkenness on the streets can cost visitors up to €3,000.more
Croatian police have detained Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, Indian and Polish nationals belonging to a group of people smugglers, police in the Karlovakia żupania, a region bordering Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, said yesterday.more
Russia has aggressively resumed its spy war with the West. After the setbacks of early 2022 and the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from Western countries, its services have already regained confidence and modified their intelligence methods, according to the "Financial Times".more
February was the ninth consecutive month in which average temperatures were record high for a given month, the Copernicus Climate Service (C3S), the EU's climate data body, announced today.more
Spanish gendarmerie officers defeated an organized criminal group robbing passengers at Barajas airport in Madrid. The practice mainly involved stealing valuable items from travelers' luggage.more
A few years ago, astronomers ruled out the chance of a potentially hazardous asteroid named Apophis redirecting and hitting Earth as it whizzes by.more
A man from Magdeburg in northeastern Germany says he has been vaccinated against the coronavirus 217 times in nearly two and a half years, with eight different vaccines. According to scientists, it had no negative impact on his immune system, German media report.more
The German trade union Verdi has called on airport security workers in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg to join a warning strike by Lufthansa ground staff scheduled for today and tomorrow. This means that passengers at these airports can expect even greater difficulties.more
March 4 this year France decided to include the right to abortion in its constitution, becoming the first country to introduce such a provision into its constitution. Elsewhere in Europe, regulations vary but are mostly liberal. In the USA, from 2022, individual states will decide on the permissibility of abortion.more
Former President Donald Trump won 12 of 13 Republican Super Tuesday primaries, while President Joe Biden won 15 of 16 Democratic primaries. As a result, both are practically certain of their parties' nominations in the November presidential elections.more
'Putin's propaganda machine wants to discredit Germany, manipulate opinions and divide our society,' assessed Interior Ministry chief Nancy Faeser, referring to the conversation between Bundeswehr officers that was overheard and published by Russia. She announced increased protection against espionage and disinformation.more
There is a shortage of 4,000 lifeguards at Italian beaches ahead of the upcoming summer season, the daily newspaper La Repubblica reported. Young people are no longer interested in the job, admit representatives of the seaside tourist industry.more
Catalan Maria Branyas, the world's oldest living person, celebrated her 117th birthday yesterday. The senior citizen, who was born in the USA, is an avid enthusiast of the works of Frederic Chopin.more
The Congress of the French Parliament, a joint meeting of both houses of parliament convened to introduce amendments to the constitution, yesterday adopted a law on including the right to abortion in the constitution.more
Former US President Donald Trump cannot be excluded from running in the elections without a prior decision of Congress - the US Supreme Court ruled yesterday, invalidating the decision of the authorities of Colorado, Illinois and New Hampshire to exclude Trump from the primary elections due to his participation in the insurrection against the state.more
Every year, in the "Readers' Choice Awards" plebiscite, readers of "Traveller" magazine choose the most recommendable countries for tourism. Japan won this year's vote, which was attended by over half a million people.more
