Over the last few hundred million years, the Moon's circumference has shrunk by almost 50 meters. For this reason, seismic movements and faults appear on our natural satellite. They were found especially in the area where a manned NASA spacecraft is scheduled to land in 2026.more

Ryanair has cut its profit expectations for the year to the end of March, after some online travel agents stopped selling its flights. The airline reduced fares to fill seats in December after it said sites including Booking.com, Kiwi and Kayak suddenly removed its flights. more

The lowest level of ethnic prejudice in Ukraine concerns Ukrainians themselves (Ukrainian-speaking people) and Poles, while the highest - among Russians and Belarusians - according to the results of a study conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS).more

The rejection of the idea of uniting the two Korean states by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un means the beginning of a new, dangerous era on the Korean Peninsula - says the Financial Times. According to some experts, Kim is determined to start a war.more

The European Union threatens to hit the Hungarian economy if Prime Minister Viktor Orban again blocks financial aid for Kiev at the upcoming summit, reports the British daily Financial Times.more

Consul General of the Republic of Poland Witold Leśniak and his children attended Sunday mass in an Italian church in Istanbul, during which two armed attackers shot one of the faithful, Turkish media reported.more

Due to the growing threat from Russia, the US is planning to deploy nuclear weapons on UK soil again after a 15-year hiatus, the 'Daily Telegraph' reported yesterday, quoting Pentagon documents on the matter.more

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is also playing abroad today, including Belgium, the UK, Germany, the Czech Republic, France, Spain, Japan, Canada and at the ends of the world - near the South and North Poles. Polish diplomats have also been involved in the action.more

The European Union yesterday condemned the execution in the US of Kenneth Smith, who was put to death using the nitrogen hypoxia method, which was used for the first time in history. Smith was sentenced to death for a murder committed in 1988.more

EU Member States are not obliged to recognise refugee status granted in another Member State, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU, Laila Medina, has assessed in an opinion published on Thursday.more

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This year's January has been a record warm month in Spain. Previously unheard-of air temperatures were recorded in more than 90 parts of the country until yesterday.more

The right to flat-rate compensation does not apply if you fail to board a flight that arrives very late, or if the purchase of a ticket for a replacement flight allowed you to arrive at your destination less than three hours late, the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled yesterday.more

Social media is a "toxin that threatens public health", with TikTok, YouTube and Facebook "fuelling a mental health crisis by designing their platforms to include addictive and dangerous features" - New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared.more

The World Health Organization (WHO) describes last year's almost 45-fold increase in the number of measles cases in Europe as "alarming." Measles is known as the most contagious of all viral diseases. It is enough for an infected person to just look into a room for the viruses to infect all susceptible people present there via droplets.more

Ships sunk in the Baltic Sea during both world wars are ticking bombs threatening Estonia's waters, ERR television reported on Wednesday.more

There is a shortage of soldiers in the Bundeswehr and, to remedy this, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius recently put forward the idea of accepting soldiers without German citizenship into the armed forces. The head of the defence committee in the Bundestag, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, supports such a solution.more

"Oppenheimer" by Nolan - with 13 nominations - became the nomination leader for the 96th Oscars. 11 nominations went to Lanthimos' "Poor Creatures" and 10 to Scorsese's "Time of the Blood Moon". Glazer's British-Polish-American co-production 'Zone of Interest' is up for five awards.more

The current season of flu and other respiratory infections is the most severe in Italy in 15 years, announced the national association of clinical microbiologists. This year, there have been a combination of over 8 million cases of flu and other illnesses, including Covid-19.more

Proclaimed King of Denmark in mid-January, Frederick X will travel to Poland on his first foreign trip from 31 January to 2 February, the Danish royal court and foreign ministry announced yesterday.more

Putin will not get Alaska back, State Department spokesman Vedant Patel stated yesterday. In doing so, he referred to Vladimir Putin's Friday decree regarding properties abroad that belonged to the former Russian Empire and the USSR.more

US and UK troops carried out further strikes on Huti rebel targets in Yemen overnight Monday-Tuesday, the Huti news agency al-Masirah reported in a brief communication. The information was confirmed by sources in the US Department of Defence.more

The Russian hacker group Akira attacked the server rooms of the Finnish IT service provider Tietoevry. In Sweden, as a result of criminals' actions, the IT systems of cinema chains, shops and some offices are not functioning.more

After the head of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, appealed for citizens to be prepared for an armed conflict and stock up on water, flashlights and battery-powered radios, stores offering emergency kits in the Netherlands are running out of supplies, De Telegraaf reported.more

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday advised operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to conduct emergency inspections of the center doors. Following a recent accident, operators are asked to ensure they are properly attached.more