"Today, the fate of Ukraine's freedom is at stake, but if we don't stop Putin, freedom everywhere will be at risk," - declared US President Joe Biden at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski yesterday. more

There is a real danger of a terrorist attack in the Netherlands, the National Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism and Security (NCTV) announced yesterday. For this reason, the threat level for terrorism in the Netherlands has been raised from level three to level four.more

At the beginning of the week, a night train departed from Berlin to Paris and Brussels for the first time in years. The train service was interrupted in 2014, but is now available again - three times a week. From October next year, the connection will be offered every day.more

The world's largest nativity scene with giant figures of the Holy Family was erected in the main square of the Spanish city of Alicante. It consists of a figure of Saint, over 17 meters high. Joseph, Mary 10.5 meters high and Baby Jesus over three meters high.more

The authorities of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, have signed a controversial fishing agreement with Russia for 2024. Faroese fishermen will be able to fish in the Russian part of the Barents Sea, and Russians will be able to use the waters and ports of the Faroe Islands in the Atlantic. EU countries' ports are closed to Russian ships due to sanctions.more

The meat of pigs living in overcrowded pigsty and treated brutally on one of the farms near Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, in northern Spain, is sold by supermarkets of the German chain Lidl, animal rights organizations have found. It also came to Poland - informed the Albert Schweitzer Foundation.more

The UK and Norway yesterday set up the Coalition for Ukrainian Maritime Capabilities, with the aim of supplying the country with ships and other equipment, as well as providing training to the Ukrainian navy, the UK Ministry of Defence announced.more

Spanish services have detained in Alicante, in the east of the country, the head of one of the world's most dangerous hacker groups, 'Kelvin Security'. The criminal organisation he heads specialises in stealing confidential data from states, local authorities and companies in strategic sectors.more

The low-budget Spanish airline Vueling based in Barcelona will be the first in Europe to offer snacks for dogs in its new on-board menu. This was announced by the carrier itself.more

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday confirmed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Paris' support for opening negotiations on Ukraine's membership of the European Union, which is being blocked by Hungary.more

During his last visit to Israel at the end of November, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the country's authorities that the military intervention in Gaza must still end in December; however, this goal now seems very difficult to achieve, the website of the British weekly Economist reported yesterday.more

The Nimes Court of Appeal has ordered the demolition of seven wind turbines in the Herault department in the south of France due to negative environmental impacts, including birds dying from the turbines.more

In Stockholm, this year's Nobel Prize winners in five fields received their gold medals and diplomas yesterday from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In the coming days, 11 million kroner (approx. PLN 4.41 million) in each field will be handed over to them.more

"Horror pizzas" are being served in establishments around the world, Italian food producers are warning. They cite pizzas with zebra or snake meat, pineapple, banana or yoghurt as examples of the biggest anomalies.more

An airport-like repository of suitcases, ugly, embarrassing - this was the assessment of the Christmas tree set up in Milan's most prestigious place: the Galleria Victor Emmanuel II. It was unanimously criticised by the city's residents and tourists.more

Employees of the municipal council in Sabugal, in the north-east of Portugal, have built Europe's largest living nativity scene. Natural materials such as wood, mulch, leaves and moss were used to create it. Our community cherishes the traditions of Christmas, and for years the surrounding municipalities have been competing to see who can build the most beautiful nativity scene, said one Sabugal rmore

If the country does not get the migration crisis under control, there is a risk of a "terrible awakening", which would result in the final collapse of Germany, said CDU MP and former Health Minister Jens Spahn in an interview with Bild.more

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip under the rarely used Article 99 - regarding "threat to international peace". Israel's foreign minister called it supporting Hamas, and the Israeli ambassador to the UN called it a "morally low" move.more

In contrast to previous years, there will no longer be a Christmas tree at the kindergarten in Hamburg-Lokstedt. The reason for this step was communicated to parents in writing. "We have decided to do this as a team because we do not want to exclude any child and their faith," - wrote the letter, quoted by the portal of the daily newspaper 'Welt'.more

The Russian authorities are attempting to recruit migrants to the war with Ukraine who attempted to cross the border into Finland and were detained by police in Russia after the Finnish authorities closed the border due to invalid visas, the BBC Russian news service reported.more

72 percent EU citizens believe that their country has benefited from EU membership, and 70 percent citizens say that the actions taken by the EU have an impact on their everyday lives. At the same time, more than half of EU citizens (57%) are interested in the European elections that will take place on June 6-9, 2024 - according to a European Parliament survey published yesterday.more

Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange. The $110bn (£87.3bn) package included $61bn for Ukraine, as well as funds for Israel and aid for Gaza.more

American pop star Taylor Swift, who delighted the music world this year with her ongoing phenomenal tour, was named Person of the Year 2023 by Time magazine.more

Polish Christmas markets have moved up significantly in international rankings in recent years. Those in Krakow and Wrocław usually rank higher than fairs in Germany. German models used to be an inspiration, now "the student has clearly outgrown the master" - says the MDR station portal.more

The best life in Italy is in Udine in Friuli Venezia Giulia in the north, and the worst in Foggia in Puglia in the south. The ranking of the quality of life in 107 cities was announced by the economic daily "Il Sole-24 Ore".more