The hybrid threat from Russia still exists, which is why all crossings on the eastern border will continue to be closed, said the head of the Finnish Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mari Rantanen.more
Poles in Canada will have fewer formalities in certifying the validity of Canadian documents. This country has joined the Hague Convention on the abolition of the requirement to legalize foreign official documents, and new rules apply from today.more
There were 149 bomb attacks in Sweden in 2023, which is the highest number in the history of such statistics, conducted since 2018, the Swedish police reported. Last year, the services confiscated over 10 tons of explosives.more
The US space agency NASA has announced that the landing of astronauts on the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission will take place in 2026, a year later than planned. A year earlier - in 2025 - the preceding Artemis II mission to take astronauts on a flight around the Moon will also depart. The delay is intended to allow more time to resolve safety issues with the mission.more
The year 2023 was the warmest year ever measured, with an average global temperature of 14.98 degrees C., 1.48 degrees higher than in the pre-industrial era, reported Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's Earth Observation Programme.more
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron yesterday expressed concern that Israel may have broken international law in its intervention in Gaza. He also warned that the war in the Middle East was a distraction from the one taking place in Ukraine.more
Households from Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland are among the richest in the euro area, according to a report by the Central Bank of Belgium (NBB). At the bottom of the table are the Croats, Lithuanians and Latvians.more
The Swedish Prime Minister, the Ministers of Defence and Civil Defence and the Commander-in-Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces have in recent days appealed to the public to prepare for an attack from Russia.more
President Emmanuel Macron yesterday appointed 34-year-old Gabriel Attal as prime minister. The new head of government previously served as Minister of Education in the cabinet of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, who resigned on Monday, the Élysée Palace informed.more
U.S. airline United Airlines reported yesterday that serious defects had been found "in nearly 10" grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, and that the number could increase. All planes of this type have been temporarily taken out of service by federal authorities after a dangerous in-flight malfunction.more
Norway's Anders Breivik, who is serving a 21-year prison sentence for killing 77 people in 2011, has again sued the Norwegian state for his vexatious isolation. According to the mass murderer, solitary confinement results in suicidal thoughts and is a violation of human rights.more
In the Netherlands, over 5 thousand labor migrants from Eastern Europe, primarily from Poland, are homeless - reported the daily "De Telegraaf". The newspaper warns that some of them are forced to sleep in tents.more
At least three people were killed and 33 injured after a massive missile attack by Russian aircraft on Ukraine this morning, officials of the country said. Four civilians were killed yesterday in Russian shelling in the Kherson, Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, in the south and east of Ukraine.more
Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer" was chosen for the best film, and "Succession" was announced as the best drama series at the 81st Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles. The film about the "father of the atomic bomb" and the HBO series about the intrigues of the media magnate's family won four statuettes each.more
The local government of the capital of the Netherlands is to appeal to cat owners to install bells to warn them about birds - according to the provisions of the recently adopted "Agenda for Animals 2024-2026". Meanwhile, many experts claim that this is ineffective and burdensome for domestic pets.more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) yesterday ordered an inspection of more than 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes that were grounded after Friday's incident. A piece of the fuselage broke off during the flight of the Alaska Airlines plane. No serious injuries were reported among passengers and the aircraft landed safely in emergency mode.more
Most young Spaniards do not believe that they will receive a state pension after finishing work and will be able to buy their own apartment in the coming years - according to the latest survey by the Madrid-based research center Sigma Dos.more
2024 will be a global election year for almost half of humanity, The Economist noted, reporting that citizens of at least 64 countries will go to the polls in national and local elections in the coming 12 months.more
In Sweden, only Uppsala and Kiruna have applied to compete for the title of European Capital of Culture (ECC) 2029, while other local authorities have opted out for economic reasons. The 2029 ECC will be hosted in parallel by one of the Polish cities.more
Using WhatsApp could cost you this year - as mobile phone users are told to check their phone now to avoid the new fees. A new rule change means you could have to start paying to save all your WhatsApp chats across 2024.
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Fewer migrants arrived in the Netherlands last year than in 2022, the Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has notified. A total of 336,900 such people arrived in the Netherlands in 2023, compared to 404,000 the year before.more
Germany's greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 were the lowest since the 1950s. - reported the dpa agency yesterday. According to preliminary calculations by the Agora Energiewende think tank, CO2 emissions fell by 73 million tonnes compared to 2022, to 673 million tonnes. According to experts, this does not yet signify sustainable success.more
The number of visitors to the Louvre is returning to pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, the Paris museum was visited by 8.9 million tourists, in 2019 there were 9.6 million of them, the AFP agency reported, citing the institution's authorities.more
Any solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians will have to be "imposed from outside" by the international community because "both sides will never be able to reach an agreement," said European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.more
