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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes that Poland ‘will not be able to save people’ in the event of a massive air strike by Russia. The Ukrainian leader expressed this opinion in an interview with Sky News published on YouTube by the president's office in Kyiv. The statement prompted a swift response from the Polish government.more

Spain will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest if Israel takes part, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE announced yesterday.more

A team of divers recovered items from the Britannic, a ship that sank 109 years ago, including a ship's bell, the AP news agency reported yesterday, citing the Greek Ministry of Culture. The Britannic was the sister ship of the Titanic, both of which belonged to the British shipping company White Star Line.more

The United States is lifting visa restrictions on Hungarian citizens imposed by the previous American administration; Hungarians can now participate in the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), the US Embassy in Budapest announced yesterday.more

Madeira is becoming an increasingly popular destination for Polish tourists. Between January and July of this year, over 89,300 visitors from Poland visited the Portuguese archipelago, nearly 39% more than during the same period in 2024.more

This summer in Spain, which saw intense heatwaves and widespread wildfires in various parts of the country, was the hottest on record, according to data from the national meteorological agency AEMET.more

Over the past three years, Norwegian social services have lost contact with more than 500 immigrant children exposed to domestic violence. Most of them were removed by their families to their countries of origin. Officials confirmed that one in ten cases involved children from Polish families.more

On Friday, the Japanese Navy announced what it claimed was the world's first successful test of an electromagnetic cannon, which destroyed a target ship. This was confirmed by photographs of the test shots, which were published on the X platform.more

The number of people aged 100 and over in Japan has reached a record high of 99,763, according to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Today, Japan celebrates Respect for the Aged Day.more

US President Donald Trump wrote today on Truth Social that he had sent a letter to all NATO countries and ‘the whole world’ declaring that he was ready to impose strong sanctions on Russia, but only on condition that all Alliance countries stopped buying Russian oil.more