The Dreamliner of LOT Polish Airlines covered the route from Newark (USA) to Warsaw in an hour less than the schedule, because when entering the jet stream it reached a speed of 1,230 km/h - the carrier's spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski said on social media.more

78 per cent. French people want the government's pending immigration law to be tightened, while 71 per cent were in favour of a constitutional change and a referendum on the issue, according to a poll by Odoxa-Backbone Consulting for the daily Le Figaro, published yesterday.more

After 15 years, a man who ran away with friends from a bar in Trentino, northern Italy, without paying his bill, oppressed by remorse, sent a letter of apology and money. "A beautiful gesture," said the astonished owners of the establishment.more

Storm Ciaran raging over France and hurricane-force winds of more than 200 km/h caused the death of a lorry driver and injured 15 people, according to Interior Ministry chief Gerald Darmanin this afternoon as he opened an emergency headquarters to coordinate the repair of damage caused by the storm. Residents in other countries were also affected by the violent weather.more

Sweden's right-wing government has, as of 1 November, significantly increased the level of minimum income that non-EU citizens must earn in order to obtain a work permit. The decision is meant to limit the influx of low-skilled labour migrants.more

Vladimir Putin today signed a law annulling Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), Reuters and the Associated Press reported.more

Residents of Purmerend near the capital blocked the entrance to the town hall last night in protest against the construction of a shelter for 1,500 refugees from Ukraine, RTV Purmerend reported.more

Sweden unexpectedly introduced a ban on bringing all types of bags, regardless of their size, to matches, concerts and mass events due to the increased terrorist threat index to level four on a five-point scale.more

Around 1.2 million households were left without electricity in France after the passage of storm Ciaran, accompanied by wind gusts in excess of 170 km/h, energy supplier Enedis reported today. In the UK and the Netherlands, the storm caused transport chaos.more

More and more Hungarians, including voters of the ruling Fidesz, claim that Viktor Orban's government, and not external factors, is mainly responsible for high energy prices - according to a study conducted by the Publicus Institute on behalf of the Nepszava daily.more

The percentage of working-age Saudi women who are active in the labor market has tripled since 2013 and reached 30 percent. - reported the British portal Al Monitor.more

The Italian Office of the Council of Ministers expressed regret over the "fraud" of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She conducted a telephone interview, including: about Ukraine, with a person claiming to be the "chairman of the African Union Commission," explained the government office in Rome.more

Americans spent over $12 billion on Halloween celebrations this year, according to analyzes by the National Federation of Retailers. This is a record amount, higher than last year by about 15%. - added.more

The mayor of Sobrado near A Coruna in Spanish Galicia, Lisardo Santos, refused to accept 40 illegal immigrants who, by decision of the Ministry of Social Integration and Migration in Madrid, were to be placed this year. a week in the monastery complex of a town with approximately 1,800 inhabitants.more

The Wagner Group, which is now led by Yevgeny Prigozhin's son Pavel, is again recruiting fighters, the Ukrainian portal Suspilne reported yesterday, citing Russian media.more

About 200 migrants a day arrive in Berlin and apply for asylum. This is twice as much as in September. All shelters are occupied, so hotels are rented, and the former Tegel and Tempelhof airports are turned into emergency accommodation, the Bild daily reported. The mayor of Berlin estimates refugee-related costs at EUR 1 billion per year.more

A week's skiing costs around €3,600 for a family of three this season. According to Panorama Turismo Skipass Observatory data, the biggest increases are in day tickets. At the popular Superski Dolomiti resort, a pass costs €80. At Madonna di Campiglio, it costs €79.more

After a six-month mission, the crew of China's Tiangong orbital station returned to Earth yesterday morning. China's government agency Xinhau reported that the capsule carrying the three taikonauts landed safely north of Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi desert.more

Localised flooding, damage, closed roads in northern Italy in the regions of Lombardy, Tuscany, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Liguria - the result of torrential rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds. A violent storm passed over Milan and the surrounding area on Monday night into Tuesday.more

Negotiations between the EU and Australia on a free trade agreement have failed. Talks at the G7 summit in Osaka have stalled over disagreements over agriculture. The meeting in Japan was seen as the last chance to reach an agreement in the near future, the Belga news agency reported.more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is finding it increasingly difficult to convince his partners that victory in the war with Russia is just around the corner, and with the outbreak of conflict in Israel, it is a major challenge to even keep the world's attention on Ukraine, wrote the US-based 'Time'.more

Mustafa Maya Amaya, captured in October during a police raid on jihadists in Spain, is a recidivist who previously served an 8-year sentence for collaborating with Muslim terrorist organizations, such as: the so-called Islamic State (IS). The dangerous radical resumed his activity shortly after leaving prison - reported the daily "El Mundo".more

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that a draft constitutional law aimed at guaranteeing the right to abortion in the constitution will be sent to the Council of State this week and presented to the government by the end of 2023.more

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius warned of the danger of war in Europe and called for further modernization of the Bundeswehr. "We must be ready to defend ourselves and prepare the Bundeswehr and society for this," the minister said in an interview with ZDF.more

Applications for admission to the current edition of the Diversity Visa 2025 program - commonly known as the visa lottery - can be submitted only until November 7. The program issues 50,000 visas for permanent residence in the US each year.more