McDonald's is experiencing technical problems with some customers in Japan, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Austria unable to order food. In the UK, one franchise owner confirmed to the BBC that an IT issue had affected some of her 21 branches on Friday morning.more
The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to force Chinese owner TikTok to sell the platform in the US or block its operations. Donald Trump lobbied against the bill, while President Joe Biden announced he would sign it.more
Air quality in Europe has improved significantly over the past two decades, but the situation is still not ideal, scientists report in the journal 'Nature Communications'.more
Russia is clearly preparing for a long conflict with the West, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo announced in the European Parliament yesterday. Russia is not invincible, we can overcome this challenge if we pool our resources, he added.more
Yesterday the European Parliament in Strasbourg adopted proposals to reduce food and textile waste across the EU. MEPs adopted their position on the proposed waste changes with 514 votes in favour, 20 against and 91 abstentions.more
Roman Polanski has been summoned to appear in court in California over allegations that he raped a minor in 1973. The director rejects the accusations "in the strongest possible terms" - informed the filmmaker's lawyer Delphine Meillet yesterday.more
Ukraine plans to conscript approximately 500,000 people into the army this year. recruits, of which 330 thousand The rotation is intended to relieve the burden on soldiers currently serving on the front, but the planned law to enable conscription is causing a lot of controversy, reported the British daily "Financial Times".more
The return to the rule of law is underway in Poland - the French daily "Le Figaro" reported yesterday. The policy of the new authorities is sometimes considered brutal, but it brings the first results in the form of unlocking EU funds, the newspaper adds.more
Russia is in a state of combat readiness and is fully ready for a nuclear war, but "not everything is rushing towards it," said Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, quoted by Reuters, in an interview with Russian media published today. He also assured that Russia would "cooperate" with any elected US president.more
Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.more
Parliamentarians of the right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from the Bavarian state parliament go to Russia. They were invited to observe the country's "presidential elections" on March 15-17.more
The historic visit of President Duda and Prime Minister Tusk emphasized the iron commitment of both countries to NATO, the White House said yesterday in a statement from the meeting. The topics discussed included support for Ukraine, energy security and the importance of democratic values.more
World Travel Awards The World Travel Awards is one of the most prestigious awards of the travel industry. The poll takes into account airlines, hotels, attractions and destinations already appreciated by tourists. It also identifies destinations that will be drawing the attention of travellers in the coming months. This very accolade belongs to Braga, Portugal.more
A majority of Germans are in favour of reinstating compulsory military service, according to a poll conducted by the Forsa Institute on behalf of the magazine "Stern".more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government yesterday announced rules to implement the controversial Citizenship Bill 2019, which excludes Muslims. The decision came just weeks before an election in which the Hindu nationalist leader will seek a third term.more
Poland has made good use of its 25 years in NATO and is now a key country in the Alliance's eastern flank, standing out in the field of defence spending, among other things, say analysts from various North Atlantic Alliance countries.more
Easter in Italy will be marked by a record number of tourists - such forecasts were presented three weeks before Easter. The most popular is the south of the country: Sicily, Sardinia and Puglia. Over a million people will come to Rome.more
A "technical fault" on a LATAM Airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland has caused passengers and crew to be thrown into the roof of the plane, with 50 people needing emergency treatment at the airport. LATAM Airlines confirmed flight LA800 had a "technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement".more
"Oppenheimer" by Christopher Nolan received seven Oscars on the night from Sunday to Monday, including: for the best film and director. Two awards went to the British-Polish-American co-production "Strefa biznes" by Jonathan Glazer.more
In 2022, 3.88 million children were born in the European Union, which means a decrease compared to 2021, when 4.09 million newborns were born, the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) reported. The number of babies born in the EU has been falling since 2008, when 4.68 million babies were born.more
India’s first metro rail tunnel under a major stretch of water has been inaugurated by prime minister Narendra Modi, nearly four decades after metro services began in the country.more
Mallorca is one of the most popular holiday destinations, attracting both lovers of quiet relaxation and wild parties. The latter already seem to be a bit of a nuisance to the locals. This is why the mayor of Mallorca's capital, Palma, intends to punish troublesome visitors with heavy fines. Vandalism or drunkenness on the streets can cost visitors up to €3,000.more
Croatian police have detained Ukrainian, Czech, Romanian, Indian and Polish nationals belonging to a group of people smugglers, police in the Karlovakia żupania, a region bordering Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, said yesterday.more
Russia has aggressively resumed its spy war with the West. After the setbacks of early 2022 and the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from Western countries, its services have already regained confidence and modified their intelligence methods, according to the "Financial Times".more
