In a ceremony at the North Atlantic Alliance Headquarters, Mark Rutte took over as NATO Secretary General from Jens Stoltenberg before noon today.more

The Israeli army launched ‘limited and targeted’ ground operations against terrorist Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon a few hours ago, an armed forces communiqué issued Monday night said.more

Portugal, Ireland, Greece, France and Spain are the EU Member States whose inhabitants are most likely to get cold in winter, according to Eurostat. Poland, on the other hand, is among the six countries with the lowest percentage of inhabitants complaining about the problem.more

Official documents accessed by the independent Russian portal Insider show that anti-Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned in prison, and that the authorities removed references to his ailments to hide this.more

More than the ‘victory plan’ that its president Volodymyr Zelensky brought to the US this week, Ukraine needs an urgent change of course, which includes redefining what victory means, argues the British weekly The Economist in its latest issue.more

Although Hurricane Helene has weakened, its remnants still pose a danger to some regions of the US. The aftermath of the element is estimated yesterday to have left at least 95 dead, hundreds missing and more than 2.4 million people without electricity from Florida to Virginia.more

By 2050, more than 740 million children and adolescents, or nearly 40 per cent of people in this age group, will suffer from myopia, according to an analysis published in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’.more

As long as I am at the head of the ministry there will be no public money for bullfighting, Spain's Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun announced on Thursday.more

A new study suggests that grasshoppers could be a good source of nutrients in the future - including for humans - say scientists who have investigated the impact of a diet based on protein from these insects on the health of the rodents.more

Western European countries punish drunk drivers with fines of up to €6,000, as well as withholding of the driving licence, confiscation of the car and imprisonment. In Italy and Spain, the law is being tightened in this regard.more

EUR 230,000 per square metre was paid by a French luxury brand for its premises; the amount of the deal broke all records, the daily ‘Ouest-France’ reported yesterday. As it points out, this is another fashion house that has pushed up property prices in Paris.more

If we allow aggressors to take over land with impunity, Putin may turn against Poland or the Baltic states, Vice President Kamala Harris announced yesterday during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski. Harris also criticised Donald Trump's plans to end the war, calling them ‘Putin's plans’.more

Sales of wines from Portugal to Poland were at an unprecedented level in 2023, both in terms of export volume and value. The current year also promises to be a record year, according to statistics from Vini Portugal, an organisation that analyses sales of these spirits.more

Six EU member states, including Poland, have sent a letter to the European Commission demanding action on sales platforms through which goods that do not meet EU requirements are delivered to customers in the EU. The Chinese sites in question are Temu and Shein.more

US President Joe Biden and the leaders of 30 other countries yesterday signed a joint declaration of the G7 and EU countries on the reconstruction of Ukraine, reaffirming, among other things, their commitments to freeze Russian assets until Russia pays reparations. The meeting was attended, among others, by Polish President Andrzej Duda.more

Russian leader Vladimir Putin yesterday again threatened the West with the use of nuclear weapons. During a meeting of the Russian Security Council, he spoke about proposed changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine, which include responding with nuclear weapons even to a conventional attack from outside.more

Every 4-6 minutes, someone dies from a snakebite somewhere in the world. More than a third of the victims are under 20, mostly farm workers and children. Many poor areas of the world, especially in Africa, are facing a shortage of serum, said Dr. David Williams of the World Health Organization (WHO).more

77% of EU residents say they have changed their habits in the last five years to use less energy at home. However, the majority want more EU support and believe this will help them keep their bills under control, according to a Eurobarometer survey published yesterday.more

An American, accused of attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, told a Swedish photojournalist at the train station in Przemyśl in the spring of 2022 about his plans to build an international town in Kyiv as a human shield, writes the newspaper ‘Dagens Nyheter’ today.more

The US economy is in great shape, although its major problem is the scale of the national debt; elements of Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris's programmes could spoil this, the media assess. Prof. Witold Orłowski says that the policies of the Republican candidate threaten to cause a downturn in America and the world.more

Poland is buying armaments in record numbers, which has made it a leader among NATO member states, but its problem remains a small production of its own, the British “Financial Times” notes.more

For almost two months, from September 29 to November 25, the Earth will have as many as two natural satellites, astronomers report. In addition to the Moon, asteroid 2024 PT5, described as a mini-moon, will also move in Earth's orbit.more

In America, the number of the most serious crimes fell significantly last year compared to 2022. Homicides and manslaughter cases were an estimated 11.6 percent lower. - which is the largest one-year decline in two decades. Rape decreased by 9.4 percent.more

The Afghan Taliban are beginning to impose severe restrictions on men and some of them regret not fighting for women, whose rights had already been taken away. Now Afghans will be banned from ‘imitating non-Muslims in dress or behaviour’ - reports the ‘Washington Post’.more

The electoral success of Germany's extremist parties and their dislike of Ukraine may change Chancellor Olaf Scholz's policy towards Kyiv. An SPD delegation has reportedly already visited Moscow, wrote the main foreign affairs commentator of the ‘Financial Times’, Gideon Rachman.more