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The Netherlands is sinking into debt, risking an economic crisis, the Central Planning Bureau (CPB) warns and criticizes the plans of Prime Minister Mark Rutte's new government.more

Downing Street staff have been accused of holding two leaving parties in No 10 on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. The Telegraph reported the gatherings were made up of about 30 people drinking alcohol and dancing to music until the early hours of 17 April.more

Extremist and terrorist movements are taking advantage of the weakened critical infrastructure during the pandemic, especially now that the Omicron variant is prevalent, and are calling for "Day X," warns the Office for the Protection of the Constitution (a counterintelligence service) in Thuringia, which sees this as a "risk of armed violence" in Germany.more

An intra-party vote to remove British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party seems to be a matter of time, according to today's media. Especially as support for the Conservatives has fallen to its lowest level since 2013.more

Denmark's secret service today expressed concern about increasing espionage activity in the country, mainly from China, Russia and Iran.more

There is no question of withdrawal of troops from Poland - assured in an interview with "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" chargé'd affaires of the U.S. Embassy Bix Aliu. He also stressed that if Russia attacks Ukraine, the U.S. will strengthen NATO's eastern flank and impose sanctions that Moscow has never experienced before.more

Russia is in breach of its international obligations, its entry into Ukraine would be a strategic mistake, and the only way forward for Russia is de-escalation and talks, British diplomatic chief Liz Truss declared yesterday after a NATO-Russia Council meeting.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apology yesterday for attending a social gathering in the garden of his Downing Street residence is unlikely to convince his own Conservative Party MPs. And it is now up to them whether he remains in office.more

Soaring energy prices which threaten the living standards of millions could last up to two years, the boss of the UK's biggest energy supplier has said.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has officially apologized for meeting in the garden of his mansion on Downing Street during the lockdown. To the suggestions of resignation, he consistently replied that it was necessary to wait for the results of the ongoing investigation into this matter.more

A clear majority of Britons believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson should resign over the informal lockdown garden reception of his Downing Street mansion, according to two polls yesterday.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie were among some 40 participants at the Downing Street Garden Party during the first lockdown, when socializing was forbidden, ITV revealed. The leaked e-mail includes, among others appeal to bring your own alcohol.more

Denmark will send four fighters and a frigate to the Baltic states to strengthen NATO amid the risk of a new armed conflict in Europe, Danish Defense Minister Trine Bramsen said yesterday.more

Michael Gove has defended former prime minister Sir Tony Blair as an “outstanding statesman and performer”.more

Poles commonly accept crosses in public space, but do not accept the presence of the Church in politics. It is disgraceful that the Church takes a position on parliamentary bills and, above all, priests telling people how to vote in elections, according to a CBOS study.more

The West is behaving towards Russia and Ukraine as it did during the Munich conference in 1938, when Czechoslovakia was handed over to Adolf Hitler, assesses today the French daily Le Figaro.more

According to members of the UK's ruling Conservative Party, both Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and the head of diplomacy, Liz Truss, would be better prime ministers than the current Boris Johnson, according to a poll published yesterday.more

Irish singer Sinead O'Connor's son Shane has been found dead. Thus, the police informed about the closure of the case of his disappearance, reported by his mother, according to the Breakingnews.ie portal.more

The coronavirus has taken a terrible toll in our country, admitted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, referring to the fact that the number of deaths due to Covid-19 in this country exceeded 150,000.more

Demonstrations were held in several French cities against vaccine passports and against the words of President Emmanuel Macron, who called those refusing to vaccinate irresponsible "non-citizens". The demonstrations took place without major incidents, although there were scuffles with the police in Paris.more

The highest number since the start of the pandemic, the number of 26,122 new coronavirus infections was detected in the last 24 hours in Ireland, the country's health ministry said yesterday. This is the third daily record of detected infections this year.more

The French Academy, founded in the 17th century to guard the purity of the language, is threatening the French government with a lawsuit for including English translations of French terms in new identity cards.more

The new head of the British armed forces, Admiral Tony Radakin, warned Russia that any attempt by it to cut key submarine telecommunications cables could be considered an act of war. He also revealed that he presented the government with military options in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.more

The Irish government has decided to pay native artists a basic income for the next three years due to a reduction in their activities due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the BBC news service said.more

There is opposition to Sir Tony Blair's appointment as a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter due to his record while in 10 Downing Street, including the 2003 military invasion of Iraq.more