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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be allowed to address viewers of tomorrow's Eurovision final in Liverpool. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises the contest, said it had refused Zelensky's request to broadcast his message. Zelensky's law firm assured that it had not directed such a request.more

An association of Russian organisations operating in Sweden called Rurik receives subsidies from the Swedish state budget for cultural and educational activities. However, it spreads Kremlin propaganda on the internet, the daily 'Dagens Nyheter' newspaper reveals today.more

The Bank of England (BoE) announced today that it does not expect the UK economy to fall into recession this year, but in addition to raising its growth forecast, it has raised its inflation forecast. As expected, he raised the interest rate again - to 4.5 percent.more

Londoners may be offered the chance to have their voices heard on the Ultra Low Emission (ULEZ) expansion in a vote. The Brexit-style vote would see all residents in the currently non-ULEZ areas of Greater London given a say before the zone expands.more

The government has ditched its plan for thousands of EU-era laws to expire automatically at the end of the year. The plan - dubbed a post-Brexit bonfire - would see laws that were copied over to the UK after Brexit vanish, unless specifically kept or replaced.more

The government's illegal immigration bill is "morally unacceptable and politically impractical," Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told the House of Lords, adding that it was damaging Britain's reputation.more

A jury in New York yesterday found Donald Trump guilty of sexually abusing and defaming the now 79-year-old American writer E. Jean Carroll in a civil trial. It awarded her damages of $5 million.more

Labour is considering moves to levy higher taxes on foreign buyers of UK homes, as a senior Conservative blamed their party’s abolition of housebuilding targets for woeful results in last week’s local elections.more

Ukraine is preparing very carefully for a counter-offensive against Russian forces because it is very important to demonstrate to the world the success of this operation, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with the British Sky News station on Tuesday.more

Ahead of the 2024 election and after formally announcing his reelection bid, President Joe Biden is facing low approval ratings and skepticism about his mental and physical fitness to serve in the White House, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Sunday.more

On the occasion of his participation in the coronation of Charles III, President Andrzej Duda invited him to visit Poland, and we hope that such a visit will take place, Marcin Przydacz, head of the Office of International Policy at the Office of the President of Poland, told reporters yesterday.more

One of the issues that aroused the greatest emotions related to the coronation of Charles III were its costs and the fact that they would be covered from the state budget. But - according to estimates - the additional revenue will cover not only its cost, but also the lost costs due to the day offmore

Poland now has the best chance in centuries to take an influential and even a leadership role in Europe, Atlantic Council experts Daniel Fried and Aaron Korewa assess in their text on the expose of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau. They warn that the situation may be complicated by disputes with Germany and internal conflicts.more

The ruling Conservative Party suffered a severe defeat in the local elections in England. It lost more than 1,000 council seats, a third of those it defended. Labor and the Liberal Democrats are winning.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak admitted this morning that the results of the local elections in England have been disappointing for the Conservative Party so far. According to opposition leader Keir Starmer, they show that Labor is on its way to victory in the House of Commons elections.more

Poland has taken over a property in Warsaw illegally occupied by Russians, and the Swedish government should do the same with a residential building on the island of Lidingoe near Stockholm, which is illegally used by Russian spies acting under the guise of diplomats, comments the Swedish public television SVT.more

If the elections were held next Sunday, 39 percent of Poles would vote for the United Right, 27 percent for the Civic Coalition, 9 percent for the Left, and 8 percent for the Confederation. , for Poland 2050 - 7 percent, and for PSL - 6 percent. - results from the Social Changes survey commissioned by the wPolityce.pl portal.more

Here in The Hague, we all want to see "another Vladimir," Putin, who "deserves to be sentenced for war crimes delivered in the capital of international law" - declared Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski in The Hague today. In a speech titled "There will be no peace without justice for Ukraine," he also called for the creation of an international tribunal to judge Russia's crime of aggression.more

The presidential couple Andrzej Duda and Agata Kornhauser-Duda will attend Saturday's coronation of King Charles III, according to Marcin Przydacz, head of the Presidential Office for International Policy.more

Residents of much of England are voting today in local elections, which are the most serious electoral test yet for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The issue, however, is not whether or not his Conservative Party will lose, but how badly it will lose.more

Ukraine's allies must intensify all kinds of support for Ukraine: military, economic and political. Anything else only prolongs the war and the murder of innocents by Putin's regime. What has been given so far has been enough to defend, but why not give enough for Ukraine to win? - asks Garri Kasparov, former world chess champion, in an interview for the weekly "Focus".more

Russia is trying new espionage methods after the Copenhagen government expelled Russian diplomats suspected of intelligence activities. The war in Ukraine has increased the Russians' need for information on military technology, Denmark's PET special services assessed in a report today.more

Barack Obama performed last night in Amsterdam. Tickets at the capital's largest hall, the Ziggo Dome, cost as much as 2,700 euros. The media estimate that the former U.S. president could have earned as much as one million euros.more

Pope Francis told reporters on a flight from Budapest to Rome yesterday that a mission for peace in Ukraine is underway, which is not yet publicly announced. He assured that it will be made public when possible.more

The British government announced yesterday that it was arranging an additional flight for its citizens wishing to get out of the fighting-torn Sudan. It will take off today from the airport in the city of Port Sudan in the east of the country. So far, British forces have evacuated 2,122 people.more