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German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, on the sixth anniversary of the December 19 attack by Islamic terrorists on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz, warned that the threat of Islamic terrorism remains unchanged. She stressed that the fight against Islamic extremism must be continued with all consistency.more

British minister Oliver Dowden said the government "will not budge on its pay policy", ruling out any increases for nurses. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union said it would "escalate protests" if the government did not start wage negotiations "within 48 hours of starting Tuesday's strike".more

"As part of its aid package, the UK has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with high-precision Brimstone 2 missiles. This assistance played a decisive role in stopping the Russian advance," the British ministry said on Twitter.more

Suspended accounts of several American journalists on Twitter will be restored, announced the owner of this social network Elon Musk. The decision to suspend the accounts provoked opposition from European politicians and the reaction of the UN.more

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Traces of cocaine were found in a country estate used by foreign ministers after events attended by political supporters of then-British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, The Guardian revealed yesterday.more

Peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are currently unlikely, as neither side sees any benefit in them and both seek to defeat the opponent in battle; it cannot be ruled out that the war will take on a protracted character and last for many years, the Politico portal assessed yesterday.more

Health watchdog Hiqa has warned patients are not protected from harm in three out of seven hospital emergency departments inspected with at least one patient waiting 116 hours on a trolley. more

Former UK PM Boris Johnson earned more than £1 million from speeches he gave in the three months after he was forced to step down, the Register of Members' Financial Interests, updated yesterday, showed.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today raised the main interest rate from 3 per cent to 3.5 per cent, putting it at its highest level since 2008. This is the ninth consecutive interest rate hike.more

A group of 90 Ukrainian judges are undergoing training organized by the UK in the conduct of war crimes trials committed by Russian soldiers, the Attorney General of England and Wales Victoria Prentis has announced.more

China has recalled to the country six consulate staff in Manchester, including the consul general, involved in the beating of a participant at a picket in support of Hong Kong organised in front of the facility, British diplomatic chief James Cleverly reported yesterday.more

The vaccine affair, the Uber lobbying, the current corruption scandal are damaging the credibility of the EU institutions. Brussels is confronted with calls for more transparency. Similar calls have been made before, with the Covid-19 vaccine procurement scandal or the Uber Files scandal.more

The British government yesterday announced an increase in the amount that people hosting Ukrainian refugees in their homes receive as a thank you from £350 to £500 a month, but this higher amount will only be paid after a year.more

Catalonia's separatist-dominated autonomous government, the so-called The Generalitat is working on a new referendum on the complete separation of this region from Spain.more

Since spring, the Kremlin has been successfully circumventing sanctions over the war with Ukraine by importing Western electronic components on a massive scale. Components used e.g. in missiles are sent to Russia by companies registered in Turkey and Hong Kong, according to a journalistic investigation by Reuters and the British think tank Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a five-point plan to tackle illegal immigration across the English Channel. He announced that all those entering illegally would be sent back quickly and that MPs would be able to set a yearly limit on asylum applications accepted. He provided this information just a few hours before the tragedy, which resulted in the death of at least 3 people.more

Twitter teams "created blacklists, prevented unwanted tweets from appearing and actively restricted the visibility of entire accounts and even topics gaining popularity - all in secret, without informing users" - according to internal correspondence from Twitter employees, which Elon Musk shared with journalists. Musk also revealed the backstory behind the removal of Trump's Twitter account.more

The UK today imposed sanctions on 12 senior Russian military officers responsible for attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and on an Iranian drone engine manufacturer, its director and two other Iranian officials.more

In a message issued yesterday at the end of the virtual G7 summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the group's leaders announced that they would hold Russian dictator Vladimir Putin responsible for the invasion of Ukraine.more

The UK needs to look for new friends among countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, rather than just relying on traditional alliances with European and North American countries, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly announced yesterday.more

Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual December press conference will not be held this year, independent Russian media reported, citing a Kremlin spokesman. The organization of the so-called hotline with citizens. According to the media, it depends from the situation on the war front in Ukraine.more

"We are safe this winter. Russia's energy blackmail has failed," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels today. However, she warned that next winter could be more of a challenge.more

A lawsuit regarding a foreign currency loan can only be filed in the court competent for the consumer's place of residence. Thanks to this, frankers will wait much shorter for the verdict – informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, after the issue of the controversial document, gained the title "persona non grata" at the coronation to take place in May . Among the high-ranking people who openly deny the couple the right to participate in the coronation, the voice of one of the former ministers is particularly clearly heard. He assessed that Harry and Meghan categorically should not be present more