A 39-year-old Polish man was shot dead on Wednesday evening in Stockholm after drawing the attention of a group of youths. He was killed in front of his 12-year-old son. The case has appalled politicians and the public.more

Although it is Paris that proudly bears the title of 'city of lovers', it turns out not to be the most popular setting for engagements. At least, that's according to a new ranking, according to which Lisbon can be considered Europe's engagement capital.more

Aleksandra Bielakowska, an advocacy worker with the international organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in Taipei, was detained at Hong Kong airport and deported six hours later without specific reasons.more

The Israeli side agreed to an agreement according to which 150,000 Palestinians would be returned to the north of the Gaza Strip. However, Israel believes that the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas will not agree to such a proposal, Reuters reported, citing Israeli government sources.more

El Salvador is offering citizenship to 5,000 highly skilled foreigners, the president of this small and poor Central American country, Nayib Bukele, known for his successful campaign against organised crime, announced on Saturday.more

Last year, police in Germany recorded the most crimes since 2016. According to statistics, the authorities recorded 5.94 million crimes. This represents an increase of 5.5 percent compared to the previous year.more

The French government wants the patient to have to pay a fine of five euros for medical visits that were not due to the patient's fault. The penalty for failing to see a doctor when the appointment was not canceled at least 24 hours in advance would go to the doctor's pocket. The regulations may come into force in 2025.more

Spain is scrapping its ‘golden visa scheme’ that gives residency to foreign property buyers in a blow to wealthy UK expats. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters on Monday that ending the scheme would help make access to affordable housing "a right instead of a speculative business".more

Staff at Milan's Bicocca University can take their pets to work with them from Monday. Professors, lecturers, researchers and technical and administrative staff as well as librarians are being allowed to bring their dogs, cats and other pets to work with them.more

It’s important to take a look in advance with TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and British Airways among those with a policy – but this will be different from provider to provider. more

Federal officials said they will investigate after the engine cowling of a Southwest Airlines plane came off during takeoff at Denver International Airport on Sunday morning.more

"Donald Trump's 'secret plan' to end the war in Ukraine is to put pressure on Kiev to hand back the Donbas and Crimea to Russia", the "Washington Post" reported on Sunday. According to the former US president, the people of parts of Ukraine would not mind living under Russian rule.more

Albania was visited by 1.7 million tourists in the first three months of 2024, setting a new record for our growing tourism sector, stated Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, as quoted by RTSH TV on Sunday.more

Briton Russ Cook, 27, completed his nearly year-long run across Africa yesterday, becoming the first man to do so. The route of his run was 16,000km and took him through 16 countries.more

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski warned yesterday during a videoconference with ambassadors of countries belonging to the United24 platform that without US aid, currently blocked in Congress by Republicans, Ukraine would lose the war with Russia, AFP reports.more

Dutch police detained famous climate activist Greta Thunberg on Saturday along with a group of other demonstrators who were taking part in a protest and attempting to block the important A12 motorway leading to The Hague, AFP reported.more

Maintaining a balance between work and personal life, the so-called life-work balance has a huge impact on both professional performance and happiness. Where is special attention paid to this? If we rely on the Global Life-Work Balance Index ranking developed by the Remote platform, this balance is easiest to maintain for people working in New Zealand, Spain and France.more

Ukraine is the most popular EU candidate country among Europeans, according to an Ipsos survey for Euronews. Out of 18 countries surveyed, Poland ranks fifth in terms of support for Ukraine's accession.more

A total solar eclipse will be observed in Mexico, the United States and Canada on 8 April. The phase of the total eclipse will last about 4.5 minutes, which is a real treat for astronomy enthusiasts. The town of Niagara Falls in the Canadian province of Ontario has been named by National Geographic magazine as one of the best places to view this eclipse.more

A 13-year-old boy killed a homeless man in Dortmund harbour, German police and prosecutors' office reported yesterday. Mobile phone footage shows the child stabbing the man to death on Thursday evening. According to the media, the murder victim is a Polish man.more

South African airline CemAir has a no-toilet policy on it’s smaller commercial flights. more

A record 15.5 per cent drop in carbon dioxide emissions has been recorded for 2023. - reported the European Commission on Wednesday. This is most likely related to the increased decarbonisation of the energy sector.more

The Gaza war is proceeding as Hamas probably hoped: the longer it goes on, the more Israel loses the support of the world and contributes to prolonging the cycle of violence for years to come, according to Philip Wasielewski, an expert at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) think tank and former CIA officer.more

Vladimir Putin must understand that if necessary, the North Atlantic Alliance can afford a long-term conflict, said the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, yesterday, commenting on the idea of ​​creating a special five-year aid fund for Ukraine in the amount of USD 100 billion by NATO.more

The French authorities denied Russian claims that they were ready to talk about Ukraine during yesterday's conversation between the French and Russian defense ministers, Reuters reported today.more