A court in Moscow yesterday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for two months for Yulia Navalny, the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who died in a penal colony. Navalny was accused of participating in an extremist organisation.more

Several trade unions representing airport staff serving Paris called for a strike on July 17, approximately 10 days before the opening of the Olympic Games, demanding bonuses for all airport staff for this period.more

In the tourist city of Venice, Italy, an informational campaign has been launched to warn tourists about scams and thefts they may encounter while sightseeing. Special leaflets are being distributed, drawing attention to the famous "three cups" game and other traps.more

The Republican party committee yesterday approved the electoral program for the November elections. The demands included, among others: "restoring peace to Europe" and preventing the outbreak of World War III, as well as mass deportations of millions of illegal immigrants.more

Beryllium struck the US coast yesterday, spawning several tornadoes and leaving seven victims in Texas and one in Louisiana, as well as three million utility customers without power. It later weakened to a tropical storm and then a tropical depression.more

Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security agreement between Poland and Ukraine yesterday on the eve of the NATO summit in Washington. On the same day, Ukraine fell victim to a massive missile attack by Russian troops.more

Croatia boasts the cleanest sea in Europe, according to a report by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency. Experts from all public health institutes in the Adriatic are responsible for collecting seawater samples and assessing its quality, and it is their data that was used to create the ranking of the cleanest seas on the Old Continent.more

At least 10 dead and 35 wounded in Kiev, also at least 10 dead and 41 wounded in Crooked Horn, dead in Dnipro and Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region - this is the balance of today's massive rocket attack by the Russian military on Ukraine. In Kiev, a children's hospital was shelled.more

The number of new asylum applications in Germany fell significantly in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. However, Germany is "still the number one destination country" for asylum seekers in Europe, German media reported. Syrians made the largest number of asylum applications.more

The alliance of left-wing parties, the New Popular Front (NFP), won the second round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, but did not obtain an absolute majority - according to exit polls. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that he would submit his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron.more

Employees who work from home two days a week and spend the remaining three at the company's headquarters are as productive as those working on-site and have the same chances of promotion, but a much lower tendency to resign - showed the largest study of this type conducted by economists from Stanford.more

Scientists have identified the most waste-contaminated land reservoirs and watercourses. Most municipal solid waste - everyday items thrown away by people - ends up in aquatic environments in Africa, China, India and South Asia.more

The second round of the parliamentary elections in France began today. In the first round, the candidates of the far-right National Rally (RN) received the most votes. In the second round, Marine Le Pen's party wants to win as many seats in parliament as necessary to form a government.more

Each Olympics always involves great financial outlays for the host, but also profits. Meanwhile, the Air France-KLM aviation group announced that it expects losses due to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, which may reach up to EUR 180 million in revenues.more

More than two years after the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, more and more Ukrainian refugees are planning to stay permanently in Germany, according to the latest Voice of Ukraine survey. Ukrainians living in Germany are less likely to declare a desire to return to their homeland than their compatriots currently residing in Poland.more

'I would only step down if God Almighty came down and told me I had no chance of winning against Trump,' Joe Biden declared in an ABC television interview yesterday, referring to the possibility of withdrawing from the presidential race. He downplayed concerns raised by politicians in his own party and ruled out undergoing additional medical tests.more

Passengers using Sicily’s busiest airport, Catania, are facing delays and cancellations as a result of Mount Etna’ most recent eruption. Europe’s highest active volcano has seen increased activity over the past few days, with the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Catania saying ash had reached 2.7 miles in height.more

Vladimir Putin announced yesterday that he will not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine until Kiev takes steps that are "irreversible" and acceptable to Moscow. The President of Russia is in Astana, where the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ended.more

Following an investigation that found nearly half of frozen sperm and egg samples inspected were not properly labeled, the Office of the Health Commissioner for the Australian state of Queensland has recommended the destruction of "uncertain" biological material. There may be thousands of cases involved.more

Two polls published on Wednesday by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal show Donald Trump's biggest lead to date over Joe Biden, between six and eight percentage points. The overwhelming majority of respondents also believe that the president is too old to be in office. Biden declares that he "absolutely" has no intention of withdrawing from the race. He has undergone a medical check-upmore

Numerous rankings show us which countries offer the highest quality and best living conditions and indicate which countries are the happiest. In the course of these surveys, many factors are analysed that influence the mental health of a country's inhabitants. According to the latest ranking, the country whose citizens are the most mentally healthy is Sweden. Poland was ranked 22nd.more

An Afghan activist is being blackmailed over a recording of a gang rape she was subjected to in a Taliban prison, 'The Guardian' reported yesterday. The woman, who managed to leave the country, was sent the recording with the threat that it would be published if she "continued to speak ill of the Islamic emirate".more

Danish prosecutors yesterday charged a 37-year-old Polish man with assaulting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in early June. The hearing will take place before a court in Copenhagen on 6-7 August.more

Donald Trump is open to the idea of ruling out Nato enlargement to include Ukraine and Georgia and giving the go-ahead to change Ukraine's borders, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing foreign policy experts close to Trump. Almost all experts close to the former president expect a significant reduction in the US role inside NATO.more

The American company Moderna is conducting advanced research on a vaccine against bird flu using mRNA technology. This work is financially supported by the US government. The results of clinical trials are expected to be known in autumn 2024.more