During the recent heatwave in France, it was recalled that Paris was once identified as a city where the risk of heat effects is particularly high. In 2023, “The Lancet” magazine estimated that Parisians were more likely than residents of other European cities to be potentially at risk of deadly heat effects.more

The Polish Embassy in Italy, in another evocative campaign aimed at Polish tourists staying in the country, warns against theft and gives advice on how to travel and visit safely. ‘You have a picture with the Pantheon, they have your wallet’. - emphasised warning against thieves.more

18 people were injured when passengers on a Ryanair flight were evacuated at Palma de Mallorca Airport. Earlier, a fire alarm went off on board the machine. The airport is operating without disruption.more

Twenty-three people were injured on Thursday night into Friday in a coach accident on a motorway about 100 kilometres north of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern police said in a press release. The service from Rostock relayed that at least three people with Polish nationality were on board.more

Last night, Russia launched its largest air attack on Ukraine since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian Air Force reported today. The Kremlin is once again demonstrating that it does not intend to end the war and terror, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed.more

The tallest statue of Christ in the world is to be built in Spain near Madrid. The statue is to measure 37 metres and will be seven taller than the famous statue in Rio de Janeiro and four taller than the Christ the King statue in Świebodzin. Funding for the project is coming mainly from Mexico and Poland.more

5,000 tourists left hotels in fire-prone areas in the south-east of Crete on Wednesday night into Thursday, the president of the local hoteliers' association, Giorgios Carakis, reported. The evacuations covered the Jerapetra area - the villages of Agia Fotia, Achlia, Galini, Ferma and Kutsunari.more

A strike by air traffic controllers in France will cause major disruption at many of the country's airports. Controllers are on strike today and tomorrow, ahead of the summer school holidays which start on Saturday.more

The popular Taste Atlas food guide regularly publishes lists of the best dishes, snacks and treats in the world. This time, the sweet pastries from Central Europe were examined. Polish doughnuts were rated the highest.more

This June in Spain was the hottest in the country's history, and the first heatwave of the season will last longer than expected, the state meteorological agency AEMET reported. France is struggling with 40-degree heat, while Portugal recorded as much as 46.6 degrees Celsius.more

According to an analysis conducted by experts from Personnel Service, production workers, forklift operators or warehouse workers who decide to work for a seasonal job in the Czech Republic, Norway or Germany can earn 80 to 100 percent more than in Poland. For example, forklift operators in Scandinavia can earn up to 3.1 thousand euros per month.more

Denmark on Tuesday expanded its military service to include women, as the Nordic country seeks to recruit more soldiers and strengthen its defences amid heightened security concerns across Europe. Under a law passed by Denmark's parliament in June 2023, Denmark will require women turning 18 after July 1, 2025, to register for assessment days for potential military conscription, aligning with measmore

Egyptians have begun tracking sharks in the Red Sea from space, Egypt Independent reported. Monitoring shark movements in real time will help understand the behavior of specific species, and could potentially reduce the risk of shark attacks.more

Without additional help from the West, Ukraine could find itself in a critical war situation with Russia in the autumn, Gideon Rachman, chief foreign affairs commentator for the British daily Financial Times, warned yesterday.more

The surface temperature of the Mediterranean Sea was 26.01 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the highest in June, the meteorological office Meteo France reported yesterday, citing data from the Copernicus programme, the EU's Earth observation programme.more

The European Union has not gone as far as US President Donald Trump in toughening its approach to migration, but the change is big, wrote the American "New York Times".more

In the municipality of El Granado in Andalusia in southwestern Spain, a record temperature for June was recorded yesterday - 46 degrees Celsius. Since Saturday, the entire country has been experiencing the first heat wave of the season, which is already taking a deadly toll.more

France's planned smoking ban on beaches, in parks, public garden, and bus shelters – originally slated to take effect on July 1 – was brought forward by a decree published in the official government gazette on Saturday, June 28. The measure will now take effect on Sunday, June 29. more

There is still uncertainty about how the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed millions of people around the world began, according to the final report published yesterday by a group of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the origins of the worst epidemic in centuries.more

A Dutch consumer organization has filed a class action lawsuit against online accommodation booking website Booking.com, accusing the company of unfair practices that may have led to inflated prices for accommodation. The platform is used by millions of users worldwide.more

The Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts, including Pole Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, arrived at the International Space Station today at around 11.30am UK time.more

Baltic cod has evolved to become a smaller fish, escaping fishing nets, biologists said Wednesday, in a scientific article published in Science Advances, the Financial Times reported. Researchers link overfishing of the species to changes in DNA.more

The first heatwave will hit Spain from Saturday and will last until at least early July, the state meteorological agency AEMET warned. Temperatures of 40 degrees are being recorded in Italy, and the weather in the US is particularly dangerous.more

US President Donald Trump today expressed support for Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty in a talk with journalists during the summit in The Hague. This provision concerns mutual security guarantees in NATO.more

Remote has just published its third annual Global Work-Life Balance Index, which assesses the top 60 GDP countries on statutory annual leave, paid maternity leave, sick leave, healthcare, public safety, public happiness, LGBTQ+ inclusivity and average working hours. And for the third year in a row, New Zealand has claimed the crown.more