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The gunman who killed 14 people at a Prague university appears to have confessed to also killing a two-month-old baby and his father days before the mass shooting, police in the Czech Republic said

World 28.12.2023 - 17:31

The shooter from Prague also killed a father with his two-month-old baby

The majority of the world expects a troubled, not a peaceful, year 2024

World 28.12.2023 - 14:04

"Gallup": War fears are serious, and economic expectations are gloomy

Greece is prepared to part with some of its greatest treasures to "fill the void" at the British Museum if the Parthenon marbles are reassembled in Athens, the country's culture minister has said

World 28.12.2023 - 12:19

Greece offers treasures to Britain in exchange for the Parthenon marbles

Poland's new culture minister announced on Wednesday the liquidation of all public media, which were considered the mouthpiece of the previous populist-nationalist government

World 28.12.2023 - 11:41

Poland liquidates all public media in order to restructure

Salzburg - the city of salt and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

World 27.12.2023 - 13:35

Salzburg - the city of salt and Mozart

electric car charging

World 27.12.2023 - 08:39

There are over 12,000 charging stations for electric cars in Turkey

Latvia sends drunk drivers' cars to Ukraine

World 26.12.2023 - 11:25

Latvia sends drunk drivers' cars to Ukraine

The "Batman Building" astounded the BGNES Agency crew as well, with its astounding height of 443 metres and up to 110 stories

World 26.12.2023 - 10:19

In Batman's footsteps: Chicago's Willis Tower - the building from which the world saw Gotham City

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted amnesty to more than 1,000 convicts and released them from prisons across the country for Christmas, a prison official said

World 25.12.2023 - 19:51

Sri Lanka released 1,000 prisoners on Christmas Day

Angelina Jolie

World 25.12.2023 - 17:40

Angelina Jolie, an actress and philanthropist, raised concern about the unequal pursuit of justice

In his annual "Urbi and Orbi" Mass at the Vatican on Christmas Day, Pope Francis called for an end to "war, all war, the very way of thinking about war - aimless travel, defeat without winners, unforgivable stupidity"

World 25.12.2023 - 15:32

The Pope calls for an end to the war in Gaza

This year, for the first time, Ukraine celebrates the Nativity of Christ today instead of January 7.

World 25.12.2023 - 09:11

Ukraine celebrates Christmas on December 25 for the first time, instead of on January 7

A lost wallet reunited an American family after 65 years

World 24.12.2023 - 15:27

A lost wallet reunited an American family after 65 years

For the 67th year of the United States Joint Air Defense Command, NORAD has been tracking Santa's journey in real time

World 24.12.2023 - 10:04

In an hour, Santa Claus is leaving for his around-the-world trip, tonight he will be over Bulgaria

Austrian, German and Spanish police are on high alert in several cities, including cathedrals, amid fears Islamists are planning a terror attack on Christmas or New Year

World 24.12.2023 - 10:01

Anti-terror measures at Christmas in Europe

France detains plane for trafficking minors

World 23.12.2023 - 13:02

France detains plane for trafficking minors

Pirates hijack another ship off Somalia

World 23.12.2023 - 10:30

Pirates hijack another ship off Somalia

Police detained the deputy director of the Russian space agency "Roscosmos" on suspicion of embezzling 4.3 million euros from the crisis-hit sector

World 23.12.2023 - 10:27

Russian space agency employee was detained for defrauding several million euros

Honda cars

World 22.12.2023 - 19:19

Honda withdraws 2.6 million vehicles from the US market

Italy fines Meta for gambling ad

World 22.12.2023 - 19:16

Italy fines Meta for gambling ad