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Published on 17/04/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2 Around 10% of Europeans aged 60 and above are reported to suffer from heart arrhythmia. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT “Clinical perception of the condition is highly variable,” explains Petr Neužil, Head of the Cardiology Clinic at Na Homolce Hospital, one of Czechia’s main hospitals. “The patient may perceive nothing; they may be completely asymptomatic. Then, they can feel palpitations. They can feel breathless. They cannot breathe. And very often they feel weakness.” Doctors here treat the condition through ablations made with flexible tubes called catheters. Catheters are placed into blood vessels and guided to the heart.…

The Iran war has exposed the fragility of global fossil fuel supply chains. Now dozens of countries across Asia and Africa are turning to nuclear power as their answer.

Poland’s Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański addressed the issue of cash storage by Poles in case of possible digital crises, in an interview with Polsat News. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The immediate impetus for this discussion was the recommendations of, among others, Estonia’s central bank, which recommended that citizens keep a stockpile of cash in their homes sufficient for up to a week of daily expenditure. The reason for this is the growing risks associated with possible payment system failures, cyberattacks or power cuts. Experts emphasise that in the event of a major disruption to the financial infrastructure, cash may be the…

Russia unleashed a massive drone and missile barrage on major cities across Ukraine, killing at least 16 and injuring scores, as Zelenskyy urged more support from allies.

A video circulating widely on social media appears to show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from the roof of a building in the West Bank. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The footage has attracted millions of views and gained further traction after it was reshared by South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung. In a post on X, he said he would seek to verify the clip and determine what action, if any, had been taken. He later clarified that the video dates back to September 2024, and emphasised the need to uphold international humanitarian law. The footage has been shared online from multiple angles,…

Published on 15/04/2026 – 11:32 GMT+2 Hungary’s prime minister-elect, Péter Magyar, has announced plans to suspend the signal of the national broadcaster after forming a government, following a very heated appearance on public Hungarian television on Wednesday morning. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Magyar, whose Tisza Party secured a landslide victory in last Sunday’s election, has long accused state media of bias against his movement. The interview marked his first appearance on the national broadcaster in 18 months, although MTVA, the state media authority, said it had extended multiple invitations to Magyar and his party during the campaign. Magyar gave two interviews —…

According to the Ukrainian president, who visited the German capital, at least 10 agreements were reached at the German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin – the first since 2004.

The old wooden chest had been in the family for a century, moved from the attic to the barn, from the barn to the garage. Nobody knew it contained a treasure trove of French cinema. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Nobody until Bill McFarland, a retired teacher and great-grandson of a projectionist from rural Pennsylvania, US, discovered some old films that_”seemed too precious to throw away”,_ he recalls. But the septuagenarian “had no idea what they represented” or how to view them. So he turned to the archivists at the Library of Congress in Culpeper, Virginia. This was the start of a long…

Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar has accused outgoing Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó of shredding confidential sanctions-related documents at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, citing insider sources during a press conference in Budapest on Monday. The ministry has not yet responded.

Published on 13/04/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 Poland and South Korea agreed on Monday to upgrade their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, with defence cooperation at the centre of the upgraded ties. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung in Seoul, marking the first visit by a Polish prime minister to the country in 27 years. The two leaders discussed a range of issues, with the main focus on expanding defence industry cooperation under a $44.2 billion (€39.6 billion) framework agreement signed in July 2022. Lee said the partnership extended…