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US will require EU citizens to give all biometric data including DNA in new ESTA requirements

A picture of anti- Victor Orban protest today

The Economist: Russia is not as resilient as it wants you to think

Nuclear weapons for Nordic countries

Budapest, Saturday workday, 3°C, huge crowd at the March for Abused Children (this photo was taken at the beginning of the event)

Zelenskyy taking a selfie in Kupiansk city after Russia claimed it was surrounded by their soldiers

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs tweet "Blame the French!" after losing every 2025 Game Awards category to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, but it was in good fun: They partied together after | Warhorse Studios had its memes ready for a win or a loss.

Romania finds two masseuses with leprosy, first cases in 40 years

Brexit made us poorer and it’s getting worse

Germany to send soldiers to fortify Poland border

Josip Broz Tito statue beheaded in Slovenia, suspect faces 8 years as political fallout grows ahead of elections

The reconstruction of Poland's architectural heritage

Zelenskyy taking a selfie in Kupiansk city after Russia claimed it was surrounded by their soldiers

Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles – Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains

In 1922, around this time, the last Ottoman sultan, Mehmed VI, fled to Malta—then under British control—aboard a British warship. After the empire’s collapse, the new government barred the Ottoman family from living in Turkey, and British authorities granted them asylum.

Thousands protest all over Romania against the corruption in the Justice system after a Journalist investigation. Picture is in Bucharest in front of the Government.

Polish city changes color of Christmas bear’s scarf after complaints it looked too Ukrainian

Belarus frees 123 prisoners as US lifts sanctions

A cow in Suva Planina ("Dry Mountain"), Serbia

Belogradchik Fortress, Bulgaria

Ukraine would join EU next year under draft peace plan

Swiss Eurovision winner Nemo gives trophy back in protest over "Israel's continued participation"

On this day, december 13 1981, Martial law was declared in poland.