The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
26 May 2026
Sweden and France argue over nicotine pouches: "As if we would ban French baguettes"

Sweden and France argue over nicotine pouches: "As if we would ban French baguettes"

Since April 1, it has been prohibited in France to buy, sell, import, possess or use nicotine products for oral use. And this ban firmly hits the Swedish economy because French people were buying these nicotine pouches en masse from the Swedish market.

Outcry over lenient sentence for teenage rapists in Britain: 'You don't want a society where girls have to grow up like that'

Outcry over lenient sentence for teenage rapists in Britain: 'You don't want a society where girls have to grow up like that'

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that a very controversial verdict in a minor rape case will be referred to the Court of Appeal. The British Prime Minister shares the stunned and shocked public reaction.

Switzerland votes on population cap: 10 million and no more

Switzerland votes on population cap: 10 million and no more

On June 14, Switzerland will vote on the so-called "sustainability initiative" of the right-conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP). The plan aims to reduce the population to 10 million by 2050. This is reported by Der Spiegel.

Two tourists swept away and drowned on Bay of Biscay

Two tourists swept away and drowned on Bay of Biscay

Two swimmers died on Sunday on the southwest coast of France after being swept away by a powerful sea current. The incidents occurred in Lacanau and Lège-Cap-Ferret, in the Gironde department. A warning about dangerous currents was in effect this weekend.

Russia: 'Magnetic mines found on tanker coming from Antwerp'

Russia: 'Magnetic mines found on tanker coming from Antwerp'

Russia's FSB security service said on Monday it had foiled an attempted "terrorist attack" after agents said they had discovered magnetic explosives attached to the hull of a tanker that had arrived from Belgium and was docked for loading at the northwestern port of Ust-Luga.

'Russia sabotaged GPS during flight of British defense minister'

'Russia sabotaged GPS during flight of British defense minister'

A Royal Air Force jet with current British defense minister John Healey on board was confronted with severe GPS malfunctions for three hours.

16-year-old arrested in France after finding deceased child with bath towel around neck in France

16-year-old arrested in France after finding deceased child with bath towel around neck in France

The public prosecutor's office in Rennes, Brittany, France, has opened a murder investigation after the lifeless body of a boy of 12 was found on Sunday.

Pope warns of AI risks in first encyclical

Pope warns of AI risks in first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," on Monday. In it, he outlines his desire to protect human dignity and freedom of choice in an age of artificial intelligence.

Suspension bridge in Indonesia suddenly collapses: two tourists killed

Suspension bridge in Indonesia suddenly collapses: two tourists killed

Two Austrian tourists, a 55-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman, were killed on Sunday when a suspension bridge collapsed near the Cunca Wulang waterfall on the Indonesian island of Flores.

Warmest day ever expected in May in England

Warmest day ever expected in May in England

England is gearing up for the warmest day ever recorded in May, with temperatures expected to reach 35°C on Monday. This would break the previous record for May at 32.8°C by a whopping 2.2°C.