• Associated Press

    Poland rolls out 'Holidays with the Army' in a recruitment drive with Russia in mind

    With assault rifles laid out before them, the young Polish men and women kneel on the grass and follow orders on how to pack their survival kits. Many at the training in eastern Poland are new high school graduates, with the men's heads freshly shaven and the women's hair tied back. The military introduced the program in a search for recruits as Poland expands its 198,000-member army in the face of renewed Russian aggression in the region, including neighboring Ukraine.

  • The Telegraph

    Forget Tacitus and Cicero, modern Italian men just want to be lazy

    Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, vehemently denies she is anti-women, whilst a new survey of Italian men found that 80 per cent now describe themselves as feminists. During Mussolini’s occupation of Abyssinia there was a joke going around Britain. It went thus: What is the definition of an Abyssinian virgin? Answer: A goat that can run faster than an Italian soldier.

  • PA Media: UK News

    What to expect on the General Election campaign trail on Tuesday

    Here is your guide to the main developments in the General Election campaign on Tuesday.