Europe Greece Only around one in four property owners are estimated to have completed the mandatory clearing of plots as a wildfire prevention measure, due for the June 15 deadline
Europe Croatia A Croatian court confirmed a seven-year jail sentence for wartime general Glavas, accused of war crimes against Serb civilians, after almost 19 years of trials, retrials and appeals that may not be over yet
Europe Austria 6 new hotels in Austria joined the international collection of independent quality hotels Quality Lodgings, marking its largest-ever single-country expansion and bringing the collection to 134 hotels across eight European countries
Europe Russia An undersea rail tunnel connecting Russia to Alaska, USA through the Bering Strait was pitched by a Kremlin envoy to Washington, promoting trade, resource exploration and symbolic unity; the initiative has been welcomed by mixed reactions
Europe Monaco F1 Monaco GP claimed another record as Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli became the youngest winner, dominating a complex, chaotic 2026 edition of the iconic race
Europe Moldova Procedures to access a €40 million loan to modernize 20 educational institutions in rural areas have been initiated with EU
Europe Kosovo Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje Movement, ruling Kosovo for the past five years, once again won parliamentary elections, but preliminary results suggest that it will need to cooperate with other parties to find institutional stability
Europe Germany Tennis player Alexander Zverev shed his unfortunate spell as the best player never to win a major as, at 29, he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the Roland-Garros, or French Open, Paris
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo will host Bosnia's Pride on 20 June; organisers are sending out messages of solidarity and resilience, inviting citizens to stand united in defense of inclusion against a surge in discrimination and hatred
Europe Belgium Singer and actress Pommelien Thijs, currently one of the biggest pop stars in Flanders with massive hits like "Per Ongeluk", adds to the list of stars that are almost unknown in the rest of Belgium, like Camille, Natalia and Selah Sue
Europe Netherlands Ye's concert in Armhen registered a sold-out house; over 40.000 fans crowded the dome for one of the few European concerts of ex-rapper Kanye West, cancelled in several otherr countries over his anti-Semitic positions
Europe Vatican City Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter was issued on 25 May; titled Magnifica humanitas in Latin, it is translated as Magnificent Humanity or On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Europe Romania A month after the fall of a coalition government, President Dan designated independent candidate Eugen Tomac to form a government; he has ten days to try and get parliament's approval, taking Romania out of its political limbo