Europe Austria Gaston Glock, the Austrian engineer who invented the famous pistol that bears his name, has died at the age of 94; the Glock company said in a statement that its founder's life's work 'will continue in his spirit'
Europe Albania The Albanian Parliament has suffered a cyber attack by hackers who tried to break into its data system, causing a temporary interruption of its services, but would not 'touch the system's data' - they declared
Europe Andorra A large majority (95%) approve of family reunification of workers so that they can bring their partners and children to the Principality, latest Andorra Research + Innovation study on immigration reports
Europe Poland There are 3.000 trucks near the three largest checkpoints to Ukraine, according to Polish border guards, as Polish carriers began a blockade of truck traffic
Europe Romania Over 1,2 million people, both Bucharest residents and tourists, visited the Christmas Market in Constitution Square this year; admission to the event was free and lasted for almost a month
Europe Russia Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny spoke out for the first time since his sudden disappearance weeks ago, after his team claimed to have located him on Monday in a penal colony in Siberia
Europe San Marino A San Marino vet has rescued a golden jackal shot by hunters and trapped in a steel lasso, making it the first specimen recovered in Emilia Romagna able to return to the wild; the radio collar it wears will provide information on its species
Europe Serbia The recent elections triggered unprecedented protests against the government, accused of rigging the vote in its favour; activists and opposition parties marched in Belgrade to demand the release of some 30 students detained during the weekend protests
Europe North Macedonia A multimillion-euro telecoms corruption case against three former managers of North Macedonia’s partially state-owned Makedonski Telekom has passed the statute of limitations, therefore ending with no final verdict after 12 years of setbacks and delays
Europe Lithuania Contracts were announced for the design of Rail Baltica infrastructure objects in Lithuania in the Kaunas railway junction and the Jiesia section
Europe Malta Malta's largest annual charity telethon, L-Istrina, started at noon yesterday and by 7;15pm €3 million had already been raised, raising funds for the Malta Community Chest Fund Foundation
Europe Monaco Union of Merchants and Artisans of Monaco took part in the centenary celebrations of the birth of Prince Rainier III and the competition held by the Commemoration Committee chaired by Princess Stéphanie decreed the best store window decorations
Europe Moldova The IATA code for Chisinau airport will pass from KIV, standing for Kishinev, the capital's name in Russian, to RMO, for Republica Moldova, the country's official name in Romanian, a move by the pro-Western government to contain Russian influence