Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Aida Masic is the only daughter of the village of Milicevici and its surroundings, on the banks of the Drina River, along the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; her family members are the only residents of the village
Europe Estonia The Pop & Contemporary Art Museum in Tallinn, founded by Linnar Viik and based on his art collection, is now open to the public; it combines the history of contemporary Estonian art and works by internationally renowned artists
Europe Greece Italian group Grimaldi, which controls 100% of Minoan Lines, has made an €80m bid for 67% of the Port Authority of Heraklion, thus a second Greek port of international interest after Igoumenitsa
Europe Denmark Nearly 30.000 people have been vaccinated this year against the tick-borne encephalitis virus, a rare but potentially deadly disease; only 14 cases were reported nationwide last year, of which only four were bitten in the country
Europe Germany The country will not be able to immediately replace the tanks it is supplying to Ukraine, the country's defence minister said, as Russia claimed to have destroyed or captured some of them; the dispatch had begun after months of demands from Kiev
Europe Vatican City The first sentence for Ultima Generazione activists came from the judges of the Vatican, towards two young people who had glued themselves to the base of the Laocoon in August 2022 sentenced to months of imprisonment and thousands of euros in damages
Europe Ukraine "A major Ukrainian counteroffensive is taking place, we don't know if it will be a turning point in the war but the Ukrainians are advancing and liberating many territories," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Europe Czech Republic An unusual pair of white storks, consisting of two females, nested on a chimney in southern Bohemia, taking turns caring for the two chicks; according to ornithologists, this is the first recorded case of a same-sex pair among white storks
Europe Hungary The Transylvanian Hungarian Contemporary Culture Awards were presented at the Hungarian Theatre in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) to András Visky, writer, playwright, Gyárfás Oláh, sculptor, fashion designer and Éva Imre, actor
Europe Kosovo The Serbs raised the alarm in Mitrovica North, for reasons that are still unknown; meanwhile, the number of Kosovo police and KFOR members increased at the Iber Bridge
Europe Belgium Companies that increase their profits during periods of inflation through unnecessary price increases - known as 'greedflation' - have cost the average Belgian €3.200 over the past two years, a new study has estimated
Europe Switzerland The first hydrogen filling station on the national motorway network, operated by the Swiss subsidiary of the Azerbaijani state-owned energy group Socar, was opened at the Grauholz rest area on the A1 in Bern
Europe Croatia Zagreb is about to host the first Asian Street Food Festival in Croatia, from 15 to 25 June, at Strossmayer Square, where visitors will have the opportunity to taste of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean and Thai delicacies