Europe Norway Although the price of stamps has increased over the years, postal revenues do not cover the costs of delivery to residential addresses; daily delivery has already been discontinued and Norwegians only receive mail at home two or three days a week
Europe Poland As a signatory to the court, Poland has an obligation to respect the court's decision, said the deputy foreign minister, saying that if Israel's Netanyahu attends the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz on 27 January he could be arrested
Europe Montenegro The founder of two failed crypto currencies, Do Kwon, will be extradited to the US and not to South Korea, Montenegro's Ministry of Justice ruled, overhauling previous decision that allowed extradition to his homeland
Europe Liechtenstein Liechtenstein has joined the Artemis Agreement with the signature of Rainer Schnepfleitner, director of the Liechtenstein Communications Office, the government agency responsible for space matters
Europe Malta Maria Farrugia, Malta's oldest woman, died at the age of 112; growing old is "the greatest gift and I thank God for every single day I have lived," she had said in June when she became the oldest person since the public register was established in 1863
Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Due to the heavy snowfall over the past few days, around 200.000 homes were left without electricity, motorways have been closed and rail services disrupted; snowfall also made made difficult the operation of domestic heating and drinking water systems
Europe United Kingdom In his annual Christmas speech, King Charles addressed a personal message of gratitude to the health workers who supported him during his cancer treatment; he called for unity, saying that ethnic and faith diversity is a sign of "strength, not weakness"
Europe Andorra The new Strategic Plan for National Museums and Monuments 2024-2030, recently presented, outlines the future of Andorran heritage and reaffirms commitment to the culture of Andorra, adapting to the needs and challenges of the present and future
Europe Austria The Austrian Cultural Forum in Beijing and the Austrian Embassy in China recently opened an art exhibition in Beijing entitled Vienna Calling
Europe Belarus Belarusian Central Electoral Commission registered five presidential candidates after checking the authenticity of the signatures collected; Lukashenko's candidature collected more than 2,5 million signatures, the other candidates just over 100.000 each
Europe Finland Fingrid, state-owned company operating the electricity grid in Finland, said that the transmission of electricity between Finland and Estonia via the Estlink 2 link is currently interrupted due to a fault of unknown origin for the time being
Europe Greece The government aims to strengthen national defence and address the shortage of military housing with new initiatives to be completed by 2030, while an anti-aircraft and anti-drone defence system should be operational by autumn 2026
Europe Estonia To contrast the city's off-season slump, Pärnu entrepreneurs have proposed building an indoor bathing facility downtown