Europe

Authorities ordered the evacuation of children and their guardians from around the frontline city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, citing an increase in Russian drone attacks

Bratislava is launching a major modernisation of its tram line in Ružinov, one of the city’s busiest districts, after its first tender collapsed; the 1970s-era route is to be rebuilt with €102 million EU fund following completion of Petržalka extension

László Krasznahorkai has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”

Nearly 13 years since construction began, the Church of St. Constantine and Helena in central Skopje has been inaugurated and the square fully refurbished

The number of Russians granted Serbian citizenship under discretionary government powers has shot up since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine; at least five of them are under Western sanctions

1700 years since the first Ecumenical Council of the Church, the conference "Freedom in Unity: The Council of Nicaea (325) in 21st-Century Society" was held in the Montelupo Hall in Domagnano promoted by the Ambassador Extraordinary Envoy of the RSM

Kazakhstan became the 116th country for Ross Jennings, a Scottish traveler and musician on a mission to play the bagpipes in every nation; dressed in a traditional kilt, he performed the Kazakh folk song “Dedimai au” in Astana

Byzantine-era churches which have survived the ordeals of history are being protected by Christians, with the help of Muslim neighbours; the Church of Transfiguration is a symbol of peaceful cohabitation between believers of different religions

Activist Greta Thunberg was handed flowers and greeted by dozens of supporters at Athens airport; she was deported to Greece after having been arrested by Israeli forces as Sumud Flotilla attempted to break naval blockade on Gaza and deliver aid

46 people were arrested in Brussels in a police operation targeting drug trafficking and organised crime; the announcement comes after a violent weekend with shootings in Saint-Gilles and on Boulevard du Midi, prompting authorities to continue efforts

A warning strike was organized by Lithuania's cultural community amid discontent that the Nemunas Dawn party was entrusted to delegate the minister of culture in the new Cabinet, despite Ignotas Adomavičius had already resigned as Culture Minister

Freshwater jellyfish have been found in the Rheinauen lake in Trimmis, in Canton Graubünden; a non-venomous species, it poses no threats to swimmers