Europe

EU force boarded Russian shadow fleet tanker in the southern Mediterranean; the sanctioned vessel was intercepted in international waters between Sicily and Tunisia and Ithe captain didn't promptly cooperate when asked to provide documents

Students renting a renovated flat in Athens for the upcoming academic year will face hikes of up to 28% in Gyzi and Pedion tou Areos according to Spitogatos.gr; properties in better conditions cost 34% more compared to unrenovated homes in the same area

The Jūrkalne cliffs are increasingly littered by waste dumped by the Soviet army, starting to burst from sandy ground of a former Red Army missile base with the rocket-derived name "Raķešnieki" and falling down the cliffs

Eclipse public viewing sessions have been organized across Portugal, that prepares to watch a total eclipse in the north, a 92-93% coverage in the Algarve; the last total solar eclipse took place in 1912, the next one of this kind is expected in 2144

Financial pressure are becoming the biggest challenge for small, independent media in Serbia, journalists say; the issue adds to forms of intimidation, spurious lawsuits, and physical assault that independent newsrooms endure

"Point of View – A Shared View of the Present", a new publishing alliance, is born between the Public Service Media of San Marino and one of Italy's leading publishing groups to develop information, culture and innovation with an international outlook

The 49th International Summer Seminar on Bulgarian Language and Culture will end tomorrow 2 August; held at St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo with 80 participants from 28 countries in 4 continents it offered classes and lectures

A significant increase in lobbying efforts by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity has been observed during US President Donald Trump’s second term apparently resulting in the lifting of US sanctions on Milorad Dodik and his family and allies

A new regional park tailored to the local neighbourhood will be created along the railway line leading to Brussels-Midi station in Forest, just by the Wiels contemporary art museum and will be a green regeneration of the heavily built Midi quarter

After progresses in battling the wildfires that have plagued the country, among the deadliest and with foreign victims, worsening weather conditions raised fears of fires reigniting in the coming days as temperatures are expected to hit 40s C

Cabinet approved a highly debated draft law regarding how minors are prosecuted: the bill would amend the Italian Penal Code to automatically presume that all minors aged 14 to 18 possess full criminal capacity, while now it must be proven case by case