Europe

Russian tennis player Daria Kasatkina will play under the Australian flag after announcing she has changed nationality; currently number 12 in the WTA ranking, she had repeatedly criticised the war in Ukraine

Prime Minister Kurti affirmed that more than 1 billion euros will be allocated for the Kosovo Security Force in a possible new term of government

Oksana Kulabukhova is the only public service gynaecologist near the front: she tells how her work changed with the war and why she decided to stay; there would also be another colleague covering the region, absent for family reasons

An international arrest warrant has been issued for Milorad Dodik by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's highest judicial body; Milorad Dodik is the president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of the two that make up BiH

With house prices in Bulgaria's ten largest cities having risen by 25-26% over the past two years, more and more people are buying real estate, with or without loans, fearing that house prices will rise further after the country joins the Eurozone

IMF Executive Board has concludes its 2025 Article IV Consultation with the Principality of Liechtenstein noting that the economy is recovering moderately and forecasting GDP to gain momentum in 2025

The extraordinary emergency measures ordered by Chief Veterinary Surgeon Martin Chudy in connection with the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have come into force and will be valid until further notice

Job visa opportunities will be offered in 2025 for skilled workers in sectors such as technology, engineering, healthcare and finance; the measure aims at addressing the shortage of qualified professionals

Greenland's relations with the US and the island’s effort to be diplomatic deteriorated further as Mute Egede, Prime Minister, named as “highly aggressive” a delegation of senior officials that the Trump administration plans to send there this week

The country has joined the global donors of the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank that supports the world's poorest nations

The European Investment Bank has granted Energie AG Oberösterreich a financing package of up to €400 million for the expansion of hydropower in Austria

The Jubilee has been inaugurated in the Archdiocese of Papeete, the largest archdiocese in the entire Catholic Church; twelve doors have been designated and opened in an area that spans a distance comparable to that between Tunisia and Scandinavia