Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela said today that the country, after 45 years of debate, will formally recognize Palestine as a state.
Today, Pope Leo XIV officially enthroned himself as the bishop of Rome and told the Romans that he has become one of them and that he will serve them faithfully.
The European Commission has threatened measures against Hungary if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government adopts a controversial law restricting the work of NGOs.
At least 71 people were killed yesterday in Israeli attacks on several areas of the Gaza Strip, the Gaza Civil Defense reported.
Kiev was again the target of massive drone and missile attacks during the night between Friday and Saturday, injuring at least 15 people. Two of the injured were taken to hospital, while the others were treated on the spot, while emergency teams are still on the ground.
Russia shot down more than a hundred Ukrainian drones overnight, while Ukrainian forces report over 140 battles with Russian troops in the east of the country. At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expresses doubts about holding peace talks in the Vatican, while drones attacked a battery factory in the Lipetsk region of Russia. On the battlefield, in Kupyansk, one man was killed after Russian bombing, and clashes continue without stopping.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Belgrade today. Vučić stressed that he is proud of his friendship with Orban and the "best relations in Serbian-Hungarian history".
At least 16 people have been killed and dozens wounded in the latest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territory's Civil Defense said. The Israeli military claims that it has targeted "military targets" and "eliminated several terrorists" in the past 24 hours, while the air force has hit over 75 targets across the enclave.
The Council of the European Union will hold a hearing on the possible loss of Hungary's voting rights at its meeting on May 27, according to an agenda published on the Council's website.
"Kaja Kalas refused to take a picture with Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade, that's a clear message. It's clear that the EU no longer sees Vučić as a European, he can no longer even put on that European facade, that European tailcoat that he wears over his radical overcoat," Democratic Party President Srđan Milivojević told N1.
"In the second decade of the 21st century, the following were removed from their sees: - Bishop of Raška-Prizren Artemije; - Bishop of Canada Georgije; - Bishop of Western Europe Konstantin: - Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla Vasilije; Bishop of Mileševo Filaret: - and Bishop of Niš Jovan".
European Parliament rapporteur for Albania Andreas Schider says in an interview with Insajder that there is will in Tirana and Podgorica, while there is none in official Belgrade.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kalas stated after the meeting with Serbian officials that her message to the authorities in Belgrade is clear - that on the path to the EU, political leaders must implement the necessary reforms and clearly determine the strategic direction.
Several people were injured in an attack that took place in the Netherlands this morning, agencies report. Emergency services intervened just before 6 a.m. on Fanny Blankers-Koenlaan in the city of Hoofddorp, after receiving a report of an attack.
Tonino Picula, MEP and rapporteur for Serbia, said today that the statements of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić are becoming more bizarre in his search for external culprits for the deep divisions in Serbia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he had spoken with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced that air defense forces today repelled an attack by three drones flying towards Moscow.
Pope Leo XIV has appealed for a decent amount of humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza and for an end to hostilities.
A Russian missile strike on a military exercise in the Ukrainian border region of Sumy has killed six soldiers and wounded more than a dozen, the Ukrainian National Guard said. The Russian Defense Ministry earlier released footage of the Iskander missile strike on the military camp, while the state news agency TASS reported that up to 70 people were killed.
The United States has received new intelligence that suggests Israel is preparing an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities - and at a time when the Donald Trump administration is trying to reach a diplomatic deal with Tehran, several US officials familiar with the information told CNN.
At least 60 people were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and early this morning, Palestinian officials said, according to agencies.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has received death threats this week, her media advisor Bekim Kupina said.
The son of activist and high school teacher Jovan Jovanović Zmaj from Novi Sad told N1 that there is no new information about her condition and that they are not allowed to visit her.
Liberal and pro-European mayor of Bucharest Nikusor Dan managed to defeat right-wing nationalist George Simionan in the presidential elections in Romania, after months of political turmoil in the country.
