What Europe reports: Belgian fire crosses border, Trump praises Mecca pact, French tax data leak

• 17.08.Trump scrapped joint maneuvers with South Korea and cited a 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong-un. Tagesspiegel reads this as a 'hostile signal' and a policy U-turn for American politics FAZ ↗Tagesspiegel ↗ZDF heute ↗.
• 17.08.Tagesschau meanwhile reports that the exercise by South Korea and the USA has begun. The decision thus changes the scope for now, not the conduct of the maneuvers themselves Tagesschau ↗.
• 17.08.Kaja Kallas wants to expand the list of sanctioned Russian entities by a third. The Commission says that 'pressure must be increased' Spiegel ↗n-tv ↗.
• 17.08.Before the elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the question of whether the Brandmauer against AfD has failed or is indispensable has fully opened. Handelsblatt meanwhile examines how AfD is building its campaign on migration in the region Die Zeit ↗Handelsblatt ↗.
• 17.08.Sigmar Gabriel speaks of a 'great misunderstanding' in his own party: 'The problem is not the Brandmauer.' He criticizes the SPD's course on the welfare state and pensions Welt ↗Tagesspiegel ↗.
• 17.08.The fire in Hohes Venn has been stabilized according to early reports. Firefighters in Westerwald stopped a second major fire just meters before residential buildings Die Zeit ↗n-tv ↗.
• 17.08.Low water levels are beginning to increase the cost of German construction — sand and gravel are in short supply. Deliveries are delayed, builders report higher prices n-tv ↗Tagesspiegel ↗.
• 17.08.Productivity growth in Germany has collapsed — maintaining prosperity would require five times the pace according to Handelsblatt. The economic institute HRI meanwhile speaks of 'another stress test' Handelsblatt ↗Handelsblatt ↗.
• 17.08.The Ebola outbreak in Congo is the deadliest in the country's history with over 2,300 victims. ZDF heute ↗FAZ ↗
• 17.08.The US framework agreement with Iran is expiring and Tagesspiegel asks what it actually brought. Tagesspiegel ↗
• 17.08.Jared Kushner led talks in Egypt about the Gaza Strip. Die Zeit ↗
• 17.08.Lars Klingbeil wants to improve tax conditions for startups. ZDF heute ↗

• Belgian fire crossed the border, authorities ordered evacuation of parts of Monschau in the Eifel. It involves seventeen houses in the city districts of Plattevenn, Leyloch and Kalterherberg Spiegel ↗Welt ↗FAZ ↗ZDF heute ↗
• Taz speaks of unprecedented fires and the largest forest fire in the history of North Rhine-Westphalia. In Hürtgenwald the flames have already been extinguished and residents have returned home taz ↗Tagesschau ↗
• Trump ordered a reduction in joint military exercises with South Korea. He justified this by saying they are "completely inappropriate" and send a hostile signal to North Korea n-tv ↗Welt ↗Handelsblatt ↗
• Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner met with the head of Hamas in Egypt, the movement is imposing conditions on Israel. Welt ↗Handelsblatt ↗Spiegel ↗
• "The USA militarily won and strategically lost," is the balance of the Iranian war in an interview for Handelsblatt Handelsblatt ↗
• Defense pact against Iran signed in Mecca: FAZ speaks of Islamic unity, taz of a vacuum being filled after the American withdrawal from the region FAZ ↗taz ↗
• Washington threatens Tehran with an unprecedented wave of sanctions. n-tv ↗
• The chief economist of the Russian development bank VEB predicted Russia's defeat — after a "call from above" he was fired. Welt ↗Die Zeit ↗Tagesspiegel ↗
• Russia initiated criminal proceedings against a FAZ journalist for a question about the killing of soldiers that he asked Zelenskyy Welt ↗
• Russia reports Ukrainian attack with six hundred drones, Wildberries warehouse was also hit, several deaths reported. Tagesspiegel ↗
• Wagenknecht calls on Höcke for talks about the Thuringian government and public duel: "Especially you, who care so much about masculinity" n-tv ↗Die Zeit ↗Welt ↗FAZ ↗
• Green party chief Banaszak demands CDU's willingness to negotiate with the Left to prevent an AfD majority in the east. n-tv ↗Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗ZDF heute ↗
• Klingbeil fights for support in the SPD after internal criticism, dispute over pension reform with Bärbel Bas continues. Tagesspiegel ↗Welt ↗Spiegel ↗
• The Union accuses Social Democrat minister Carsten Schneider of "independent action" in protecting residents from heat waves. Spiegel ↗
• AfD MP Bausemer was stopped in a traffic stop after an alleged attack on a 14-year-old, apparently driving drunk. Tagesspiegel ↗Welt ↗Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗
• Özdemir warns against possible abuse of intelligence information by the AfD. Welt ↗
• Significantly more migrants and rejected asylum seekers are voluntarily leaving Germany. Taz simultaneously explains why more and more Syrians are losing their protected status Welt ↗taz ↗
• Surprise with EU satellite constellation Iris2: a startup will build most of the satellites, it's a defeat for Airbus. Handelsblatt ↗
• Economist Grimm predicts price increases as a result of low river levels and shipping problems. Handelsblatt ↗Tagesspiegel ↗
• Colombia asks Trump after the earthquake for a temporary suspension of high tariffs. Welt ↗FAZ ↗
• China reduced oil imports and became a quiet savior of the oil market. Taz simultaneously writes about the polar silk road that bypasses the Red Sea FAZ ↗taz ↗
• Spiegel editor-in-chief defends headline "Germany's Most Dangerous Man" about AfD candidate Siegmund. Tagesspiegel ↗

• 17.08.Rzeczpospolita writes that Spain could deliver the first blow to the Union — far right there is pushing to power. It reads Ceuta as a trigger Rzeczpospolita ↗.
• 17.08.Constitutional lawyer Matczak rejects the idea of a "Constitutional Court in exile". The dispute is about how to deal with the discredited Constitutional Court at all Gazeta Wyborcza ↗.
• 17.08.President Nawrocki spoke about "defenders of Monte Cassino", Cezary Tomczyk comments on it. TVN24 ↗
• 17.08."Putin will fight to the end" — Gazeta Wyborcza analyzes why the Kremlin was frightened of the only anti-war party. It's about Yabloko before parliamentary elections Gazeta Wyborcza ↗.
• 17.08.Head of Polish data protection office: "We are one of the most attacked states in the world." Rzeczpospolita ↗
• 17.08.Morocco detained hundreds of migrants who tried to reach Ceuta. Wirtualna Polska ↗
• 17.08.Marek A. Cichocki writes about "crumbling of the fire barrier" — Polish commentary on German debate about Brandmauer. Rzeczpospolita ↗
• 17.08.A million zlotys fine for health education? The "lex Charlatan" law could ricochet and hit science too. Rzeczpospolita ↗
• 17.08.Rzeczpospolita describes a simulation of a world with a population of 8.3 billion AI agents and speaks of serious risk. Rzeczpospolita ↗
• 17.08.The driver of the Polish coach bus that crashed in Hungary was detained. Do Rzeczy ↗

• The first victims of the Polish coach bus accident in Hungary are identified, twelve people died. TVN24 ↗Wirtualna Polska ↗
• Hungarian police detained the driver of the Polish bus, Polish Foreign Ministry commented on the tragedy. Rzeczpospolita ↗Onet ↗
• A government special flight with doctors and diplomats flew to Hungary. Gazeta Wyborcza ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
• The Main Inspectorate of Road Transport ordered an inspection of the company that organized the pilgrims' tour. TVN24 ↗
• "I pulled my sister out by the legs," describes a Polish woman who survived the accident. Families of the missing say: "We are looking for our brother, we know nothing" Do Rzeczy ↗Wirtualna Polska ↗
• "One of the more serious strikes" by Ukraine against Russia cost eleven lives according to the governor. Onet ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗
• Ukraine hit targets on occupied Crimea. Wirtualna Polska ↗
• Sikorski proposes a "European legion" whose members would be Ukrainians. Błaszczak responds with "we warned" Do Rzeczy ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
• An Iranian general issued a bounty of thirty thousand dollars for an American soldier, alive or dead. Wirtualna Polska ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
• Illegal migrants protest in Ceuta, don't want to be sent back. Onet ↗
• Toxic algae appeared in the Gliwice Canal, services fished out over 150 kilograms of dead fish. Wody Polskie warns that drought is approaching the taps Onet ↗Onet ↗
• Morawiecki responds to criticism: "These are not helicopter money." Do Rzeczy ↗
• Weekly Do Rzeczy put the question "Does Zelenskyj not want the war to end?" on the cover and a text titled "Zelenskyj's kleptocracy needs war" Do Rzeczy ↗Do Rzeczy ↗
• American colonel about drone over Romania: "probably Russian". Onet ↗
• A gigantic statue of the Mother of God in a village near Torun, foreign media write about it. Wirtualna Polska ↗
• Lech Wałęsa has problems with his pension: "I would be ashamed to ask." Do Rzeczy ↗

• 17.08.The Constitutional Court is hearing three controversial public law steps of the Tisza government on Monday. Among them the recall of President Tamás Sulyok and an age limit on mandates Népszava ↗Magyar Nemzet ↗.
• 17.08.Russian spies alarmed the Austrian army according to Népszava. Népszava ↗
• 17.08.Pro-government Magyar Nemzet writes that a record number of Hungarians work abroad and Tisza's homecoming program doesn't attract them. Magyar Nemzet ↗
• 17.08.The same newspaper notes record-low support for the German ruling party. Magyar Nemzet ↗
• 17.08.Three-million salaries, bonuses, leased cars and housing allowance — 24.hu documented how the heads of Győr municipal media were paid during the NER era. 24.hu ↗
• 17.08.Telex reminds that the American army once tested a biological weapon on its own population — one person died. Telex ↗
• 17.08.Fodor Gábor: "A dead end, if politics is built on dismantling the work of predecessors." Index ↗
• 17.08.According to Hungarian media, Trump is moderating American participation in exercises with South Korea due to his relationship with Kim Jong-un. Telex ↗HVG ↗

• Hungarian nuclear power plant is separated from partial shutdown by only ten centimeters of water. Portfolio ↗
• Magyar Péter reports that critical days are coming at Paks, and describes how they are fighting to keep turbines in operation. HVG ↗Index ↗
• Diving of barges, which are supposed to raise the water level, is progressing slowly. Magyar Nemzet ↗
• Gates of the Ráckevei-Soroksár arm of the Danube will be opened to get more water to the power plant. Telex ↗444 ↗
• Ruszin-Szendi Romulusz explains in a video how concrete blocks were thrown into the Danube. HVG ↗
• Three important public law measures of the Tisza government will go before the Constitutional Court. Telex ↗
• The Tisza government would, however, leave the criticized system of nominating constitutional judges unchanged. Index ↗
• Vitézy: environmental rules will now apply to battery factories too, priority status ends. 24.hu ↗Index ↗
• Orbán's Digital Civic Circle is launching an academy, Fidesz activists will go through a 160-hour training program. Index ↗HVG ↗
• First Kurultaj after the NER era: "I don't have Turkish consciousness, I have Hungarian." HVG ↗
• Firefighters were at the wreck of the Polish bus nineteen minutes after the emergency call. HVG ↗
• Magyar Péter telephoned Donald Tusk about the accident. 444 ↗
• A survivor pulled her sister and husband from under the wreck, then collapsed. 24.hu ↗
• Founder of the first Transylvanian Tisza Sziget is ending his party politics, he was also afraid for his family. HVG ↗444 ↗
• A mass was held in Óbuda for the arrested former mayor Balázs Búsa. Magyar Nemzet ↗
• Heat waves caused ten billion euros in damage to the European economy. Portfolio ↗
• Serbian students who want to overthrow Vučić also follow Hungary and refuse to cooperate with the "old opposition". HVG ↗
• Ten hectares of stubble burned near Szeged, flames also hit a car lot. Telex ↗HVG ↗
• A pine forest burned near Gyulafirátót, a severe fire also broke out near Veszprém. HVG ↗Portfolio ↗
• Behind Croatian fires could be deliberate arson, four people have been detained. Index ↗

• 17.08.Why do UAE secretly supply Iran with two tons of gold? Die Presse frames it as a question of whether Abu Dhabi is buying peace against attacks Kleine Zeitung ↗Die Presse ↗.
• 17.08.Government makes another attempt at drought relief package today. Groundwater level is already in yellow zone and from Almenlandt they report: "It has never been this extreme" Kleine Zeitung ↗Kurier ↗Kleine Zeitung ↗.
• 17.08.Ukraine attacked Moscow with hundreds of drones, air alert in Kyiv. Die Presse ↗
• 17.08.Russian economist was fired for predicting Russia's defeat by Ukraine. Der Standard ↗
• 17.08.Kleine Zeitung reveals unexpected Russian ties of Slovenian president. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.Minister Meinl-Reisinger flies to Finland, topic is security policy. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.Budget crisis without end? Federation and states surprised with better numbers. Der Standard ↗
• 17.08.NEOS MP Wotschke opens up debate on end of conscription: "Long-term we want a professional army." Die Presse ↗
• 17.08.Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs: "Very difficult times." Die Presse ↗
• 17.08.Heavy rain flooded the Tyrolean Brenner Pass. Die Presse ↗Der Standard ↗
• 17.08.Expert warns that beyond a certain point forest fires cannot be extinguished. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.Der Standard reports current toll of Congolese ebola at 2,325 dead. Der Standard ↗

• FPÖ is for extradition of Syrian former police chief, ÖVP is against. Der Standard ↗ORF ↗
• Danish migration minister to visit Vienna Interior Minister Karner. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• New poll: Styrian FPÖ heading towards forty-three percent. Kurier ↗
• Private flights with former Chamber of Commerce chief Mahrer occupy investigators in Gropyus case. Der Standard ↗
• Greens want military helicopters under federal state command, provincial councilor Kaineder speaks of drought assistance. Kleine Zeitung ↗ORF ↗
• Iranian parliament approved ban on contact with foreign media. ORF ↗Kleine Zeitung ↗Der Standard ↗
• Iran reportedly put bounty on heads of American soldiers. ORF ↗
• Russian justice began dealing with anti-war party Yabloko. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• Israel threatens Lebanon with more attacks: "No account will remain open." Die Presse ↗ORF ↗
• Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs after earthquake. Der Standard ↗Kurier ↗
• Congo faces deadliest ebola epidemic in its history. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• Etna has new explosive activity, concerns involve flight operations. Kleine Zeitung ↗
• Die Presse asks if center-left alliance Campo Largo can topple Meloni. Die Presse ↗
• Trump boasts about article on falling drug prices, but experts in text praise Biden. Der Standard ↗
• Waymo can operate robotaxis in large part of California. Der Standard ↗
• Number of satellites in orbit exceeded critical threshold. Der Standard ↗

• 17.08.Persian Gulf countries found a way to secretly export oil through the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian attacks, according to Bloomberg. Censor.NET ↗Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• 17.08.Russia deployed ten new bases near the borders for launching jet drones against Ukraine. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• 17.08.The US is moving its last aircraft carrier from the Pacific to the Middle East, AP reports. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• 17.08.The EU is preparing the most comprehensive sanctions package against Russia since the start of the war, Kallas says. Censor.NET ↗
• 17.08.Former Dutch ambassador Serry: Ukraine could become more important than NATO's Article 5. Censor.NET ↗
• 17.08.Salaries are rising, but there is nobody to work — Ukrainska Pravda analyzes the labor market after massive emigration of young men abroad. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• 17.08.President's son-in-law Jared Kushner negotiated with the Hamas leader. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• 17.08.Putin promised North Korea cooperation "in all sectors" on Korea Liberation Day. Kyiv Independent ↗
• 17.08.Russia plans to assign schools to military units, reports Ukrainian disinformation center. Interfax Ukraine ↗

• Ukraine conducted one of the largest drone attacks of the war on Moscow region, damaging a Wildberries warehouse. Kyiv Independent ↗
• Fedorov told CBS News: Ukraine could deploy its own ballistic missiles by year-end. Kyiv Independent ↗
• Thousands of people took to the streets in Kyiv and ten other cities demanding Fedorov's return as defense minister. Protests entered their second month Censor.NET ↗Kyiv Independent ↗Kyiv Post ↗
• A protest march for dialogue and reforms in the defense sector began in downtown Kyiv, a petition was delivered to the President's Office. Interfax Ukraine ↗
• A Russian attack on Kramatorsk destroyed a New Post branch, an employee was killed. Interfax Ukraine ↗Censor.NET ↗
• Russians launched a massive drone attack on Sumy, widespread fires broke out in the city. Censor.NET ↗
• Iziumi was hit by guided aerial bombs, four people were injured. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• A missile strike destroyed an Ukrlandfarming elevator and grain reserves on the Sumy front. Interfax Ukraine ↗
• A Russian attack damaged offices and warehouses of publishers Laboratoriya and Nash Format in Kyiv. Censor.NET ↗
• A traitor, former commander of the Zaporizhzhia submarine Shagayev, was eliminated in occupied Sevastopol. Interfax Ukraine ↗
• The Foreign Ministry is aware of nearly three thousand Africans recruited into the Russian army. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
• Ukraine uses British drones for strikes deep in Russia. Censor.NET ↗
• Switzerland will provide 600,000 francs for the restoration of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra after the Russian attack. Censor.NET ↗
• Chief Diplomat Sybiha: Russia is turning the Black Sea into a tool of coercion and intimidation. Censor.NET ↗
• About six hundred Ukrainian museum objects stolen by Russia were added to the Interpol database. Censor.NET ↗
• The General Staff reports 181 combat clashes per day, mostly on the Pokrovsk direction. Interfax Ukraine ↗

• 17.08.Kushner met with a Hamas delegation in Egypt and is heading to Netanyahu to restart the ceasefire plan. Eight Muslim countries are simultaneously pressuring Israel France 24 ↗Courrier International ↗.
• 17.08.Six departments in southeastern France remain on orange alert due to heat waves. Ouest-France ↗
• 17.08.French agriculture is, according to Le Monde, undermined by historic drought and fears for its future. Le Monde ↗
• 17.08.Marine Le Pen's constitutional referendum is, according to Le Monde, an "upheaval in substance and form". Le Monde ↗
• 17.08.European ESTA is being postponed to 2027 — the EU travel permit is developing cracks. Le Figaro ↗
• 17.08.RFI analyzes why Patriot missile production remains uncertain in Ukraine. RFI ↗
• 17.08.Muscovites are facing fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drones. RFI ↗
• 17.08.Repression in Iran is also targeting French cultural exchanges. Le Monde ↗
• 17.08.Kaja Kallas wants to increase the number of sanctioned Russian entities by a third. Le Figaro ↗
• 17.08.COP17 on desertification is opening as a "primary" summit for soil regeneration, "our resilience capital". Libération ↗RFI ↗
• 17.08.The minister of ecological transformation is being ironic after her rejected resignation. 20 Minutes ↗
• 17.08.In Pas-de-Calais, fires and the surge of "megaboats" are escalating tensions over migrant crossings across the Channel. Le Monde ↗

• Premier Lecornu will chair an inter-agency crisis unit on Monday regarding a data breach from the tax authority; victims will be informed on Tuesday. Le Monde ↗Libération ↗Le Figaro ↗La Tribune ↗
• Socialist senators call for a parliamentary investigation committee; the latest breach affected 678,000 French people. BFM TV ↗Le Monde ↗Ouest-France ↗
• Le Figaro: A worrying tax data breach reveals the fragility of the state administration. Ouest-France counts how many cyberattacks since January have hit ministries, companies and sports federations Le Figaro ↗Ouest-France ↗
• After the repeal of the law banning social networks for children under fifteen, a new version is almost impossible. Libération ↗Le Figaro ↗
• The Constitutional Council defends its impartiality after rulings on networks, end-of-life, and pesticides. Libération ↗Le Figaro ↗
• First assisted suicides as early as 2027? Le Figaro lays out the timeline for implementing the law on help with dying. Le Figaro ↗
• A contribution from wealthier retirees to debt reduction has stirred public debate; there is also talk of decoupling pensions from inflation. BFM TV ↗Ouest-France ↗
• The fire in the Landes department is "less intense, but not under control," the prefect states. BFM TV ↗Libération ↗
• Lecornu addressed an open letter to farmers regarding drought damage; FNSEA demands billions. RFI ↗Ouest-France ↗
• Mediapart: The government's own lies caught up with it during the fires. Mediapart ↗
• France faces desertification as a result of warming. Le Figaro ↗
• The failure of an Israeli plan to destabilize Iran threw Mossad into confusion. Le Figaro ↗
• Iran offers thirty thousand dollars for killing or capturing an American soldier, double if a woman does it. BFM TV ↗France 24 ↗
• The crew of the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier is exhausted after more than two hundred days at sea; the CENTCOM commander visited them. BFM TV ↗BFM TV ↗
• Eight Muslim countries condemned Israel's refusal to continue with Trump's plan for Gaza. Le Monde ↗BFM TV ↗
• Jared Kushner met with Hamas leadership in Egypt. Le Figaro ↗La Tribune ↗
• In Canada, nearly two hundred thousand people call for the departure of the American ambassador in Ottawa, Trump's "parrot". Libération ↗
• Historian Nicolas Werth: "The seeds of the spirit of revenge lie in how the Russian empire imploded." Libération ↗
• Soldiers, missiles and artillery shells: Libération describes military liaisons between North Korea and Russia. Libération ↗
• Le Monde revealed further ethical concerns in scientific publications from the Marseille IHU. Le Monde ↗
• France paves the way for the homologation of autonomous delivery vehicles. Ouest-France ↗
• A migrant died off Mayotte after a kwassa-kwassa boat capsized. Le Figaro ↗

• 17.08.Peak of heat wave: red code applies in all 27 monitored cities. La Repubblica ↗
• 17.08.Rai prepares to suspend Ranucci from Report program: "This will make him a martyr." Open ↗
• 17.08.Influx of data centers: in Italy a construction boom and risk to the electrical grid. La Stampa ↗
• 17.08.Icop and Webuild reach for Trevi company, stock exchange asks for higher bid. La Stampa ↗
• 17.08.Earthquake with magnitude 5.6 hit Indonesia. ANSA ↗
• 17.08.Cirio asks for Piedmont place in managing Turin–Milan airports: "The government will help us." La Stampa ↗
• 17.08.Mexican president: "Without sovereignty there is no prosperity." ANSA ↗

• Peak of heat wave arrives on Monday: red label applies in all twenty-seven monitored cities. La Repubblica ↗
• After heat wave come showers and storms, yellow alert applies in thirteen regions. AGI ↗Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
• In museum theft in Messina thieves bypassed all security systems. Art critic Sgarbi: "The value is incalculable, but these are unsaleable pieces" TGCom24 ↗Corriere della Sera ↗
• Etna has new intense explosive activity from the Voragine crater and tremor rapidly increases. ANSA ↗Open ↗
• Italy and Spain explore border relaxation, first migrant arrives from Germany. Corriere della Sera ↗
• Women who receive migrants in Ceuta: "They are victims of abuse here." Corriere della Sera ↗
• La Russa attacks Report program again: "It needs to be changed, not abolished." He added that he hopes no one worse than Ranucci comes Open ↗La Repubblica ↗
• Il Fatto Quotidiano writes about record silence of Meloni's government on the siege of Qusry by settlers. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
• From Ukraine came a rain of drones to Moscow: 1500 in twenty-four hours, the most since the war began. Corriere della Sera ↗
• Russian drone shot down over Romania by NATO fighter. ANSA ↗
• Corriere in commentary: "If the peace table does not begin, the real culprit is Putin." Corriere della Sera ↗
• Ceasefire in the Middle East expired and Iran announced a bounty on American soldiers. ANSA ↗Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
• Hamas asks for "Peace Council" to force Israel to accept plan for Gaza. ANSA ↗
• Kushner goes to Netanyahu on Monday. AGI ↗
• Switzerland raises VAT by half a percentage point to finance arms purchases. Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
• Peter Thiel bet on Argentine Vaca Muerta field. Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
• Ethiopian mega-airport becomes a battlefield between the United States and China. Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
• Trump according to Financial Times is headed for new sanctions against Brazilian judge who condemned Bolsonaro. ANSA ↗
• Over half of American voters say they are worse off than two years ago. Open ↗
• Young Italian in Barcelona in artificial coma after attack outside club, father speaks of cowardice. Corriere della Sera ↗
• Policeman in Prague shot prisoner escaping from emergency room, urgent admission closed. ANSA ↗
• In Apulia wolves threaten, in a few days they bit three children. ANSA ↗
• At Malpensa airport baggage caught fire before takeoff, alarm returns around lithium batteries in the cargo hold. Open ↗

• 17.08.Before the neutrality vote, fears of Russian influence are growing in Bern — drone fake news and "Putin understanders" on Federal Square. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.Renaissance of "dissuasion": NZZ examines how the Federal Council defends further military streamlining. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.More than twenty logistics centers burned in Russia in four weeks — Ukrainian drones cause enormous damage, but not yet an economic crisis. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.China launches commercial container transport across the Arctic. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.USA opens another chapter in the power game in Venezuela — negotiations under supervision. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• 17.08.Poison in powdered milk: Danone kept the family waiting for weeks for an answer and then refused compensation. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• 17.08.Swissmedic stopped 46 suspicious shipments of peptides from abroad. Tages-Anzeiger ↗

• SVP member of parliament Lukas Reimann leaves the National Council for city council in Wile, where he defeated the Greens. SRF ↗Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• Valérie Dittli runs again for Vaud government, possibly without her Mitte party in a pinch. Her model is Pierre Maudet Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
• Dispute over doctors' working hours: twelve-hour shifts and Tardoc ceiling postponement divide politicians. SRF ↗
• HR advisor on layoff wave: "Academics are currently disproportionately affected." Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• Belgium requested German aid for record-breaking forest fire. Monte Gambarogno south of Locarno is also burning SRF ↗SRF ↗
• How North Korea profits from the war in Ukraine. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• Russia targets Ukrainian agriculture, consequences will be global. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• New terrorist threat: "Allah helped us and will help us with artificial intelligence too." Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• Leo XIV's journey through South America: Milei brings an opponent into the country. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
• After major fires, French firefighters' frustration grows, protests planned for September. SRF ↗
• Why young Moroccans are leaving: lack of work and social hardship. SRF ↗
• Ceuta breathes a sigh of relief: despite calls on social networks, no new influx of migrants arrived. Tages-Anzeiger ↗

• 17.08.Is Péter Magyar ready to strengthen control mechanisms that could limit him? A German-language analysis of Hungarian opposition from outside Luxemburger Wort ↗.
• 17.08.Luxembourg brewery Bofferding conquers English pubs. Luxemburger Wort ↗
• 17.08.Apartments bought by design: what is fact and what is myth on the EU's most expensive real estate market. Luxembourg Times ↗

• Ruben Querinjean won European silver for Luxembourg: "History was written tonight." Luxemburger Wort ↗Luxembourg Times ↗
• Smoke clouds from Belgian fire shrouded parts of Luxembourg. Luxemburger Wort ↗
• German cross-border workers return to Luxembourg. Luxembourg Times ↗
• Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland: "I know where you live!" Luxemburger Wort ↗

• 17.08.Migration crisis in Ceuta revealed Moroccan list of grievances against Spain. El País ↗
• 17.08.Madrid despite criticism does not change strategy towards Rabat. El País ↗
• 17.08.Double face of crisis: sick migrants sleep on the street while hospital beds are empty. La Vanguardia ↗
• 17.08.Ceuta accommodates tens of girls and teenagers on ship who slept outside. El País ↗
• 17.08.Independent movement avoids debate on Ceuta and Melilla, though the topic weakens Sánchez. El Confidencial ↗
• 17.08.Three dead in shootout in Isla Cristina, one of them a minor — according to police, settling of accounts between narco-mafias. El Español ↗
• 17.08.Drug business in the Strait of Gibraltar builds increasingly complex money laundering schemes. El País ↗
• 17.08.Heat waves weaken Europe's electrical system: less water, less nuclear and gas made expensive by Hormuz. El Español ↗
• 17.08.Recent failed attack in Leipzig fuels fears of Russian escalation. La Vanguardia ↗
• 17.08.Germany is divided on proposals to ban the far-right, El País writes. El País ↗
• 17.08.Shein faces fines of up to 3.8 billion euros in Europe just for ongoing disputes. El País ↗
• 17.08.Spanish nuclear phase-out got a forced pause. El País ↗
• 17.08.Ferrari is the only winner in the stock market storm of the European automotive sector. La Vanguardia ↗
• 17.08.Consumer loans before vacation jumped to a 20-year maximum. La Vanguardia ↗

• About two hundred migrants seek asylum in protest at Trampolín settlement in Ceuta. eldiario.es ↗
• Sánchez will analyze the situation in Ceuta on Monday by video conference with several ministers. El Confidencial ↗
• Feijóo attacks the premier's "indifference" in the face of "chaos" in Ceuta. ABC ↗
• Ceuta PSOE deputy against Sánchez: "My daughter cannot leave the house, and he recommends books." Government delegate backed the premier and split the local party El Español ↗ABC ↗
• Minister Redondo condemns apartheid of women in Afghanistan, but is silent about fifteen raped minors in Ceuta. El Español ↗
• Morocco amid Ceuta crisis advances in military and technological alliance with the United States. El Mundo ↗
• In the fire at Las Peñas de Riglos in Huesca, a soldier of the Emergency Unit died when a tanker overturned. El Mundo ↗El País ↗
• Recordings place the fire suspect at the place where the fire started. El Español ↗
• Three dead including sixteen-year-old in shootout in Isla Cristina in Huelva, it was settling of accounts between narcos. El País ↗El Mundo ↗
• Congress is paralyzed with the smallest number of laws in history, while Sánchez breaks record in decrees. El Mundo ↗
• Repsol's largest wind park opens an accounting hole of nearly three hundred million. El Mundo ↗
• Nine years after the 17-A attacks: victims without compensation and support office with nine-year delay. El Mundo ↗
• Twenty-six migrants missing who were sailing on a boat to the Balearics. eldiario.es ↗
• Red alert for heat wave in effect in thirty-five municipalities of Ourense mountains and inland Pontevedra. El Español ↗
• Ponferrada declared three-day mourning after tragic flood in Manzanedo de Valdueza. El Español ↗
• Israeli minister Ben Gvir publicly calls to kill in Gaza "thirty to forty people every night". La Vanguardia ↗eldiario.es ↗
• What will happen with housing prices in Spain in 2027, say the latest forecasts. ABC ↗
• Whole life outside Social Security: "I'm 69 years old and I have to keep working." El Mundo ↗
• Girona tired of film tourism, residents want to cancel tax breaks for production companies. El Mundo ↗
• How to demolish 42 thousand square meters of concrete in Algarrobo after twenty years of stalled construction. El Mundo ↗
• Spain and Germany explored a mine and found a bacterium that "eats" uranium and could clean radioactive water. El Confidencial ↗
• Lorcamania: return of poet as TikTok idol. ABC ↗
• Exceptional Renaissance paintings by Antonello da Messina stolen from Sicilian museum. eldiario.es ↗

• 17.08.Belgium admits that in large natural fires it remains dependent on other countries: "The government must make decisions." De Morgen ↗
• 17.08.Trump wants to "significantly cut" military exercises with South Korea, Seoul denies this and says exercises started "as planned". De Standaard ↗La Libre ↗
• 17.08.Asian mafias hold hundreds of thousands of people as slaves in "scam farms". De Morgen ↗
• 17.08.What motivated young people who swam to Ceuta? "Fatin wanted more from life than work in the cemetery." De Morgen ↗
• 17.08.Refugees in the United Kingdom will have to return up to 11,600 euros for accommodation. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• 17.08.Ebola outbreak in Congo is the deadliest in the country's history. VRT NWS ↗
• 17.08.A soldier died in a fire in Spanish Aragon. La Libre ↗
• 17.08.From September 1, Belgian courts will punish according to the new criminal code: "Simpler, more modern, but…" Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• 17.08.Ban on social media for French youth is off the table for now. De Morgen ↗
• 17.08.Will American aircraft carriers become dinosaurs of war? "It's about the future of naval combat." De Morgen ↗

• Fire in Hoge Venen has destroyed three thousand hectares and remains uncontrolled. De Morgen ↗De Standaard ↗
• Flames spread southeastward at night, return of evacuees is currently ruled out. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• La Libre: Belgium faces one of the worst fires in its history. La Libre ↗
• Prosecution in Liège opened investigation into the cause of the fire. 7sur7 ↗
• A rare "heat cloud" was observed above the fire, Walloon government released strategic reserve of hundred thousand FFP2 respirators. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• Two Swedish water-dropping aircraft made the first drops. De Standaard ↗7sur7 ↗
• Fire chiefs from the front line: "Without the Dutch we wouldn't be able to get out of here." Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• De Standaard reporter from Hoge Venen: "The fire is bigger than our capacity, we have to choose." De Standaard ↗
• The heart of Hoge Venen burned down: "Everyone knew the peat was dried to the bone." De Standaard ↗De Standaard ↗
• Commentary: we believed that large forest fires were for elsewhere and later, not for now and here. De Standaard ↗
• Even in 2031, eighty percent of Belgians will not work. De Standaard ↗
• Moroccan police arrested 294 people in new attempt to get to Ceuta. Hundreds of migrants meanwhile demonstrated on the beach De Standaard ↗Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• Refugees in the United Kingdom will have to return up to 11,600 euros for accommodation. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• De Morgen: Iran shook American strike force, and why that's a problem for NATO too. De Morgen ↗
• Iran promises thirty thousand dollar reward for every killed or captured American soldier. 7sur7 ↗
• Hamas demands "Peace Council" to force Israel to accept plan for Gaza. La Libre ↗
• German journalist risks six years in Russian labor camp for a question asked to Zelensky. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
• High yields of American government bonds are a warning for Trump. De Standaard ↗
• First copy of electric Ferrari with chassis number 000 fetched record thirty-five million euros. VRT NWS ↗
• Food agency FAVV closed record number of establishments in 2025. De Standaard ↗
• Brits watch how "their" fossil collection moves to museum in Dubai. De Standaard ↗
• Five teenagers died in head-on collision on Irish highway. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗

• 17.08.Over 600 firefighters are fighting fires in Boticas and Torre de Moncorvo, of which 370 in Moncorvo alone. RTP ↗RTP ↗
• 17.08.Socialist leader Carneiro calls on the prime minister to conduct a constitutional revision together with the PS. The party wants to turn the autumn return into a show of force RTP ↗RTP ↗.
• 17.08.Carneiro attacks Montenegro's inconsistency in the REN and TAP cases. CM Jornal ↗
• 17.08.Observador counted million-euro invoices from Portuguese companies for artificial intelligence. Observador ↗
• 17.08.Four paintings by Renaissance painter Antonella da Messina were stolen from a museum. CM Jornal ↗
• 17.08.Three out of four Portuguese pensioners have pensions below the minimum wage. CM Jornal ↗
• 17.08.The UN summit on desertification begins today in Mongolia. RTP ↗
• 17.08.Migrants in Ceuta wait hours in lines for a plate of lentils. CM Jornal ↗

• Socialist leader Carneiro attacks the prime minister at the return: 'Someone must tell the prime minister that the king is truly naked.' Público ↗RTP ↗
• Carneiro accuses Montenegro of censoring journalists. Jornal de Negócios ↗
• In Olhão he evoked Guterres for building a 'new majority'. Diário de Notícias ↗
• Montenegro faces criticism for the state's return to REN energy capital. Jornal de Negócios ↗Público ↗
• The prosecution charged twelve people in the Elefante Branco nightclub case, where according to the indictment over five hundred women were exploited over six years. CM Jornal ↗
• Fires in the north of the country mobilized nearly 1,400 firefighters by the end of the day. RTP ↗
• The fire in Torre de Moncorvo reignited and jumped to Carrazeda de Ansiães, two villages are cut off. Observador ↗RTP ↗
• Four years after the big fire in Serra da Estrela, only twelve percent of promised millions were used. CM Jornal ↗
• Diário de Notícias comments: 'Portugal cannot burn every summer' and 'Announced tragedy'. Diário de Notícias ↗Diário de Notícias ↗
• Patients claim that interruptions were halted at Garcia de Orta hospital, the hospital speaks of a temporary suspension. RTP ↗
• Socialists will request parliamentary debate on the new organic regulation of the INEM emergency service. CM Jornal ↗
• Hospitals have long waiting times at emergency departments due to lack of staff. RTP ↗
• The European Union risks the harshest winter in gas supply since 2022. Jornal de Negócios ↗
• Diário de Notícias: Portugal and Putin's shadow fleet. Diário de Notícias ↗
• 'Post-Trump is here and it's called the Mecca Joint Defense Pact,' writes Diário de Notícias; Observador speaks of a reconfiguration of the military pact in the Middle East Diário de Notícias ↗Observador ↗
• When heat destroys the economy. Diário de Notícias ↗
• High technology exports continue to grow through June after a record 2025. Jornal de Negócios ↗
• Mota-Engil spins off its mining business. Jornal de Negócios ↗
• Expresso asks why Patriot systems for the defense of Kyiv are insufficient. Expresso ↗
• Kyiv's largest air attack on Russia targets drone assembly and production. Diário de Notícias ↗
• Internet traffic fell by thirty percent during the eclipse. RTP ↗
• Over 470 cases of animal abuse and abandonment were recorded in six months. RTP ↗
• Thousands of emigrants return to Portugal every year. RTP ↗

• 17.08.Eight out of ten Irish people support flood risk certificates for homes. The Irish Times ↗
• 17.08.Trump Media sees a gold mine in the president's posts, but investors don't believe it. The Irish Times ↗
• 17.08.Head of European diplomacy preparing new sanctions against Russia. RTÉ ↗
• 17.08.Search for earthquake victims in Indonesia continues. RTÉ ↗

• Five masked teenagers died in a crash on the M9 motorway, police suspect them of a series of robberies in the area. They were driving the wrong way The Irish Times ↗RTÉ ↗
• Police commissioner: reckless drivers drive on motorways the wrong way for 'likes on social networks'. The Journal ↗
• Thirteen of thirty-six unaccompanied minors turned out to be adults since immigration officers took over age checks. The Journal ↗
• Ireland did not participate in talks with the Taliban, claims justice minister. Irish Examiner ↗
• 'Spooky money grab': where Irish parties stand on inheritance tax. The Journal ↗
• Collection for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday exceeded 125,000 euros. The Journal ↗
• McDowell: Michael Collins signed the 1921 treaty in a closing window of opportunity. The Irish Times ↗
• Cuts in USAID will cause 4.5 million child deaths according to analysis. Irish Examiner ↗
• Kushner met with Hamas in an effort to revive the plan for Gaza. RTÉ ↗
• Teenager drowned in a canal during family festival in County Leitrim. The Journal ↗

• 17.08.Discontented Trump cuts exercises with South Korea: "Inappropriate and hostile." De Telegraaf ↗
• 17.08.Hope growing for "broad polder agreement" on benefits and economy to avert billion-euro cuts. Cabinet keeps options open to left and right on budget De Telegraaf ↗NU.nl ↗.
• 17.08.Fewer bombings than last year and task force sees success in new approach. Explosion ripped off apartment facade in Zaandam de Volkskrant ↗NOS ↗.
• 17.08.Millions flow into Netherlands thanks to Trump's tariffs — unexpected boost for economy. AD ↗
• 17.08.Coal increasingly unwanted in EU countries, but global consumption still rising. de Volkskrant ↗
• 17.08.Three Utrecht municipalities leaked residents' personal data: "Greater chance of fraud." AD ↗
• 17.08.Major peat fire in Belgium prompted evacuations in German border region. Trouw ↗

• Forum for Democracy expands its ecosystem with new primary school in Almere, this time funded by the state. NRC ↗
• Trouw: case shows how freedom of education clashes with citizenship, "state sweeps its own principles off the table". Trouw ↗
• Fewer bombing attacks than last year, special unit sees success in new approach. de Volkskrant ↗
• BBC wants to subpoena Trump's children and son-in-law in libel dispute. de Volkskrant ↗
• Dutch Chinook helicopters drop water on Belgian fire, firefighting planes draw from Meuse near Eijsden. De Telegraaf ↗NU.nl ↗
• Dutch vacationers amid smoke from massive fire: "Hard to breathe." De Telegraaf ↗
• Police in Liège investigating arson in Hoge Venen, evacuations underway in Germany. NU.nl ↗NOS ↗
• Kyiv pulled all stops against Russian web giant: "Seven of ten largest Wildberries warehouses are disabled." De Telegraaf ↗
• Ukraine carried out one of the largest air attacks of the war on Russia. NU.nl ↗
• Five Arab countries joined joint condemnation of Israel for rejecting US peace plan. de Volkskrant ↗
• More and more Israelis leaving the country: "I don't want to run to a shelter in the middle of the night", "there's less democracy here". AD ↗AD ↗
• Iranian Revolutionary Guard put out nearly thirty thousand euros bounty for killing American soldiers. De Telegraaf ↗
• Demonstration on beach in Ceuta, Morocco again detained hundreds of migrants. NOS ↗
• Trouw: starting point of abortion law is pregnant woman and nobody else. Trouw ↗
• Seller doesn't inform patients of risk of frequently used sterilization clips. Trouw ↗
• Trouw: Europe has great electricity goals, question is what will remain of them. Trouw ↗
• NRC: AI agents lie, cheat and steal, and it deters users. NRC ↗
• Astronomers found evidence of real "Black Hole Sun". NU.nl ↗
• Tommy John, American baseball legend whom elbow surgery is named after, died. NOS ↗

🌍 Other countries

• 17.08.🇬🇧 Andy Burnham corresponded with someone posing as Donald Trump's closest adviser The Mirror ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Oil and gas industry urges prime minister to approve controversial projects Sky News ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Possession of child sex dolls could be banned under new law The Independent ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Public in England and Wales mistakenly believes majority of murderers belong to ethnic minorities The Guardian ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Britons meanwhile significantly overestimate number of sexual crimes committed by foreigners The Independent ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 If Meta loses this lawsuit, Instagram and Facebook could change forever BBC News ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Victim's parents warn: if domestic violence perpetrators are released from prison early, more women will die The Guardian ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Ten new secret Russian drone bases capable of striking NATO revealed The Mirror ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Child Maintenance Service pushing parents to breaking point, BBC sources claim BBC News ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 Emotional vigil held in Cambridge for Jason Arday, hundreds attended BBC News ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 BBC spent a week in Glasgow city center amid drugs, violence, and racism BBC News ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇧 After deaths of five boys in head-on crash, autopsies to follow BBC News ↗

• 17.08.After exceptional heatwaves and drought, cooling and rain coming to Britain. Met Office reports impact on 60 areas and "most changeable conditions since June" BBC News ↗The Mirror ↗Sky News ↗.
• 17.08.Trump highlights friendship with Kim Jong-un and scraps exercises with South Korea. Daily Mail ↗The Mirror ↗
• 17.08.Seizures of "dangerous" e-bikes up 83% in a year. Sky News ↗
• 17.08.Loganair cancels all operations from one British airport from October — they are "unsustainable". The Mirror ↗
• 17.08.CEO of firm who wrote book about "bulletproof" finances sentenced for fraud of 380 million dollars. Daily Mail ↗
• 17.08.First electric Ferrari auctioned for record 40 million dollars. BBC News ↗

• Reform UK promises ban on benefits for all foreigners and cut fifty billion pounds from welfare budget, disability benefits would see millions lose out. Daily Mail ↗
• Ban would also apply to European Union citizens, BBC warns. BBC News ↗
• Critics speak of targeting the most vulnerable and of "senseless and cruel" measures that would spark new Brexit row. The Guardian ↗The Independent ↗The Mirror ↗
• Iranian military chief threatens to "break Trump's legs" after US president declared Strait of Hormuz American territory. The Sun ↗
• Trump accuses BBC of harassing his children in defamation dispute. Daily Mail ↗
• House prices in the United Kingdom recorded largest August decline since 2018. The Independent ↗
• Britain faces sixth heatwave, record summer continues. The Sun ↗
• Angela Rayner presents plan: more new homes near stations and rules to protect pubs. The Mirror ↗
• Andy Burnham faces "life and death" decision on North Sea oil. Daily Mail ↗
• Police seized record number of illegal e-bikes and warns against them. The Independent ↗
• Conservatives promise crackdown on illegal camps after leaving European Convention on Human Rights. Daily Mail ↗

• 17.08.🇬🇷 Athens branded Turkish creation of "national marine parks" in Aegean Sea unacceptable and provocative Naftemporiki ↗To Vima ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Naftemporiki claims Mecca agreement will make Turkey more aggressive toward Greece Naftemporiki ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Wall Street Journal described Iran's secret plan to escalate war with USA, Tehran allegedly used sixty-day ceasefire to prepare To Vima ↗Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Shipping through Strait of Hormuz dropped almost to zero, not a single ship passed on Sunday Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Saudi Arabia changes oil route and Egypt becomes its alternative gateway to Asia Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Greece turns to underwater defense Naftemporiki ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Georgiadis warns they'll be drowned in false and toxic messages before elections Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 In Kavala, eighty-year-old man arrested for deliberate arson, confessed Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Day after fiery whirlwind in Salamis, harrowing footage released and causes of dual fire put under the microscope Naftemporiki ↗Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Fire in Krits on Crete is under full control Naftemporiki ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Chalkidiki opened applications for state aid for businesses affected by fire in Siviri, deadline until October 12 Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Netanyahu had critical meeting with Kushner on Gaza, To Vima describes behind-the-scenes and his "no" To Vima ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Seven people died in temple crush in India, panic sparked by rumor of falling pillar Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Andy Burnham became victim of fraud, communicated with fake Trump cabinet chief Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Diana Shipping withdrew bid for Genco, remains largest shareholder however Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 WSJ described odyssey of tourists from dream of island hopping to meltemi and swaying in Aegean Sea Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Greek Airbnb prices this summer above rest of Europe Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 Dimitris Karydis, mayor of Fournoi Korseon municipality, died Protothema ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 To Vima asks who is endangering champagne's flavor — heat and harvest play role To Vima ↗
• 17.08.🇬🇷 E65 Highway has measurable development footprint, study shows which areas gain the most Protothema ↗

• 17.08.Salamis: all-night battle with reigniting hotspots, two dead and nine burned. To Vima ↗
• 17.08.Map of twenty highest-risk fire areas released today. To Vima ↗
• 17.08.Iranian general threatens Trump: "We'll break your legs" — response to declaration that Strait of Hormuz will be US territory. Protothema ↗
• 17.08.Meltemi weakens, temperature rises and with it fire risk. Protothema ↗
• 17.08.Five dead and four injured in head-on crash with car traveling in wrong direction on Irish motorway. Protothema ↗
• 17.08.Greece launches major property inspection and new register — first fields, then homes. Protothema ↗
• 17.08.Week after earthquake in Colombia hopes fade for 140 missing. Protothema ↗

• Erdoğan declared "maritime parks" in the Aegean Sea by two decrees and according to Naftemporiki is thus inflaming peaceful waters. To Vima ↗Naftemporiki ↗
• Athens responds: the parks are illegal and do not create a fait accompli. Protothema ↗
• Trump on defense agreement of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan: "The Middle East is coming together." Protothema ↗
• On Salamina they are investigating a report about an uncleaned plot and a second front, the fire claimed two dead. Traffic has already been restored Protothema ↗Naftemporiki ↗
• On Skyros according to the Copernicus system over 3,600 hectares burned. To Vima ↗
• Mayor of Kalymnos: this is already the fourth fire in the same place this year. Protothema ↗
• Head of CENTCOM after reports of Lincoln crew fatigue: "They have earned my respect." Protothema ↗

• 17.08.🇷🇴 Bolojan responded to controversy around meeting with Constitutional Court head: "They are trying to make a mountain out of a molehill" Digi24 ↗Adevărul ↗Pro TV Stirile ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 The Supreme Court of Cassation is asking for "immediate and full explanation" of the Bolojan-Tănăsescu meeting, it could according to him weaken public trust Digi24 ↗Pro TV Stirile ↗HotNews ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Tomac's advisor explains why Nicușor Dan was absent from Navy Day celebrations Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Tomac claims president will never sign wage law that would cut incomes in education and healthcare, yet it is a milestone for 770 million euros from the recovery plan G4Media ↗Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Tomac also says president is fully engaged in finding solution to political crisis G4Media ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Minister Miruță promises Romania will defend its own and allied airspace, arming with anti-drone systems will however take up to two and a half years Digi24 ↗Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 "We don't have Romanian pilots" — Digi24 analyzes how Moldova could shoot down Russian drones in its airspace Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Bulgaria arrested eighteen suspected members of international neo-Nazi network Blood & Honour founded in Britain G4Media ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 "Spy" in traffic with fake Italian ID and car with automatic license plate rotation caught in Sinaia G4Media ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 At Bucharest Bagdasar-Arseni hospital an entire department closes for a month due to bedbugs Digi24 ↗G4Media ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Adevărul describes quiet battle over Trump's legacy between Rubio and Vance Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Trump claims White House needs "military complex", courts are blocking his dance hall project Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 ANM issued yellow code for heat waves and storms, temperatures will drop by up to twelve degrees in places Digi24 ↗Pro TV Stirile ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Eight-year-old girl died in pension pool in Tulcea after sliding down water slide Adevărul ↗Pro TV Stirile ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Fuel at pumps became cheaper, Adevărul advises where to verify prices Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Electricity consumption in households fell by 11.8 percent in the first half Pro TV Stirile ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Anomaly on energy market: prosumers with photovoltaics are producing record amounts even after second reactor shutdown Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 After death of professor accused of plagiarism scandal broke out in Cambridge: "Wild witch hunt" Adevărul ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 At stake is a trillion dollars: Instagram and Facebook could change forever if Meta loses this case HotNews ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇴 Romanian students won four medals at International Geography Olympiad in Istanbul Libertatea ↗

• 17.08.Drone attack hit Ukrainian cargo ship on Chilia arm near village Plauru — directly on Romanian border. G4Media ↗
• 17.08.Constitutional Court today addresses integrity law and amendments target Dominic Fritz and Mirela Grădinaru — over 1.6 billion euros from recovery plan at stake. G4Media ↗Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.Europe remains without Patriots while Ukraine prepares for winter Russian attacks: "We fight for every missile." Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.Russian plan counts on resettling 114,000 citizens to occupied Ukrainian territory: "We have seen this in history." Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.Iran according to Libertatea is offering 30,000 dollar reward for each killed or captured American soldier. Libertatea ↗
• 17.08.Russian version of Starlink is taking shape — Rassvet project could become strategic target of Ukraine. Digi24 ↗
• 17.08.Adevărul describes secret Trump channel to Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Adevărul ↗

• Defense minister: strike on Danube extended operation of second reactor in Cernavoda by seven days. G4Media ↗
• Miruță: in the last ninety-six hours they recorded over one hundred drones at Romania's borders, seven attacks targeted Ukrainian Danube ports. G4Media ↗
• From the sea and from beaches are mounting fished-out drone fragments, HotNews lists affected resorts. HotNews ↗
• George Simion's US visa was attacked by four American officials including former ambassadors Zuckerman and Gitenstein. Digi24 ↗Libertatea ↗
• Heads of appeals courts on Constitutional Court head's meeting with Prime Minister Bolojan: lack of transparency is deeply inappropriate. Digi24 ↗
• Strategic targets in Russia are being hit by British drones: "They have much greater impact than conventional missiles." Libertatea ↗
• "There is no more petrol": Russians are complaining again about fuel shortage, empty pumps are even in Moscow. Digi24 ↗
• Heat waves leave European companies without protection: losses are growing, insurance covers little. G4Media ↗
• Why incidents with drones often happen over weekends, explains security expert. Adevărul ↗

• 17.08.🇭🇷 Boban specified the toll from the Omiš fire: 106 vehicles, 28 houses and 45 boats burned N1 Croatia ↗24sata ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 In Omiš itself, 50 houses are completely destroyed and another 55 partially Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Business Owners call for immediate aid for companies affected by the Omiš fire Index.hr ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Prominent Russian economist warned of a dark scenario and immediately lost his position: "We live in an illusion" Večernji list ↗N1 Croatia ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Satellite images revealed what Russia is building at the NATO border: "We are ready to defend every centimeter" N1 Croatia ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Ukraine intensified attacks on Russia and sent over eight hundred drones N1 Croatia ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Ukrainian strike on Crimea hit Bastion missile system Index.hr ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Academics on waste in Gospić: "The system must prevent this from happening again" Index.hr ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Animal lovers call on government to establish special inspection for animal protection N1 Croatia ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Police seized larger quantities of drugs in three locations in Dalmatia Index.hr ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Mountain rescue found the body of the head of an Italian tennis club on Cres, who went out to swim to an islet Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 According to Croatian media, Ben Gvir demands that thirty to forty people be killed every night in Gaza 24sata ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Six people died in Russia during Ukrainian attacks 24sata ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Večernji asks whether Beijing got the opportunity of a lifetime after a dangerous American move Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Meta faces a trial that could significantly change Instagram and Facebook Index.hr ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Serbs flock to see a Nazi monstrosity that surfaced from the Danube and hung a flag on it Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Four works were stolen in the hometown of painter Antonella da Messina Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 British tourists are behind Novalja's July record Novi list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Thompson's niece about the pilgrimage to Sinj: "The journey was difficult, I thought I couldn't go any further" Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.🇭🇷 Fear of a bad season has subsided, hotels in one resort are nearly full N1 Croatia ↗

• 17.08.Trade unions want to push aggregators out of platform work: "They are bad for workers." Večernji list ↗
• 17.08.Residents of Gospić: "We no longer trust anyone, poison will slowly kill us." 24sata ↗
• 17.08.Croatian television autumn brings everything from family drama to criminal cases. Večernji list ↗

• Another hill is burning on the Croatian border, mines are blocking firefighters' way to the fire. Index.hr ↗
• A large fire broke out on the Croatia-Serbia border near Ilok, burning on both sides. Novi list ↗Večernji list ↗
• Sara Kolak is European champion in javelin throw, it is her first medal at a major competition in ten years. Novi list ↗Večernji list ↗
• Torcida took to highway A1, a riot police cordon prevented a clash with Armada. Novi list ↗HRT ↗
• Consumer basket prices rose the most in July in coastal counties. Večernji list ↗
• Zelensky is looking for a person for one of the most difficult jobs in Washington, candidates are turning down the offer. Večernji list ↗
• Two fires broke out on a Greek island, two people died and hundreds were evacuated. Index.hr ↗

• 17.08.🇷🇸 Prosecutor from Valjevo to N1: "My car was set on fire in connection with ongoing media persecution," wants to relocate his wife and children N1 Serbia ↗N1 Serbia ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 ANEM condemned threats against journalist Biljana Stepanović and calls for the perpetrator to be identified Danas ↗N1 Serbia ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Dačić announced that SPS will run independently and will have its own presidential candidate Politika ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Employees of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš have been without salaries for almost a month N1 Serbia ↗Danas ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 In Kragujevac's boulevard, students and progressives keep continuous vigil, each guarding their own banners N1 Serbia ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 EU confirmed to Gazeta Express that conditions for opening the main bridge over the Ibar have been met Kurir ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Koci claims Serbian authorities stopped him three times and offered Pristina free assistance in defending the detained Nova ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Vučić received credentials of five new ambassadors including the German and Austrian Kurir ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Igor Dodik emphasized in Mostar that attention must be paid to the position of Serbs in the Federation of BiH Danas ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Brother and sister were attacked in Poland for speaking Ukrainian to each other Politika ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Germany is changing the law on insults to politicians due to "Pinocchio" and "liar Fritz" Politika ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 According to Danas, FAZ writes that Moscow is apparently investigating journalist Mertens, and recalls that freedom of the press includes the right to ask questions Danas ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Man from Knjaževo arrested for fire at Bovaň Lake, forest and three cottages burned Nova ↗Kurir ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Former police officer arrested in Zemun for drug trafficking, was suspended four months ago for stealing a rifle from a police station Nova ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Part of Zvezdara residents without water for nineteen days: "At forty degrees, they left us stranded" Nova ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Architect Dičić warns that construction in Košutnjak will increase urban heat islands and only benefit investors N1 Serbia ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Two groups of medicines are cheaper on prescription from today, savings to be up to ten thousand dinars per month Kurir ↗Politika ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Ukrainian rocket attack on village in Belgorod region killed six civilians, among the wounded is a fourteen-year-old child Kurir ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Trump's son-in-law met with Hamas yesterday and is visiting Netanyahu today Danas ↗
• 17.08.🇷🇸 Head of Italian tennis club found dead in forest on Cres Politika ↗

• 17.08.General attack or continued pressure? Kurir asks what Americans will do with Cuba. Kurir ↗
• 17.08.The first Modernator Photo Fest begins in Belgrade, opening two centuries of photography. Danas ↗
• 17.08.Parts of Belgrade will be without electricity, eleven streets without water for up to ten hours. Kurir ↗Kurir ↗

• Dissatisfaction with Zelensky's policy is growing in the Ukrainian parliament. Politika ↗
• New York Times: Russia could begin peace talks as early as 2028. Politika ↗
• Trump welcomed agreement on joint defense in the Middle East. Politika ↗
• Millions from the state budget for "veterans" organizations: money also went to SNS deputies and pro-Russian associations. Nova ↗
• Fedorov: Ukraine is rapidly implementing new technologies, but Russia is also advancing rapidly. Politika ↗
• Industrial canal in Freiburg dried up, thousands of fish died. Politika ↗
• Fire broke out in the Šumarice memorial park in Kragujevac, quick action prevented disaster. Kurir ↗

• 17.08.🇹🇷 PETLAS owner Abdulkadira Özcana detained in operation against drugs and prostitution, became famous for the phrase "I'm a billionaire, I'll buy Turkey" Cumhuriyet ↗Habertürk ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Erdoğan told Al Jazeera that the Mecca agreement is an important signal to the world, and also spoke about F-35 Sabah ↗Habertürk ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Erdoğan told the European Union: "You will lose on this" Milliyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Fifty-four-year-old Turkish fuel giant declared bankruptcy, court issued temporary protection Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Data leak at SafePal cryptocurrency wallet endangered approximately forty thousand customers Sabah ↗TRT Haber ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 High-speed train tickets increased significantly, prices exceeded one thousand lire Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Dollar against lire enters new week with growth and critical threshold is within reach Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Controversy about "presidency": Erkan Mumcu and Şamil Tayyar clashed Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Minister Ersoy started preparations for UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which will be in Istanbul in 2027 Sabah ↗Hürriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Istanbul airport recorded record: 1,739 flights and 290,287 passengers in a single day TRT Haber ↗Milliyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Domestic sonobuoy should bring Turkey strategic advantage TRT Haber ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Head of communications Duran recalled victims of the Sea of Marmara earthquake TRT Haber ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Number of vehicles in traffic increased by 207,508 TRT Haber ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Man stabbed mother of woman he was obsessed with, a year ago there was a warning "protect your daughter" Milliyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Inheritance dispute in Esenyurt ended in bloodshed Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 According to a horrifying accusation, young woman was thrown from the fifth floor of a hotel Habertürk ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Driver died crushed between two trucks at Cilvegözü border crossing Hürriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Number of victims of 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia rose to 53 TRT Haber ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 New party YENİ nominated a candidate for deputy mayor in Menderes Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.🇹🇷 Hundreds of people came to Turkey's darkest area: "We've never seen it so clearly before" Hürriyet ↗

• 17.08.Turkey commemorated 27 years since the Sea of Marmara earthquake: "The lesson is not learned, the disaster is multiplied." Cumhuriyet ↗Habertürk ↗
• 17.08.Russia asked Turkey for "explanation" regarding the sale of ballistic missiles, foreign ministry is silent. Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.According to Milliyet, the Mecca agreement is a signal for the USA and Turkey's role in NATO has expanded. Milliyet ↗Milliyet ↗
• 17.08.Negotiations begin in the Istanbul municipality case — key trial against opposition self-government. Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.Erdoğan sends a message "on five fronts", Hürriyet also writes about Turkish power from the Red Sea to Aden. Hürriyet ↗Hürriyet ↗
• 17.08."Blue homeland": new decision with environmental framework and message to Athens. Milliyet ↗
• 17.08.32 key figures of the organization were arrested. Sabah ↗
• 17.08.Cumhuriyet writes about continued pressure of power on art and artists: "Sharp dividing line between allies and opposition." Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.Parliament, which approved the framework law in five days, postpones democratization for years. Cumhuriyet ↗
• 17.08.Over three million people came to Turkey for treatment — medical tourism as soft power. Milliyet ↗

• Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement from Mecca. Cumhuriyet ↗
• Trump on the agreement: "Great, bold and important step," and adds that it brings him great joy. Hürriyet ↗Milliyet ↗TRT Haber ↗
• Kalibaf: "The United States used greater firepower in Iran than in Vietnam." Cumhuriyet ↗
• Israeli army is reportedly preparing in Lebanon for several days of fighting. TRT Haber ↗
• Sixty-two irregular migrants were detained in Izmir. Habertürk ↗

• 17.08.🇧🇬 Svishtov faces water crisis due to low Danube level, which remains unchanged Dnevnik ↗Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Lichev warns that low Danube level threatens not only river transport but also drinking water 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 England has pursued "Blood & Honour" for years, most recently sent father and his children to prison 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Plamen Dimitrov expects minimum wage to be 670 to 680 euros next year 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Nejnski says Bulgaria has no clear idea of its place in international relations Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Roof of new metro station "Gen. Vladimir Vazov" cracked days after opening Dnevnik ↗24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 They set fire to the car of Venchy Micov's son 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Former head of Kozloduy nuclear power plant new blocks project denies having anything to do with land purchase for 1,600 euros per meter 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Ukraine is already using British drones for deep strikes in Russia Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 In Turkey, ninety people were detained in a scam with fake internet routers worth millions of euros 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 In Croatia, four people were arrested for intentional arson near Zadar 24 Chasa ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇬 Trump's envoy Kushner is in Israel after negotiations with Hamas 24 Chasa ↗

• 17.08.For Trump, the Oval Office dance hall project is already a "military facility". Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.Over 500,000 people are imprisoned in Sudan's El Obeid — the catastrophe can be prevented. Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.Russian army in Ukraine approaching 700,000 — Dnevnik analyzes how it is being replenished with new volunteers. Dnevnik ↗
• 17.08.Kănčo Stojčev: The "Radev" program is like medicine — it cannot be left or right. 24 Chasa ↗

• Trump sues BBC for ten billion dollars, the media wants his relatives as witnesses. 24 Chasa ↗
• Erdoğan: Egypt could join the new defense pact from Mecca. 24 Chasa ↗
• World Health Organization opposed Trump's order to reduce childhood vaccinations. 24 Chasa ↗
• Ebola is already killing one person every thirty minutes. 24 Chasa ↗
• Russia censors autobiography of Pope Francis for liberal stance on homosexuality. 24 Chasa ↗
• Of Železkov's government ministers only Vălčev has new housing, from the administrative ministry Štonova bought an apartment for 330,000 euros. 24 Chasa ↗
• Expert recommendation: every police directorate should have a specialist in cybercrime. Dnevnik ↗

• 17.08.🇱🇹 Influential banker who predicted Russia's defeat faced harsh retaliation 15min ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 According to Lithuanian media, Russia established new drone launching bases from which it could reach European countries Lietuvos Rytas ↗LRT ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Latvian minister revealed where the shot-down drone came from — Belarus 15min ↗LRT ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 The 'Dronatonas' initiative by the Blue/Yellow organization wants to raise one million euros, a fifth will go to Lithuania LRT ↗15min ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 National security training for educators begins in Kaunas LRT ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Kyrgyz man accused of supporting terrorism claims he considered the Al-Qassam brigades to be a humanitarian organization 15min ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Ruginienė says that church purification should really come, and promises to tighten control of mandatory QR codes for work with children Lietuvos Rytas ↗15min ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Pavilionis denies that conservatives held talks about the situation at the Lithuanian embassy in the USA LRT ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Taiwan's president announced that the government will propose a record defense budget for 2027 LRT ↗15min ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Health-hazardous bacteria have multiplied in the Baltic Sea, vacationers received a warning Lietuvos Rytas ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Ukraine wants to buy missiles from Turkey that could significantly help it Lietuvos Rytas ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Saudi BinDawood Holding, which wants to invest in Lithuania, won an auction of Estonian factories LRT ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇹 Trump favorably evaluates the defense agreement of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan Lietuvos Rytas ↗

• 17.08.Russia recruited thousands of people from 37 African countries into its army. LRT ↗
• 17.08.An influential banker who predicted Russia's defeat faced harsh retaliation. 15min ↗
• 17.08.Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing flew on an official visit to Russia. 15min ↗
• 17.08.European rivers have fallen to record levels — what fate awaits Lithuanian 'blue veins'? LRT ↗
• 17.08.Lietuvos Rytas brings sharp criticism of the West for its treatment of Ukraine. Lietuvos Rytas ↗

• New York Times: Russia planned this year to destabilize NATO and the European Union from within by taking control of Moldova. Lietuvos Rytas ↗
• For Putin, Moldova is Europe's weakest link, writes 15min. 15min ↗
• Civil activists proposed to the government to more effectively coordinate existing defense initiatives. LRT ↗
• They used a Lithuanian army helicopter to transport a donor organ. LRT ↗
• Some ChatGPT users in Lithuania will see ads in conversations already in August. LRT ↗

• 17.08.🇸🇪 Russia has 59 new launch pads at NATO and Ukraine borders Dagens Nyheter ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Ukrainian Patriot systems running out: 'Russians are exploiting their advantage' SVT ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Greens condition entry into government on a Baltic Sea rescue package Aftonbladet ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Liberals want to establish a special unit for abducted children Aftonbladet ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 New mining plans alarm municipality, talk of a 'ticking bomb,' and Aftonbladet shows how close you live to a possible mine Aftonbladet ↗Aftonbladet ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Serious criminal activity found among several Swedish lay judges SVT ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Bus accident in Stockholm's center paralyzed traffic Expressen ↗SVT ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Sweden reports flood risk in Norrbotten and yellow warning for torrential rain in Gotland Expressen ↗SVT ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 The country lacks meteorologists, retirees must help out Dagens Nyheter ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 New Trump minister cannot promise independence Aftonbladet ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Svenska Dagbladet asks whether a social media ban is legal at all Svenska Dagbladet ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇪 Six people killed in Ukrainian rocket attack, Russia reports Expressen ↗

• 17.08.Putin's plan: chaos in a small country is to weaken the EU. Svenska Dagbladet analyzes Russian pressure on Moldova Svenska Dagbladet ↗.
• 17.08.Åkesson wants to allocate zero crowns for integration — Dagens Nyheter asks what Kristersson has to say about that. Dagens Nyheter ↗
• 17.08.Drought in much of Britain is 'unbearable,' according to Swedish media. Svenska Dagbladet ↗
• 17.08.Sweden has a severe shortage of meteorologists, retirees are stepping in — precisely in a year of extremes. Svenska Dagbladet ↗
• 17.08.Large fire in Nykväby spread to row houses, one man detained. Svenska Dagbladet ↗Expressen ↗
• 17.08.Grim Ebola record in Congo. Expressen ↗
• 17.08.Two people died in fires in Greece. SVT ↗

• Quarter million guns will be bought back after the Bondi Beach attack. Aftonbladet ↗
• Government investigator on state care for youth: 'Rebuild SiS from the ground up.' Aftonbladet ↗
• Information emerged about an investigation into fake election posters. Aftonbladet ↗
• Socialists want to ban the formation of conglomerates in education. Aftonbladet ↗
• Democratic socialist in Dagens Nyheter: 'This is the last alternative before we resort to violence.' Dagens Nyheter ↗
• Forgotten Swede runs global monetary policy. Svenska Dagbladet ↗
• Companies around artificial intelligence are hiring philosophers: 'They're taking them fairly quickly.' SVT ↗

• 17.08.🇫🇮 Police officer who pointed a gun at a person in Tampere was conducting a traffic check Helsingin Sanomat ↗Yle ↗Ilta-Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 At least twelve current MPs are not running in parliamentary elections Helsingin Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Wall Street Journal writes that Iran wants to expand the war, and fear has awakened in Finland Ilta-Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 City of Kemi asks for help from administrative court: 'We cannot pay the state hundreds of thousands of euros per month' Yle ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 In Hollola, a massive wastewater leak occurred in summer and authorities don't know how many such leaks there are in the country Yle ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Expert warns that treatment that can be harmful may be offered in Finland Yle ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Wizz Air and Air Baltic are cutting flights, professor says what it will do to Finland's connection to the world Yle ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Authority warns of fraud through MobilePay Ilta-Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 The Land of Lapland is changing rapidly, according to a professional nature conservationist Helsingin Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Suspicions against a Tuusula police officer who was pushing vehicles have intensified Ilta-Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.🇫🇮 Baltic Sea rescue will not succeed without private water bodies, according to Yle Yle ↗

• 17.08.Exposed retouching: map service hid Russian missiles in Finnish Gulf. Yle ↗
• 17.08.South Korea claims joint exercises with USA are proceeding as planned and have already begun — direct contradiction of Trump's statement. Yle ↗
• 17.08.Putin may face fateful moments, say experts consulted by Ilta-Sanomat. Ilta-Sanomat ↗
• 17.08.Head of union federation Akava fears artificial intelligence will dismantle the welfare state. Yle ↗
• 17.08.In Seinäjoki, more than 100 millimeters of precipitation fell in one day and rain continues. Yle ↗
• 17.08.Save the Children: almost all humanitarian workers facing violence are local. Yle ↗
• 17.08.Coastal fleet begins shooting exercises today in the Archipelago Sea. Yle ↗

• Presidential couple visits Åland today. Yle ↗
• New law on people with disabilities: anyone wanting to go on a cruise to Sweden must fill out forms half a year in advance. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
• Helsingin Sanomat investigated which parliamentarians are absent most: they can't be in two places at once. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
• A turnaround is visible on the rental market that signals more expensive housing. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
• Settlers besiege American's home on West Bank, ambassador thundered about "Israeli terrorism". Yle ↗
• Wild boar was driven out of Finnish coastal waters. Helsingin Sanomat ↗

• 17.08.🇸🇮 Austrian agency and Dnevnik reveal President Pirc Musarova's trips to Russia Siol ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 PM Janša on national holiday: nation builds its strength on mutual respect Siol ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Two thousand euros for first child and free kindergartens Delo ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Fire on Greek Salamina, two dead and hundreds evacuated 24ur ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Trump ordered US-South Korea exercises cut down just hours before their start RTV Slovenija ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Six killed in Ukrainian attack on Belgorod, child among wounded RTV Slovenija ↗Siol ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Europe fights flames, soldier dies fighting fire in Spain Delo ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Driver went wrong way on highway and five teenagers killed 24ur ↗Žurnal24 ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Escape through hell: people fled in vehicles from fire, glass shattered 24ur ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Barcelona achieved a major move, Rodri to sign four-year contract RTV Slovenija ↗
• 17.08.🇸🇮 Investigation opened after Hayden Panettiere's death, cause of death still unknown 24ur ↗

• 17.08.Step toward end of Korean war remains unanswered so far. Delo ↗
• 17.08.Is Germany preparing for a major turnaround? A rule over a hundred years old could change. Siol ↗
• 17.08.Free bank accounts, more ATMs and lower profits for banks. Delo ↗
• 17.08.Online scammers impersonate police and Europol. Delo ↗
• 17.08.Uber and Pony.ai accelerate expansion: over 2,000 robotaxis for Europe. Siol ↗

• Vrtovec on anniversary of Prekmurje's annexation called for equal opportunities for all parts of Slovenia: "Prekmurje is not the edge of the state, but its eastern heart." Siol ↗24ur ↗
• A 27-year-old Iranian citizen drowned in Lake Bohinj, another victim died in Lake Podpeško. RTV Slovenija ↗Delo ↗
• A Dutch citizen died on Mount Stol when his vehicle plunged into a chasm. Siol ↗
• Omiš with two faces: tourist rush in the city, season ended in the east. 24ur ↗

• 17.08.🇧🇦 BiH Presidency approved request for helicopter deployment for Plješevica fire, decision depends on army Klix.ba ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Plješevica fire near Bihać weakens, fifteen people remain on site N1 Bosna ↗Radio Sarajevo ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Fires in Konjic area are localized and under control Klix.ba ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Primary education in BiH lost almost eight thousand pupils over three years and forty-five schools closed Klix.ba ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 BHRT demands end to pressure on judiciary over RTRS account blockade Radio Sarajevo ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Before elections, new quarrels flare up in Republika Srpska opposition Radio Sarajevo ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 HDZ BiH lobbying revolves around southern interconnection, electoral reforms and status of Croats N1 Bosna ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Head of Croatian firefighters described hell at Omiš: "Embers flew like a snowstorm and ignited everything ahead" N1 Bosna ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Four injured in fire at Omiš still in life-threatening condition Radio Sarajevo ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Four NATO members issued dramatic warning over Moscow's moves Radio Sarajevo ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Another woman joins lawsuit against Grok for generating child sexual abuse material Klix.ba ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 SpaceX breaks record, launches two Falcon 9 rockets with only thirty-eight minute interval Klix.ba ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Extreme heat complicates Parmesan production in Italy N1 Bosna ↗
• 17.08.🇧🇦 Hungarian family with three-year-old child escaped through ring of fire at Omiš Klix.ba ↗

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency approved helicopter deployment for Plješevica fire, final decision rests with armed forces. N1 Bosna ↗
• Croatian USKOK investigates suspected terrorism: three Serbs and a Polish woman detained for arson in Zadar. Klix.ba ↗
• Testimony of Polish survivor from tragedy on road from Medjugorje: rescued passengers though she herself could barely manage. Klix.ba ↗
• Warning from "godfather of artificial intelligence": mass layoffs are coming, we're entering thick fog. Klix.ba ↗
• Operation Bernhard: story of Nazi financial warfare and prisoners who shook the British economy. Klix.ba ↗

• 17.08.🇦🇱 Seventy-ninth day of protests: citizens demand Rama's resignation outside government office Balkanweb ↗Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 In twenty-four hours, thirty-three fire spots emerged, eight remain active and 535 personnel and air equipment deployed Balkanweb ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 Albanian pensioners fare worst in Europe by alarming figures Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 Over half of eighty-one million science budget goes to universities Balkanweb ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 Meta faces largest child safety lawsuit, thirty states demand over one billion dollars Balkanweb ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 Interior Ministry convened emergency meeting of state police leadership regarding criminal events Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
• 17.08.🇦🇱 Record rainfall in South Korea caused landslides and one casualty Balkanweb ↗

• The eighty-eighth day of protests against Rama ended, resignation is non-negotiable according to demonstrators. Balkanweb ↗
• The diaspora mobilized Tirana, a "sea of people" gathered in front of the government office. Balkanweb ↗
• Hungary's government officially investigates One Albania owner Gellert Jaszai, who was in Tirana a few days ago and met with Rama. Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
• Divjaka protests for the seventeenth day against merger with Lushnjë. Balkanweb ↗
• Germany: CDU/CSU at lowest level in nearly five years, AfD leads by eight points. Balkanweb ↗

• 17.08.🇪🇪 Rainer Saks asks why Russia is no longer using drones in attacks on Ukraine, despite supposedly having full warehouses Postimees ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Air Baltic tries to escape bankruptcy at the expense of employees and bondholders Postimees ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Latvian PM hopes new Brussels budget will allocate more money to Rail Baltic Postimees ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 A shooting range in Tallinn's Linnahall could cost millions before it becomes operational ERR ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Office took more time to assess state company privatization Äripäev ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Italian police seized stolen art worth millions Äripäev ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Trump praised North Korea and threatened to limit drills with South Korea Postimees ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Saudis confirmed winning bid in E-Piim dairy auction Äripäev ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 First electric Ferrari sold for record forty million dollars Äripäev ↗
• 17.08.🇪🇪 Ukrainian who became European champion refused to pose with Russian Postimees ↗

• 17.08.Telegraph: Russia builds launch pads for modified drones. Postimees ↗
• 17.08.Ukraine shut down seven of Wildberries' ten largest centers. Postimees ↗
• 17.08.Chief economist of Russian state bank fired for expressing opinion. Postimees ↗
• 17.08.Ukraine now holds the trump cards, according to former ambassador. Postimees ↗

• Russia recruited thousands of people from thirty-seven African countries into its army. Postimees ↗
• British media: UK closer to war with Russia than expected. Postimees ↗
• What is Wildberries, Russian "Amazon" with Kalev chocolate, iPhones and bulletproof vests, and why it became a target of Ukrainian drones. Postimees ↗
• Postimees editorial: time to prepare for migration crisis. Postimees ↗
• Saudi Arabian business giant won E-Piim dairy plant auction. Postimees ↗
• French ambassador's double intimate life questions Paris's reputation in Central African Republic. Postimees ↗

• 17.08.🇱🇻 Drone shot down over Latvia came from Belarus, minister sees no negligence in previous anti-drone technology purchases LSM ↗Diena ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Defense minister claims Operation "Vilkatis" has not detained a single illegal migrant or smuggler LSM ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Re:Check investigates how some parties scare people with immigrant stories before elections LSM ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Saudi food giant interested in investing in Lithuanian dairy sector LSM ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Kallas will propose significant expansion of sanctions against Russia Diena ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Energy efficiency increasingly important in housing choice LSM ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Ukraine begins using British drones for strikes deep in Russian territory Diena ↗
• 17.08.🇱🇻 Trump's son-in-law met with Hamas leader LSM ↗

• 17.08.Cyberattack on state forests LVM: company failed to remove vulnerability for two years due to misinterpreting the "≥" symbol. LSM ↗
• 17.08.Jabloko revealed that pro-Kremlin parties also received gifts from companies with foreign ties. LSM ↗
• 17.08.Bounties for arrests, state pays for mistakes — Diena analyzes paradoxes of state police accountability. Diena ↗

• Cyberattack on Latvian state forests: company failed to remove vulnerability for two years due to misunderstanding the "≥" symbol. LSM ↗
• PM considers airBaltic insolvency the worst option. LSM ↗
• Civil protection midway: experts assess what would happen in a major crisis. LSM ↗
• Active phase of military exercise Baltic Trust 26 concluded. LSM ↗

• 17.08.🇩🇰 Messerschmidt regrets after death threat email surfaced at preliminary hearing: "I was shocked" Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Justice minister defends prosecutor who dropped case against Trump's great displeasure Politiken ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Maersk shares strengthened by twenty-five percent in days Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Police seek video of sixteen-year-old high school student stabbed to death DR ↗Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Ukrainian ports report strikes DR ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Major inequality: many women don't benefit from new menopause research Politiken ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 Russian governor reports six dead after Ukrainian missile attack DR ↗
• 17.08.🇩🇰 At least seven people died in panic at Indian temple DR ↗

• 17.08.Enhedslisten wants to ban American software in police systems, specifically Palantir. DR ↗Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.Pelle Dragsted: Mette Frederiksen spreads disinformation and divides Europe. Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.Yesterday's violent attack in Horsens turned out to be a stabbing. DR ↗
• 17.08.American missionary kidnapped in Nigeria returned home to USA. Berlingske ↗
• 17.08.Week after earthquake in Colombia, hope for survivors fades. Berlingske ↗

• Justice minister defends prosecutors after Trump's criticism in so-called pool case. Berlingske ↗
• Dragsted attacks PM Frederiksen's rhetoric on Ceuta: "pathetic". Berlingske ↗
• Commentary: Fortress Europe is a pitiful illusion, migration will always exist. Berlingske ↗
• Enhedslisten stands firm: VAT must go down, or government program balance will be disrupted. Politiken ↗
• Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo is deadliest in country's history. DR ↗

• 17.08.🇳🇴 Statistics Office reports high gas prices brought large trade surplus in July Aftenposten ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Listhaug brings battery bankruptcy to Storting VG ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Taiwan wants to spend record amount on defense Aftenposten ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Another day of train problems in Oslo, three of four tracks between Lysaker and Skøyen without power Aftenposten ↗NRK ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Real estate market in Oslo expected to turn next year, talk of "big wild card" VG ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Man around twenty charged with murder after violent incident in Sandnes Aftenposten ↗NRK ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 New Majorstuen station causes concerns as passengers don't behave as hoped Aftenposten ↗
• 17.08.🇳🇴 Multiple people killed in Ukrainian missile attack NRK ↗

• 17.08.EU plans extensive new sanctions against Russia. Aftenposten ↗
• 17.08.Spotify cracks down on AI artists and introduces new labeling. VG ↗
• 17.08.Six people were trampled to death in India, at least ten people died in a bus accident in Brazil. NRK ↗NRK ↗
• 17.08.Trump cuts military exercises with South Korea: "Good relationship with Kim Jong-un." VG ↗

• 2,325 people have died from Ebola in Congo. NRK ↗
• Most American voters say their financial situation has worsened under Trump. NRK ↗
• Rent in Manhattan has skyrocketed. Aftenposten ↗
• Remains were found during house demolition, identified as a missing woman. VG ↗

• 17.08.🇲🇩 Cement War: Ukraine sells cheaply in Moldova, but Moldovan cement is kept out with a ninety-four percent tariff BANI.md ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Tobacco industry sits at the government negotiating table, Philip Morris seeks to open market for product banned in Moldova Ziarul de Gardă ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Oil passes through Hormuz "in the dark," secret scheme prevents price explosion BANI.md ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Five Moldovans detained in Italy for theft of Renoir and Matisse paintings worth nine million euros Ziarul de Gardă ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Water from Romania will cross the Prut, 250,000 Moldovans could connect to the ApaVital system Ziarul de Gardă ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Romanian F-16s over Chișinău on Independence Day? Defense Ministry says it's fake Newsmaker ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Europe in flames: widespread fires in Belgium, France, Spain and Croatia, hundreds evacuated Ziarul de Gardă ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇩 Moscow's appetite for Nestlé grows, Putin urged to seize empire worth 1.7 billion euros BANI.md ↗

• Ukraine launched one of the largest drone attacks on the Moscow region and damaged the largest Wildberries warehouse. Ziarul de Gardă ↗
• Railways reopened the track after derailment, all seven grain cars are lifted. BANI.md ↗
• A large vegetation fire broke out in Chișinău, five fire departments responded. Newsmaker ↗

• 17.08.🇲🇰 North Macedonia shaken by West Nile fever epidemic, Skopje will spray against mosquitoes until tomorrow Makfax ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Left claims VMRO-DPMNE violated subsidized student meals law for three years, students lost 6.5 million euros Makfax ↗MKD.mk ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Turkish "national marine parks" angered Greece, Athens marks them as illegal Nezavisen ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Ukrainian children attacked in Poland for speaking Ukrainian MKD.mk ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 The deadliest Ebola epidemic in Congo's history claimed at least 2,325 dead Slobodenpečat ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Meta faces trial that could dramatically change Facebook and Instagram Slobodenpečat ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Scientists developed artificial intelligence model that can predict depression up to four years in advance MKD.mk ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 Trump ordered reduction in military exercises with South Korea: "North Korea is not a threat to us" Slobodenpečat ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇰 In Italy, they drove one hundred kilometers with dead son on back seat, thought he was sleeping Nezavisen ↗

• Forest fire in Makedonski Brod extinguished by team of twenty-five volunteer firefighters, five rescue service members and police helicopter. Libertas ↗
• Fire on inaccessible terrain near village Vržale in municipality Zelenikovo, from tomorrow they will respond from the air. Libertas ↗

• 17.08.🇮🇸 Threat from the air and holes in Iceland's defense RÚV ↗
• 17.08.🇮🇸 Iceland stops exports to Japan, whale meat will go to dietary supplement production Vísir ↗
• 17.08.🇮🇸 Kushner arrived in Israel Vísir ↗
• 17.08.🇮🇸 Main hearing in Reykholts case begins RÚV ↗
• 17.08.🇮🇸 International Monetary Fund says wages have little impact on Icelandic inflation Heimildin ↗

• 17.08.Trump welcomes new defense cooperation in the Middle East. RÚV ↗
• 17.08.One person dies from Ebola every 30 minutes — the starkest presentation of Congolese statistics among all countries. RÚV ↗
• 17.08.Defense Minister Hegseth ordered the reduction in scope of exercises with South Korea. RÚV ↗

• Viðreisn party removes prayer from Facebook: "We don't want to hurt people." Vísir ↗
• Reported burglaries are at their lowest since 2022. Vísir ↗
• He wanted to accept the euro, but changed his mind. Morgunblaðið ↗

• 17.08.🇲🇪 Russia attacked Ukrainian ports of Izmail and Odesa overnight Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Marić says Vučić's messages to Montenegro resemble a political campaign Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Falun Gong in Serbia: from spiritual practice to political pressure Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Will Switzerland become even more neutral? Some think so Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Governor reports six dead and four wounded from Ukrainian attacks Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Five teenagers died in a collision in Ireland Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Ebola epidemic became the deadliest in the history of the Democratic Republic of Congo Vijesti ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇪 Four Renaissance paintings of "incalculable value" stolen from Sicilian museum Vijesti ↗

• Interior Ministry reports active fires in Herceg Novi, Ulcinj and Kolašin. Vijesti ↗
• Colombian President De la Espriella asked Trump for tariff removal and reconstruction aid. Vijesti ↗
• Stojiljković: What Vučić is playing can return to him like a boomerang. Vijesti ↗

• 17.08.🇲🇹 Roderick Azzopardi to appear in court charged with murder of Charlotte Zammit Newsbook ↗Lovin Malta ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 Forty-first day of trial with Yorgen Fenech continues Newsbook ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 MTCA warns against fraudulent websites that mimic official tax portal Lovin Malta ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 Swiqi residents signed petition about "miserable" life in the village Newsbook ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 Deputy Mayor of Swiqi praises army and police patrols: "Most peaceful weekend ever" Lovin Malta ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 Hayden Panettiere, star of Scream, Guiding Light and Heroes, has died Newsbook ↗
• 17.08.🇲🇹 Two dead and hundreds evacuated after fires on Greek island Newsbook ↗

• Roderick Azzopardi will be charged tomorrow with the murder of Charlotte Zammit. Newsbook ↗
• Moviment Graffitti launches "Comino Watch" over construction concerns. Lovin Malta ↗

• 17.08.Navy considers major carrier overhaul to better suit Trump's aesthetic. The Hill ↗
• 17.08.Senator Ossoff: "There is something uniquely contemptible about dragging a nation into war through lies." The Hill ↗
• 17.08.Europe experiences fifth heat wave of the summer, 50% of continent is in drought. CBS News ↗

• Trump ordered the military to "substantially reduce" joint exercises with South Korea. NBC News ↗The Hill ↗
• Fetterman warns of socialism growth in the Democratic Party: "This is madness." Democratic leader Jeffries says he does not support the DSA agenda The Hill ↗The Hill ↗
• Republican Senator Cassidy: "It is quite clear" that RFK Jr. lied about the vaccine schedule change. The Hill ↗The Hill ↗
• Attorney General Blanche refused to promise that the Department of Justice will always act independently from the White House. The Hill ↗
• The CENTCOM commander addressed concerns about the mental health of sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The Hill ↗
• Floods in Indiana claimed multiple lives. NPR ↗
• Flock tries to calm concerns about surveillance; questions mount. The Hill ↗

🔁 Cross-country topics

• Belgian fire in Hoge Venen crossed the border and Germany evacuated Monschau — 🇧🇪 BE · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇵🇹 PT (13 countries)
• Trump reduces joint exercises with South Korea over relationship with Kim — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇮🇸 IS · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇺🇸 US · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇪 BE (19 countries)
• Iran announced a $30,000 reward for a killed or captured American soldier — 🇵🇱 PL · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇮🇸 IS · 🇷🇴 RO (11 countries)
• Kushner negotiated with Hamas in Egypt, Arab and Muslim states condemned Israeli rejection of the plan — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇲🇰 MK · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇺🇸 US · 🇳🇱 NL (12 countries)
• Defense pact from Mecca: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan — 🇹🇷 TR · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇷🇸 RS
• Ceuta: migrant protest on the beach, Morocco detained 294 people — 🇪🇸 ES · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇦 BA · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇲🇪 ME · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇦🇱 AL · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇬 BG (15 countries)
• Massive Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region and Wildberries warehouses — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇪🇪 EE · 🇲🇩 MD · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇷🇴 RO
• Theft of four works by Antonella da Messina from a museum in Messina — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇵🇹 PT
• Chief economist of Russian VEB fired after predicting Russia's defeat — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇧🇬 BG
• Low Danube and nuclear power plants: Paks and Cernavodă — 🇭🇺 HU · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇷🇸 RS
• Fires across Europe: Salamina, Skyros, Huesca, Zadar, northern Portugal, Abruzzo — 🇬🇷 GR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇲🇰 MK · 🇲🇪 ME · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇭🇺 HU
• Russian drone over Romania shot down by NATO fighter — 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇫🇷 FR
• Criminal proceedings in Russia against FAZ journalist for question to Zelenskyy — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇷🇴 RO
• Trump versus BBC: lawsuit for ten billion dollars — 🇬🇧 UK · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇬 BG
• Exhausted USS Lincoln crew after over two hundred days at sea — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇺🇸 US · 🇬🇧 UK
• Ebola epidemic in Congo is deadliest in the country's history — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇧🇬 BG
• Colombia after earthquake asks Trump to suspend tariffs — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇲🇪 ME · 🇬🇧 UK
• Death of Cambridge professor Jason Arday and pressure to investigate media campaign — 🇬🇧 UK · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇱🇹 LT

🔎 What stood out

• Russia planned to disrupt NATO and the European Union from within by taking control of Moldova, writes the New York Times and Lithuanian media interpret this through the lens of "Moldova is Putin's weakest link in Europe." Slovak and Czech media have not yet written about this particular scenario.
• Latvian state forests failed to fix a vulnerability for two years because someone misinterpreted the mathematical sign 'greater than or equal to'. It is a procedural, not technical error, and it is one of few publicly documented cases of how vulnerability management fails in a state enterprise.
• About recruiting Africans into the Russian army, two independent sources brought figures in one window: Estonian Postimees speaks of thousands of people from thirty-seven countries, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry about nearly three thousand. The topic does not appear in Slovak or Czech media.
• The Hungarian government is investigating the owner of Albanian operator One Albania, who a few days earlier met with Prime Minister Rama in Tirana, while the city was experiencing its seventy-eighth day of protests. The Hungarian-Albanian connection was not followed by anyone else.

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