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Lviv clash spurs Ukraine to launch criminal probe on conscription dispute
Ukraine opened a criminal investigation after about 200 civilians in Lviv surrounded and overturned a military recruitment vehicle following the detention of a man for dodging service; two criminal cases were started for obstructing the Armed Forces during martial law and for violence against a police officer, highlighting rising tensions around mobilisation as the war continues.
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Moldova’s Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu resigned after less than a year in office, citing an inability to govern according to his principles amid disagreements with President Maia Sandu. Sandu thanked him for his service, emphasized Moldova’s EU accession path, and said a quick replacement is needed to maintain reform momentum.
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Monaco has identified a foreign suspect in the parcel bombing that wounded Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev and two others; prosecutors say an arrest warrant will be issued and an Interpol Red Notice prepared, with the investigation treating the blast as attempted murder rather than terrorism. The suspect fled toward Beausoleil after the explosion near Monaco's border with France, and local media report the person of interest may be a woman. Victims' identities haven't been publicly confirmed; Yermolaiev is a Cypriot citizen with Ukrainian ties who has sanctions history in Kyiv.
Spain's wide-scale migrant regularisation attracts 1.17 million applications
Spain’s government says almost 1.175 million undocumented migrants applied for its mass regularisation scheme between mid‑April and June 30, with more than 600,000 already processed. Latin America accounted for about 67% of submissions (Colombia alone 25.9%), followed by Africa (22.9%), Morocco (13.3%), Venezuela (11.8%) and Peru (8.8%). Most applicants are under 45. If approved, they receive a work and residence permit valid in Spain, with authorities given three months to decide. The plan, backed by PM Pedro Sánchez to bolster labor‑intensive sectors, drew support from business groups but faced opposition from conservatives and far‑right opponents.
Russia shutters border rail crossings with Finland and Baltic states
Russia will temporarily suspend traffic through several railway checkpoints on its borders with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia starting July 1, halting movement of people, vehicles, goods, and cargo at crossings including Vyborg, Vartsilya, Lyuttya, Saint Petersburg-Finlandsky, Svetogorsk (Finnish border); Pechory-Pskov (Estonia) and Pytalovo (Latvia) as Russia’s Foreign Ministry notifies the neighboring countries. The move, announced amid broader NATO-border activity in the region, does not specify a reason for the closures.
France sets 2027 presidential vote dates as Macron begins final term
France will hold the first round of its 2027 presidential election on April 18, with a runoff on May 2, as Emmanuel Macron begins his final term; Marine Le Pen’s National Rally views the race as its best chance to win, though a candidate has not yet been decided; the vote must occur 20–35 days before the end of Macron’s term.
Montenegro’s EU bid: €3.1 billion price tag over 2028-34, Commission says
EU officials estimate Montenegro’s accession will cost about €3.1 billion from 2028 to 2034, funded by the bloc’s next budget, with Montenegro contributing roughly €0.5 billion while receiving subsidies, regional funds, migration funding and support from the European Competitiveness Fund; the arrangement suggests a small net cost per EU taxpayer and forms part of an roughly €8 billion seven-year Balkan accession package.
Poland inks $4.8B Saab submarine deal, widens Baltic defense ties
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Monaco blast wounds three in suspected deliberate attack near French border
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Ukraine drone strikes ignite southern Russian refinery as Putin warns of tough period
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Europe's heatwave linked to about 1,300 excess deaths as records break across the continent
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