Region
Europe
The EU, the UK, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the Balkans: governments, borders, money and war.
PoliticsBulgaria
Bulgaria votes in presidential runoff as Black Sea drone attacks shadow campaign
Acting president Iliana Iotova faces former caretaker premier Andrey Gyurov after neither passed 50 percent in a first round that drew record-low turnout.
Human RightsUkraine
Hundreds leave Russian-held Oleshky under US-backed truce
Evacuees reached the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to meet relatives, with one couple describing a search for food across minefields.
PoliticsEurope
Youth protests sweep France and Germany for third weekend
Police fired tear gas in Paris and rallies in Frankfurt turned violent as demonstrators demanded cheaper living, better education and climate action
PoliticsGermany
Rioters loot Frankfurt shops after German cost-of-living marches
Police used water cannon in Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg and detained dozens, while more than 320,000 marched in France the same day.