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The Belarusian Border Committee has stated that it is prepared to facilitate the entry of Ukrainians so that they may, ‘in keeping with a long-standing tradition’, gather mushrooms and berries in Belarusian forests. This was allegedly ordered by the country’s self-proclaimed leader, Alexander Lukashenko.
In the Netherlands, for the first time in the country’s history, euthanasia was carried out on a terminally ill child under the age of 12. This took place back in 2025.
Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada’s Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman), has called on the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of Education and Science to lower the pass mark for the National Multidisciplinary Test (NMT) from 150 to 130 marks.
Following Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, this sector could become a multi-billion industry. The National Bank forecasts that the insurance market’s share of the country’s economy could rise from the current 1 per cent of GDP to 5–7 per cent.
The European Union’s Human Rights Commissioner, Teresa Aninho, has launched an investigation into a secret chat between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as other European leaders.
Gold prices have fallen below the $4,000 per troy ounce mark for the first time since last November, against a backdrop of a strengthening dollar and expectations of interest rate rises.
The European Union is providing Ukraine with the first tranche of aid, amounting to €3.2 billion. This forms part of a larger loan of €90 billion that the EU plans to grant to Ukraine over the next two years.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian army has lost a further 1,270 troops in the war against Ukraine. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have also recorded significant enemy losses in terms of military equipment, artillery and drones.
The Ukrainian Construction Congress 2026 brought together 4,260 participants: property developers, investors, architects, manufacturers of building materials, and representatives from government and the business sector. Participants discussed how development strategies are shaping Ukraine’s new cities and announced the winners of the ‘Creator of the Year’ competition.
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola during the current outbreak. The illness was diagnosed in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ukraine destroyed more than 60,000 tonnes of ammunition at the Russian Baltic Fleet’s arsenal near St Petersburg during recent attacks.
In April, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz with four Ukrainians on board — they were successfully returned home.
