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North Macedonia mourns dozens killed in nightclub blaze

SKOPJE: North Macedonia lowered flags to half staff and people flocked to memorials on Monday as the nation mourned a horrific nightclub blaze that killed 59 people at the weekend. The blaze at the hip-hop concert in the...

A student lights a candle at the University of Skopje during a memorial ceremony, in Skopje. — AFP

Kosovo heads to election clouded by tensions with Serbia

Kosovo's prime minister Albin Kurti speaks to the media after voting during the parliamentary elections in Pristina. — Reuters

Macron uses his deepfake videos to promote AI summit

France's President Emmanuel Macron waves at the Elysee Palace in Paris. — AFP

Baltic nations disconnect from Russian power grid

A photo shows technicians working to disconnect the major power line between Latvia and Russia in Vilaka, Latvia, near the Russian border. — AFP

IAEA chief warns of attacks on Zaporizhzhia

Director General of Russia's State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev and Rafael Grossi, Director General, IAEA, interact after a media briefing following their talks in Moscow. — AFP

Week of tremors exposes dangers of Santorini's construction boom

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during an increased seismic activity on the island of Santorini, Greece. — Reuters

Sweden toughens gun laws after school shooting

Candles, flowers and a Swedish flag are placed near the Risbergska school, following a deadly shooting attack at the adult education centre, in Orebro, Sweden. — Reuters

Kremlin calls Zelensky's readiness 'empty words'

Ukrainian firefighters try to put out a fire in a building after a drone strike in Kharkiv. — AFP

Swedish king leads mourning after massacre

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (R),Sweden's Queen Silvia (2nd R)

EU offers 250 mn to boost Moldova's energy security

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos (L), flanked by Moldovan President Maia Sandu (R), addresses media, at the Moldovan Presidency headquarters in Chisinau. — AFP

Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece's Santorini

A member of an emergency response crew enters a tent, during increased seismic activity on the island of Santorini, Greece. — Reuters

Danish PM visits UK amid Greenland tensions

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen leaves the helicopter after her visit to the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin. — Reuters file photo

Ukraine bombing campaign strikes more oil facilities in western Russia

Russian law enforcement officers patrol an area next to a residential building following a blast in Moscow. — AFP

Germany's conservatives gather after protests

CDU party leader and top candidate for Chancellor, Friedrich Merz takes the stage during the Federal Party Convention, in Berlin. — Reuters

Russia and Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school

Rescuers work at a damaged residential building, a day after a missile strike, in Potlava. — AFP

UK to become first country to criminalise AI abuse tools

British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper appears on BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg in London, Britain. — Reuters
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