Armenians voted in a parliamentary election seen as a test of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s push toward Europe and away from deeper dependence on Russia. The campaign has been shaped by tensions with Moscow, peace efforts with Azerbaijan and allegations against a pro-Russia opposition party.
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Ukraine said a Russian drone damaged a spent nuclear fuel facility near Chornobyl, with no injuries and radiation levels stable. The attack came ahead of London talks between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the leaders of the UK, France and Germany.
A Palestinian citizen of Israel killed one man and wounded five others in shootings across several central Israeli communities before police killed him, authorities said. Police searched for additional suspects, and reports differed on whether a second suspect was arrested or killed.
Thousands of Albanians are protesting a Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort plan near the protected Vjosa-Narta delta and Sazan Island. Environmentalists say the project threatens flamingos, sea turtles and other protected wildlife, while Prime Minister Edi Rama says it will boost the economy.
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency has reportedly raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical” amid concerns over surveillance of U.S. officials. Israel denied spying on the United States, calling the allegations “completely false.”
Dr. Peter Stafford, a U.S. doctor infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while working in Congo, has recovered and left quarantine at Berlin’s Charité hospital. The outbreak has spread to Uganda, with Congo reporting a rising number of cases and deaths.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day ceremony in Normandy to criticize European migration policy, describing arrivals by boat as an “invasion.” His remarks followed similar criticism from Trump administration officials and drew on warnings in the administration’s security strategy.