Ukrainian climber Rafaella Kazbekova won a gold medal at the 2024 European Bouldering Cup in the U16 age group in Curno, Italy, becoming the only participant to overcome all four boulders.
A 50-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison by the court of appeal in Kharkiv region. In 2017, he stabbed a woman about 10 times, and the victim died.
The Law and Justice party won the most votes (33. 7%) in the local elections in Poland, according to an IPSOS exit poll.
In Zhytomyr, a 38-year-old driver of a Nissan hit an 8-year-old boy crossing the road, injuring the pedestrian. The child was taken to hospital, and police are investigating the incident.
A resident of Kyiv region will be tried for selling tobacco products without excise tax stamps worth almost UAH 2 million.
South Korea successfully launched its second military reconnaissance satellite to better monitor North Korea, and plans to launch a total of five spy satellites by 2025.
Mount Etna, Europe's most active volcano in Sicily, emits rare smoke rings that billow high into the sky, a phenomenon known as "volcanic vortex rings" caused by explosions of gas bubbles above the magma chamber.
Trump has criticized immigration from "disaster countries" and expressed a preference for immigrants from "good" countries such as Denmark and Switzerland, raising $50. 5 million during a fundraiser.
Denis Villeneuve, the director of Dune, is in talks to adapt Annie Jacobsen's Pulitzer Prize-nominated book Nuclear War: A Screenplay, which he plans to produce and direct.
The incidence of prostate cancer will double to 2. 9 million cases per year over the next 15 years globally. The annual mortality rate will increase by 85%, especially in less affluent countries.
Russia has made thousands of attempts to disrupt the European rail network, including hacking into the signaling systems and networks of the Czech national rail carrier, as part of its efforts to destabilize the European Union.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crossetto said that a tough and critical channel of communication with Russia must remain open to achieve a just peace and stop Russian attacks on Ukraine.
According to a Levada Center poll, 48% of Russian citizens believe that the second wave of mobilization is inevitable and may be announced in the next 3 months.
Biden's aides are in backroom talks with House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a $60 billion aid package to Ukraine for a vote, giving Johnson room to maneuver with a slim GOP majority.
900 devices, including laptops and tablets with unique eKidz content, will be provided to schools in 6 frontline regions of Ukraine - Donetsk, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Kherson - to develop basic reading skills and learn the Ukrainian language.
A Georgia judge denied Trump's request to dismiss the election fraud case on constitutional grounds.
Russian authorities are stepping up information operations to push Ukraine to negotiate and make the West fear an escalation in Russia's war against Ukraine.
The IMF has recognized Ukraine's debt as sustainable and does not plan to restructure or write off its debts to the IMF, as the debt restructuring perimeter does not include multilateral debts.
The attack by the Russian Federation from the south was organised by 13 drones, flying through residential areas of Ukrainian settlements in an attempt to reach infrastructure facilities in southern Ukraine. All of the drones were shot down, with debris damaging several private homes but causing no casualties.
Botswana's President Mokgwetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 wild elephants to Germany in response to the German government's criticism of hunting in the African country. This is also a reaction to a proposal by German officials to restrict the import of hunting trophies.
In 2023, about 3. 7 million hectares of rainforest were destroyed, down 9% from 2022, but the rate of deforestation remains alarmingly high.
Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Chornomorets Odesa 4-1 to reach the Ukrainian Cup final for the first time in five years.
Trump called illegal immigrants in the United States "animals" during a campaign speech, accusing Biden's lenient immigration policy of causing an "invasion" of criminals from other countries.
The occupying Russian authorities are intensifying forced passportization in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, setting July 1 as the deadline for obtaining a Russian passport.
After Putin's fake "elections," the Russian occupiers plan to forcibly conscript the maximum number of residents of the occupied part of Zaporizhzhia region into the Russian armed forces. To this end, filtration measures are being intensified in Tokmak, Berdiansk, Melitopol and other TOT settlements.
On March 16, Richard Slayman, 62, underwent a four-hour operation at a Massachusetts hospital to transplant a kidney from a genetically modified pig. The man has now recovered. Slayman became the first man with a transplanted pig kidney to leave the hospital almost three weeks after the operation.
If the blockade on the border with Poland continues, Ukraine could lose up to $400 million annually due to reduced exports and lower budget revenues.
Despite lengthy negotiations between Ukrainian and Polish farmers, the memorandum has not yet been signed. The dialogue continues. It is expected that agreements will be reached that will influence the unblocking of border checkpoints.
In Chernihiv region, a tree fell on a car traveling between villages, killing 2 passengers and injuring 2 others, including a child; police launched an investigation.
Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales was arrested at Madrid airport in connection with corruption charges, including illegal contracts, mismanagement and money laundering during his presidency of the Spanish Football Association.
