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Zelenskyy lands in Oslo to meet US envoys
Governments across the continent spent Tuesday hardening their response to the weekend's street unrest. Italy ordered 500 soldiers into Milan following two days of looting. France sent its RAID special forces to arrest an activist accused of torching the Limoges town hall. Portuguese police moved into Lisbon and Porto at dawn to dismantle housing protest camps and break human chains. Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama tried a different tactic after a week of riots, setting out a circle of empty chairs to invite his detractors to talk. The protesters declined the seating, leaving a note demanding his immediate resignation instead.
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Zelenskyy lands in Oslo to meet US delegation
Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Norwegian capital to hold talks with a US delegation that includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The meeting is an attempt to repair the Ukrainian president's relationship with Donald Trump. Security around the summit is tight enough that civil aviation authorities have closed the airspace over Oslo.
Hackers allegedly publish 421,000 internal emails from AfD accounts
A significant cyber attack has targeted the Alternative for Germany party, resulting in the alleged online publication of over 421,000 messages. The party confirmed its accounts were compromised as new polls suggest its national lead over rival factions is slipping.
Parliament votes on minority cabinet to end six-month deadlock
Prime minister-designate Luca Niculescu faces an investiture vote to lead a new government dominated by the Social Democrats. The proposed cabinet arrives in the chamber carrying familiar baggage, with the justice nominee fielding plagiarism questions and others facing scrutiny over tax evasion.
Fugitive state security agent crashes Mercedes upon return to Belgrade
Miroslav Kurak, a former state security agent tried in absentia for the murder of a journalist, has reappeared in the capital after years supposedly spent hunting in Africa. His unannounced return was revealed only when he collided his Mercedes G-Class in the Karaburma district. He has long been considered beyond the reach of the Serbian courts; he is apparently not beyond the reach of local traffic.
Ministry proposes legal amnesty for existing illegal highways
The Ministry of Regional Development is drafting laws to grant amnesty to illegal structures, including entire highways, reservoirs, and gas pipelines. Varna alone has issued over 230 permits for the tolerance of unapproved construction, suggesting the state has decided it is easier to change the law than to demolish the roads.
Key themes Oslo summit AfD email leak Milan troop deployment Protest camp clearances Illegal construction amnesty