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Belgrade gendarme kills knife attacker at Israeli embassy
The state apparatus is having a difficult week explaining its own lapses. Latvia's parliament revoked an Indian scientist's citizenship just one week after granting it for special merit. Moldova's digital governance chief resigned after a cyberattack compromised 750,000 public records. Romanian authorities admitted a software flaw left 17,500 public institutions vulnerable. In Kosovo, the prime minister gave his administration 24 hours to explain how the institutional chain failed a murdered woman. Meanwhile, police in Zagreb detained three volunteer fire chiefs in a procurement probe.
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Gendarme kills knife-wielding attacker at Israeli embassy in Belgrade
A gendarme guarding the Israeli embassy shot and killed a man who attacked him with two knives. The interior minister declared the incident a terrorist act, triggering a national alert level increase just as the outgoing administration prepares to hand over power.
Zelenskyy discloses three-to-one deficit in Patriot missiles
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine is firing 35 Patriot missiles for every 12 it receives from the United States each month. The disclosure of the exact deficit arrived as Washington reportedly suggested establishing demilitarized zones in the Donbas.
Zookeeper dies following safari park panther attack
A zookeeper at the Beekse Bergen safari park has died from injuries sustained in a panther enclosure. The fatality set the domestic zoo industry into a state of shock, a sudden reminder of the physical perils inherent in a profession usually defined by conservation.
Saeima revokes Indian scientist's citizenship one week after granting it
The parliament made an urgent decision to strip Divya Kannan Vishwanath of the citizenship she received seven days prior. The reversal followed sudden public doubts about her qualifications; a week is a remarkably brief window for special merit to expire.
Key themes Embassy attack Citizenship revocation Cyberattack Patriot missiles Panther fatality