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The Maidan, Kyiv's Independence Square, has been the heart of political change in Ukraine for more than two decades. While visiting NPR's team covering Ukraine correspondent Joanna Kakissis and producers Hanna Palamarenko and Polina Lytvynova I went back to the square, where history-making news events have drawn me for over two decades. Memories flooded back of two people-power revolutions against Kremlin influence.

The aircraft turned out to be a Russian IL-20M reconnaissance plane. After visually identifying it, the Bundeswehr [German military] handed over the escort to our Swedish NATO partners @SwedenNato and returned to Rostock-Laage,

Russian drones entering Polish airspace was "an intentional act" meant to test the U.S. and NATO allies and send a "warning," says Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO. "You don't have that number of drones and that distance into Poland without it being deliberate by the Russian side," Volker, who served as NATO Ambassador under former President George W. Bush, said in an interview with Morning Edition.

Well, we have a large army - over 200,000 - and we did provide a brigade for Iraq, where we were in charge of an international division, and a brigade in Afghanistan. But this is different. We are already managing a huge logistical operation. Ninety-five percent of what Ukraine gets goes through Poland. And so this time, we see our usefulness as protecting that operation on our own territory.

I heard a loud noise, and then I woke up in the rubble and I felt the pain,

I think it's the largest wood building in Sweden,

"Even if I would stay there [in Romania], I didn't know exactly what to do there further. And I decided that it's going to be better for me here not to know what to do yet."

"It is a historic step that reinforces our nation's autonomy in access to space and assigns us a strategic responsibility towards Europe," said Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo. "We are ready to meet this challenge with determination, and we are investing in technologies, expertise, and infrastructure to ensure a competitive service."

Cristobal Montoro established an economic team linked to the finance ministry, which allegedly took kickbacks from energy companies for favorable government policies, totaling at least €11 million.

Rioting has erupted in Torre Pacheco, Spain, after alleged assaults on an elderly man led to far-right groups targeting immigrants. The unrest reflects rising tensions over immigration.

Strikes by French air traffic controllers affected over a million people's travel plans this month - and may be set to continue.

The European Innovation Scoreboard 2025 has positioned Sweden as the leading innovation performer in the European Union, claiming the top spot from Denmark.

OECD data from 2024 shows that France worked an average of 666 hours per capita, compared with 724 hours in Germany. Both countries are slackers by European standards - the European Union average is 776 hours.

Research from Vitrifi indicates that only 3% of fibre broadband operators have fully automated their service provisioning and activation, leading to high costs and customer frustration.

Franco felt obliged to make a gesture of some sort during the Second World War. In an act of solidarity with Nazi Germany, he agreed to put Spain's clocks forward by an hour.

Europe's largest missiles maker, MBDA, is profiting from arms sales, particularly components for the GBU-39 bomb, linked to deadly airstrikes in Gaza.

Ahmed al-Sharaa emphasized that the protection of the Druze community is a top priority, pledging accountability for those who violate their rights and safety.

Germany is set to tighten its laws to crack down on gangs smuggling migrants to the UK by the end of the year, marking significant changes in legislation.

A volcano erupted on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula early Wednesday, marking the ninth eruption since late 2023, with lava spewing from a fissure about 1.5 miles long.

Explosive-laden drones struck three oil fields in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, forcing temporary shutdowns. This is the fifth site targeted in one week.

The Museum of the Present, which opened on 23 May inside the historic Palazzo Jung in Palermo, commemorates Mafia victims while confronting the ongoing threat posed by Cosa Nostra.

Inghams Walking evaluated nearly 100 different European destinations to find top coolcation spots for 2025 by assessing traveler 'intent' through online searches.

"Immigration to Switzerland remains tied to the labour market. EU citizens will be able to enter and remain in Switzerland only with a signed employment contract."

Decolonization does not happen by changing a few street names," Afro-German political scientist, human rights activist Joshua Kwesi Aikins told DW after it was announced that a central city street whose name many regard as racist would honor Anton Wilhelm Amo, an Afro-German Enlightenment philosopher who in 1734 became the first African-born scholar to receive a doctorate from a European university. "Moor, in its Greek roots, means dark or black but also 'stupid or primitive,' Aikins explained, the latter having been historically adopted in German usage.

Customs officials in Germany seized approximately 1,500 young tarantulas hidden inside chocolate sponge cake boxes shipped from Vietnam to Cologne Bonn airport. The discovery was made after officials noticed a 'noticeable smell' that was not consistent with the confectionery treats.

One major drag is Russia's exorbitantly high interest rate, currently 21%, which is choking off private investment. The auto industry and mechanical engineering sectors are particularly hard hit.

The Euro 2025 meeting between England and Wales in Group D is currently under way, with player ratings available for assessment post-match.