Dozens of fires in Sicily, Italy. The island's largest airport has been closed

At temperatures of 47.6 degrees on Monday, 43 fires broke out on the island of Sicily on Tuesday night, one near Palermo Punta Raisi Airport, which was immediately closed. Several dozen people have been evacuated, while civil protection is urging citizens to stay indoors, reports Radio Romania Actualități.

IAEA experts discovered explosives at the Zaporozhye power plant

Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have discovered anti-personnel mines on the territory of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant. This is stated in a statement issued by IAEA Director General Raphael Mariano Grossi, Ukrinform reports.

Large-scale protest in Israel

Tens of thousands of people marched from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in a new protest action. More than 40,000 people walked 70 km to protest against changes to justice laws promoted by the executive.

European Youth Summer Olympic Festival has started

Moldovan athletes paraded at the opening ceremony of the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, which is taking place in the Slovenian city of Maribor. Athlete Ilia Ciui and swimmer Alexandra Ablovațca carried the flag at the ceremony in the "Ljudski Vrt" stadium.

Russian night strike kills civilian in Odessa

Russian forces once again struck the Ukrainian port city of Odessa on the night of Saturday 22 to Sunday 23, killing one person, an attack which comes a few hours before a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Moscow, AFP reports.

Russian ambassador, urgently summoned to the MFA in Warsaw, after Vladimir Putin's provocative statements

The Russian ambassador to Poland, Serghei Andreev, was urgently summoned to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the statements made on Friday by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, qualified by Warsaw as "provocative".

A small plane crashed in Brașov. The pilot died

A small plane crashed this morning in Brașov county, between the towns of Râșnov and Tohan. The pilot, who was alone in the aircraft, was found unconscious, and doctors tried to save his life. Unfortunately, the man did not respond to resuscitation efforts.

South African high court orders government to arrest Vladimir Putin

The South African government has been ordered by the high court to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he ever sets foot in the country, in compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) directive, BBC reports.

Armenian PM says another War with Azerbaijan 'likely' unless Peace Treaty is signed

Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says a fresh war with Azerbaijan remains a high probability in the absence of a peace treaty between the two countries, RFE reports.

Odessa, again the target of Russian attacks. An agricultural enterprise was destroyed and two people - injured

On the night of 21 July, the Russian occupiers again attacked the Odessa region. This time an agricultural enterprise was destroyed - missiles were aimed at grain warehouses and a building where agricultural machinery was stored, Ukrainian media reported. As a result, two people were injured.

Gun attack in Auckland: Two people were killed and six injured. The attacker is also dead

Horrific scenes in the New Zealand city of Auckland. Two people are dead and six injured after a 24-year-old opened fire in the city centre. Among those injured was a police officer. The attacker also died a short time later. The incident happened hours before the opening of the Women's World Cup. New Zealand's premier, Chris Hipkins, said there was no longer any risk to national security and the football tournament would go ahead as planned.

Cereal prices on international markets on the rise

Grain prices on international markets have risen sharply after Russia announced that it will start considering ships heading for Ukrainian ports as possible military targets, BBC reports.