Nobel Prize in medicine won by two scientists for ‘groundbreaking findings’ on mRNA Covid-19 vaccines

This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their work on mRNA vaccines, a crucial tool in curtailing the spread of Covid-19, CNN reports.

Romanian Foreign Minister: The security situation in Ukraine and on its borders is serious

The security situation in Ukraine and on its borders is "serious", declared today the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminița Odobescu, who is participating in the informal meeting of the heads of diplomacy from the European Union in Kiev, writes Agerpres.

Russian shelling of Ukraine's Kherson kills one, injures six

Russian shelling of Ukraine's southern region of Kherson overnight killed at least one person and injured six, including two children, the regional governor said on Monday, Reuters reports.

NATO sends 600 UK soldiers to Kosovo in response to clashes

NATO on Sunday announced that it would be deploying some 600 additional troops to Kosovo to assist KFOR troops in the region after a recent deadly attack on a Kosovar police station amid rumors of a Serbian troop build-up, DW reports.

Mexico church: Nine dead and 20 trapped after Tamaulipas roof collapse

Nine people are reported to have been killed and some 20 others trapped after a church roof collapsed in Mexico, BBC reports.

Biden presses Republicans after spending bill drops Ukraine aid

US President Joe Biden on Sunday pressed congressional Republicans to back a bill to provide more aid to Ukraine, saying he was "sick and tired" of the political brinkmanship that nearly led to a government shutdown, Reuters reports.

A million people demonstrated in Warsaw

Two weeks before the parliamentary elections in Poland, about a million people demonstrated in Warsaw on Sunday against the policies of the right-wing nationalist ruling party PiS. This is the largest demonstration in the capital’s history, according to a spokeswoman for the city government, writes Today Times.

Spain: Nightclub fire kills 11 in Murcia

At least 11 people have died in a fire at a nightclub in the south-eastern city of Murcia, Spanish authorities say, BBC reports.

Turkey: 'Terrorists' attack Interior Ministry in Ankara

A blast was heard in the heart of the Turkish capital on Sunday, Turkish media reported, saying it was in the area that houses both the Parliament and the Interior Ministry, DW reports.

Five new cargo vessels heading for Ukrainian Black Sea ports

Five new ships are on their way to Ukrainian sea ports using a new corridor opened to resume predominantly agricultural exports, an alternative arrangement to the Black Sea grain deal blocked by Russia, the MarineTraffic database showed on Sunday, Reuters reports.

US Congress averts government shutdown, passing stopgap bill

A government shutdown was prevented after Congress passed a stopgap funding measure ahead of a critical midnight deadline in a whirlwind day on Capitol Hill, CNN reports.

Pro-Russian politician wins Slovakia’s parliamentary election

A party headed by a pro-Kremlin figure came out top after securing more votes than expected in an election in Slovakia, preliminary results show, in what will likely pose a challenge to NATO and EU unity on Ukraine, CNN reports.