Sep 24, 2026, 09:00 PM UTC

A 31-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in southeastern Poland following a knife attack at a Benedictine abbey in Jarosław that left a Polish priest dead and four other people injured.

According to local prosecutors, the suspect had entered Poland from Germany earlier on Thursday before entering the monastery grounds. The victims were transported to hospitals with stab wounds, where the priest later died from his injuries.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said the attack "has shaken us all and demands a firm response from the state," while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also responded to the incident as authorities launched an investigation.

Sources: BBC News, Cyprus Mail, ORF.

The Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has approved sweeping school reforms, including a prohibition on face-covering veils such as the burqa and niqab in educational institutions. Under the new regulations, the government will also impose a 30% cap on students who lack Italian citizenship or demonstrate insufficient proficiency in the Italian language within a single classroom. This quota will apply to the entering years of primary, middle, and high schools starting from the 2027/28 academic year. Meloni characterized the policy adjustments as "common-sense".

Sources: BBC News, Der Standard, ORF