Nov 5, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced plans to secure two major foreign investors for the city of Kraljevo within the next twelve months. Speaking during a regional visit, Vučić emphasized that bringing these businesses to the area is expected to generate approximately 1,000 new employment opportunities, providing a key boost to local economic development.

In a separate development in Belgrade, the Serbian National Assembly concluded its daily legislative session at around 6:00 PM local time on August 24. Parliamentary members finalized their scheduled debates for the day and are set to reconvene at 10:00 AM the following morning to continue legislative business.

Sources: Tanjug

French emergency services have contained several major wildfires across southern France, though high risks persist. In the Aude department, crews stabilized a 100-hectare blaze near Montséret, while a 225-hectare fire near Puilaurens remains active in hard-to-reach terrain.

Meanwhile, fires in the Drôme region are contained, and the massive wildfire in Gironde has stopped advancing. In the Var department, where the primary fire was extinguished, authorities banned public access to seven forest massifs due to severe fire hazards.

Official estimates indicate over 115,000 hectares have burned across France this year. Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced he will visit Gironde on August 17 to launch post-fire reconstruction efforts.

Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Le Soir, Libération, RTBF Info.

A series of cyberattacks targeting commercial refrigeration systems has disrupted supermarkets across Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Finland. The incidents follow a similar breach reported in France last month.

Hackers remotely altered temperature settings in store freezers and refrigerators, damaging substantial quantities of perishable food and causing millions of euros in financial losses. Major European retail operators, including Ahold Delhaize and Colruyt, confirmed operational disruptions caused by the breaches. Discrepancies emerged regarding the temperature increases, with several outlets reporting spikes of up to 50°C, while others cited figures reaching 70°C.

The European Union condemned the repeated digital intrusions, which targeted vital commercial infrastructure across the bloc.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, Moldova1, TV8, Ziarul de Gardă.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki convened emergency consultations with parliamentary leaders on Friday following the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski. The administrative action came after Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government requested the removal of Święczkowski’s judicial immunity to pursue criminal charges, prompting a judge to take over his duties.

The move sparked immediate political backlash in Warsaw, where nationalist protesters attempted to breach the tribunal's headquarters, leading to the deployment of riot police. President Nawrocki, who returned early to Warsaw, declared that the nation's "constitutional order was violated" and cited internal security threats as the rationale for calling extraordinary talks to stabilize the political situation. While the government frames the legal intervention as essential for restoring the rule of law, opposition figures have denounced it as an unconstitutional power grab.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, Moldova1, Newsmaker, Ziarul de Gardă.