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A prosecutor has filed criminal charges of intentional manslaughter against the 50-year-old man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife in Menidi, eastern Attica, on Thursday. The suspect, identified as Edward, an Albanian national, was taken to the prosecutor's office after 10 a.m. on Friday. It was anticipated that he would request an extension to prepare his defense.

His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden and All Scandinavia visited Oslo to celebrate a baptism at the Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation

The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian refugees back to their homeland.

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.1050 dinars for one euro on Friday, which is a slight change from Thursday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, up by 0.2 pct y-o-y and by 0.1 pct relative to the beginning of the year.

Home sales have declined for a third month since the start of this year as mortgage-financed sales continued to plunge but the pace of annual growth in home prices continued to ease.

The positive results of the economic program the government is implementing are reflected in inflation expectations, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said.

The inflation expectations for the end of 2024 declined from 44 percent in April to 43.64 percent in May, the Central Bank's Survey of Market Participants showed on May 17.

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the enduring bond between Russia and China during the final day of his two-day visit to China, as reported by state news agency TASS. Putin emphasized the deep-rooted connection between the Russian and Chinese people, referring to them as "brothers forever."