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The daily cost of Israel's wide-scale assaults on the Gaza Strip and Lebanon has reached $133 million (500 million shekels), according to an analysis by an Israeli daily citing official figures and sources.

A new ranking by William Russell, a company specializing in insurance for expats (people living outside their home country), places Bulgaria first in Europe as the most sought-after destination for those looking to start a new life abroad.

In Kharkiv, Russian strikes injured at least 12 people, resulting in a blackout, as reported by AFP. An airstrike also targeted critical infrastructure in the Sumy region, causing a power outage there as well. In Kryvyi Rih, a rocket attack left four people injured.

Lebanon is on the brink of destruction, enduring Israel's relentless attacks. In the past 24 hours, 138 airstrikes hit the south, the southern suburbs of Beirut and the district of Beqaa, bringing the total number of strikes to 10,150. Entire communities are reduced to rubble.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Milos Vucevic and Slovak FM Juraj Blanar met in Belgrade on Friday to discuss bilateral relations between their traditionally close and friendly countries, as well as advancement of cooperation.

BELGRADE - Slovakia's position on the Kosovo-Metohija issue is unchanged, Slovak FM Juraj Blanar said in Belgrade on Friday, noting that his country did not recognise the so-called Kosovo.

South Korea has claimed that North Korea has sent troops to support Russia in its ongoing war against Ukraine, which it views as a "serious threat" to global security. The South Korean presidential office, as quoted by Reuters, stated that Seoul will respond with all available measures.

BELGRADE - The Slovak government's position of non-recognition of the unilaterally declared independence of the so-called Kosovo is unchangeable, clear and formulated in a declaration adopted by Slovakia's National Council in 2007, says Slovak FM Juraj Blanar.

Greece ranks last in the economic freedom chart among the European Union states, according to the study published by the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFiM) in collaboration with the Canadian Fraser Institute.

It is also 16th from bottom in the world in terms of the size of the state, and in the penultimate position in the EU in terms of citizens' real disposable income.

CHISINAU, Moldova - Moldova's police chief, appointed by a government committed to joining the European Union and leaving Russia's orbit, was alarmed to find his country's capital suddenly plastered with posters bearing a blunt message: "No EU."