Djurgården, Häcken and Elfsborg have all taken another step towards European games this autumn. All teams won their first matches in the second qualifying round, and are in a dream position ahead of the return leg.
FootballBritain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to restore the relationship with the EU during a top meeting with a number of European leaders outside Oxford.
WorldA military who tried to flee from Ukraine was shot dead by a border guard at the border to Moldova, according to Ukrainian authorities. In western Ukraine, a person is said to have thrown a grenade at a military recruitment office.
ConflictsIntensified Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid lead to power outages. But the country is getting help from its neighboring countries in Central and Eastern Europe to keep the electricity going.
ConflictsTwo people have died as a result of a severe storm in Montenegro. Greece is simultaneously seeking help from other countries to control the raging forest fires.
World33 years after the Soviet Union's fall, Ukraine has initiated its negotiations to join another union instead. But it will take time.
ConflictsUkraine and Moldova will begin membership negotiations with the EU on 25 June.
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