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Muslims observe Eid-al Fitr at the Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday - the first time that the early 20th century monument has been opened for prayers in more than a century. The Yeni Mosque was converted into a museum in 1925 following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

Muslims gather to perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at the state-operated Mosque of Athens on Wednesday. Eid al-Fitr, a two or three-day festival, marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan and is one of the major holidays in Islam.

After being instructed to switch the frequency to Vietnamese air traffic control, the pilot replied in the polite but methodical manner common to radio calls: "Good night, Malaysian three seven zero." It was the last message received from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced today that Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of the Alliance. "It's official - Sweden is now the 32nd member of NATO, taking its rightful place at our table," Stoltenberg wrote on the X social network.
He added that Sweden's accession "makes NATO stronger, and Sweden safer and the whole Alliance more secure."

Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates against Roman Safiulin during the second day of singles play at the Mexican Tennis Open in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico, Tuesday. The fifth-seeded Greek defeated the Russian 6-3, 6-4 and moved on to the second round where he will face Italy's Flavio Cobolli.

The unidentified assailants, who are believed to be Palestinians, got out of a vehicle on the highway this morning and started shooting with automatic weapons at cars that were stuck in the morning rush hour, reports Blic.
Israeli media reports that one person succumbed to injuries on the spot, while two others are in critical condition.

A photo taken by drone shows the transshipment procedures of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Floating Terminal in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, 21 February 2024.

Alexei Navalny's family should be notified of his death within 24 hours, one of his aides said.
He said that the family has not yet received official confirmation.
A video from the courtroom was published, which was allegedly created on Thursday, when Alexei Navalny from the prison colony joined the hearing via video link.

The Russian army advanced seven kilometers closer to Chasiv Yar near Bakhmut, as well as east of Avdeyevka and northwest of Maryinka, Moscow claims.
Four people were killed in a Russian strike on Kherson, as Russia carried out several attacks in eastern Ukraine over the previous day, Ukrainian local authorities said.

Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement, which is campaigning for that American state to become fully independent, said that "TEXIT" is now on everyone's mind. He also claims that the secession of Texas from the USA "could be closer than you think".
His words come in the wake of the US state's conflict with federal authorities over the Texas-Mexico border.