Europe

The Vatican has long defended Pius against criticism from some Jewish groups that he remained silent in the face of the Holocaust.

Kyiv is disappointed by the level of Israeli support, senior Ukrainian official says as Israeli reserve officers join private efforts to train Ukrainian civilians how to fight. Ukraine is confident EU will approve its candidacy next week.

Józef Walaszczyk employed Jews in a potato flour factory and kept them alive by bribing a German official.

Russia hits Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv and surrounding countryside with rockets, killing at least 15 people. Baltic tensions rise as Estonia protests violation of its airspace by Russia.

Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees.

Brussels ranks last in a report on the quality of Jewish life in the European Union, having outlawed kosher slaughter and decreased measures to protect Jewish areas and battle antisemitism.

Despite the heavy influx of weapons from the West, Ukrainian forces are outgunned by the Russians in the battle for the eastern Donbas region, where the fighting is largely being carried out by way of artillery exchanges.

Irina Kapilova, 49, deported to Lithuania after 28 days in the notorious Okrestina prison. She says Israeli Embassy in Minsk did not help her, Foreign Ministry calls her allegations "baseless" and says embassy helped secure her release.

Ukrainian president expects Russian "hostility" to escalate following Ukraine's bid to join European Union. Meanwhile, planned US sale of armed drones to Ukraine hits a snag.

This year's documenta fifteen art show is currated by the Indonesian group Ruangrupa, which has been accused of inviting organizations that support the anti-Israel boycott, divest, and sanction movement.