Police foil attack on Vienna’s pride parade: Police in Austria say they foiled an attack on Vienna’s annual Pride parade Saturday after arresting three suspects with alleged links to Islamic extremism. The three – aged 14, 17 and 20 – are Austrian nationals of Bosnian and Chechen origin. They had allegedly become radicalised online and developed views sympathetic to ISIS. cnn.com

Estonia legalises same-sex marriage: Estonia’s parliament has passed a law legalising same-sex marriage, becoming the first ex-Soviet country to do so. The amendments to the Family Law Act also mean that same-sex couples can now adopt children. “Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love and want to commit to,” Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said. cnn.com

Swiss citizens vote in favour of new law to reach net zero emissions by 2050: Swiss voters on Sunday supported a new climate bill aimed at combating the melting glaciers and requiring the country to become carbon neutral by 2050. Switzerland is particularly vulnerable to climate change; its temperature was already 2.5°C warmer in the last decade to 2022 than the pre-industrial average. Voters also backed adopting a global minimum tax rate of 15% for international companies in a second referendum, with 78.5% in favour of the new, higher rate. dw.com, euronews.com

France to shut down activist climate group: The French government announced that it would soon shut down the activist climate group „Uprisings of the Earth“ over a series of recent protests including one that led to fierce clashes with police over a controversial irrigation project. Government spokesman Olivier Veran accused the group of encouraging violence at protests. „You don’t dissolve an association because of its ideas. You dissolve it because there is violence or a risk for public safety,“ Veran told CNews television. france24.com

Iceland suspends whale hunt: Iceland’s government said Tuesday it was suspending this year’s whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end. Recent monitoring by Iceland’s Food and Veterinary Authority on the fin whale hunt found that the killing of the animals took too long based on the main objectives of the Animal Welfare Act. Shocking video clips broadcast by the veterinary authority showed a whale’s agony as it was hunted for five hours. france24.com

Germany and China to expand bilateral relations: Germany is keen to maintain good ties with China, its biggest trading partner, despite wariness over Beijing’s growing assertiveness and refusal to criticise the Russian invasion of Ukraine. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pressed China to lean harder on Russia over its war in Ukraine, while leaders from both countries pledged to work together to combat climate change as two of the world’s biggest carbon dioxide emitters. Li didn’t respond directly or mention Ukraine in his statement. The two leaders took no questions. apnews.com

Slovakia’s first female president won’t seek reelection next year: Zuzana Caputova said the announcement was one of the toughest she has made. She said that after a serious assessment of her options, she came to the conclusion that she wouldn’t have enough strength left for another five-year term. Caputova has been a clear pro-Western voice in Slovak politics and a staunch supporter of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion. apnews.com

Finland swears in government: Finland, which recently became NATO’s 31st member, swore in a new coalition government Tuesday that is considered the most right-wing one in the Nordic country’s modern history. President Sauli Niinistö appointed the 19-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, the leader of the conservative National Coalition Party, after Finnish lawmakers approved the lineup of ministers. apnews.com

French police raid Paris 2024 Olympics headquarters: French police searched the Paris Olympic organisers’ headquarters on Tuesday as part of corruption investigations into contracts linked to the Games, according to prosecutors, the third straight time graft allegations have dogged a Summer Olympics. The search and other related raids were linked to two preliminary investigations of the Paris Olympics, according to an official with the financial prosecutor’s office. apnews.com

Missing Titanic submarine – France sends in rescue team: France is deploying a rescue team to help find the Titanic tourist submarine reported missing in the Atlantic Ocean off North America. The American exploration submarine — dubbed Titan — was on an expedition to see the Titanic’s shipwreck when it went missing Sunday with five people on board. French media reported that French oceanographer and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet is among the passengers. Others reportedly include wealthy businessmen: British space tourist and Action Aviation chairman Hamish Harding is said to be on board, as well as the vice president of Pakistani conglomerate Engro, Shahzada Dawood, and his son. politico.eu