Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian forces captures the village of Andriivka in Donetsk Oblast. (The Daily Telegraph)

• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/05/23/russia-ukraine-latest-blinken-missiles/

Arts and culture

Romanian author Mircea Cărtărescu wins the International Dublin Literary Award for his novel Solenoid, translated by Sean Cotter. (The Guardian)

• https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/24/100000-dublin-literary-award-won-by-romanian-author-mircea-cartarescu

Disasters and accidents

Four people are killed and 16 others are injured when the second floor of a restaurant collapses in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/spain-mallorca-building-collapse-deaths-tourists-3acf4103d7e00ed569c56a7fe8e02665

International relations

Russia removes the border markers signaling the border with Estonia on the Narva River, prompting a protest by the EU. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c899844ypj2o