Latvia-Belarus Border Disruption: Latvia has temporarily closed its last operational border crossing with Belarus, Paternieki, citing “technical reasons” after malfunctions in border-control IT systems; officials urged travelers to use other routes while the State Border Guard and cyber responders work to restore operations. Lithuania Tightens Curbs: Lithuania is moving to restrict pro-Kremlin Russian and Belarusian figures from public activities in education, culture, science, sport and entertainment, and to limit real-estate purchases near sensitive military and security sites, citing the need to counter propaganda after the Kyiv embassy damage. EU Migration Rift Over Ceuta: Spain’s PM Pedro Sánchez is pushing for an emergency EU interior-ministers meeting after a surge of migrants into Ceuta; he calls some EU responses “selfish, polarizing and unlawful,” while EU leaders demand stronger external-border action and warn against “pull factors” like regularization. Belarus-EU Security Pressure: Latvia’s closure follows a wider eastern-border tightening amid reports of Belarus-linked smuggling routes shifting attention to Latvia. Belarus Defense Diplomacy: A Belarusian military delegation met Pakistan’s naval leadership in Islamabad to discuss deepening maritime and defense cooperation. Wildberries Fallout: Wildberries founder Tatiana Kim says attacks on logistics facilities have caused billions in losses across multiple countries, while the company says it is upgrading security and fire safety.