Hopes raised for a reset in relations with EU and other partners following the defeat of authoritarian president

• Serbian leader ousted by student movement in seismic election

Back to Serbia, we are expecting to hear from two groups of election monitors in the coming hours: first, very shortly, from Serbia’s Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA), and then a bit later from a group of international observers, including from the OSCE, the ODIHR, and the European parliament.

I will keep an eye on their findings and bring you the key lines.

The pope is set to deliver a landmark speech on AI development and discuss Europe’s future

Later today, Pope Leo will go to the Élysée Palace for (another) formal welcome and a meeting with authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps, before visiting Unesco and delivering a speech on AI in mid-afternoon.

He is then expected to go on a stroll through the streets of Paris, before going to the restored Notre Dame Cathedral.

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Meanwhile, French president Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the seizure of the tanker, which he said belonged to the Russian shadow fleet.

In a strongly worded post on X, he said:

“The French navy boarded this morning in the Mediterranean a new vessel from the shadow fleet, the Deyna.

The war in Iran will not divert France from its support for Ukraine, where Russia’s war of aggression continues.