The Lithuanian National Opera House had stopped screening Tchaikovsky's 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine during its war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed affection for the Russian composer, sparking a controversy.
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping the tech sector for key roles, and executives at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz are heavily featured.
Pledged to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza by any means necessary, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: "I don't know how long it will take."
French President Emmanuel Macron named the picks less than three weeks after the collapse of the previous government. He had already chosen François Bayrou as prime minister.
Even as Telegram faces legal scrutiny and grapples with billions in debt, it is set to be profitable for the first time as it tries out cryptocurrencies, subscriptions and advertising.
Authorities said they were struggling to understand the reasons behind the crash of a car at a seasonal market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, which left a 9-year-old boy among five dead.