This luxurious, coastal country may be small, but among the locals, the average life expectancy is the longest in the world, according to 2024 data.

Authorities are still searching to identify the suspect of an alleged assassination attempt of a Ukrainian business tycoon

An investigator examines the scene at the residential building where an explosive device seriously injured three people in Monaco, 30 June, 2026

Anastasiia Berezovska, a 39-year-old Ukrainian, tried to kill three people with a parcel bomb on Monday, the authorities said. She remained on the run.

By Balthasar Hesse in Berlin Ukraine has become a European hub for multimillion dollar online scamming call centres. The attempted murder of Ukrainian businessman Vadym Iermolaiev in Monaco on June 28 is likely to be connected to his illegal call centre operations based in his home town of Dnipro in Ukraine,

Monaco’s reputation as “one of the safest countries on earth” was shattered just before 9 p.m. local time on Monday night when a bomb exploded in the entrance of one of the city state’s fanciest apartment buildings.

The blast seriously injured three people, including a child, according to the authorities, who said the assailant was on the run.

A backpack left on a Monaco street exploded shortly after being abandoned, injuring three people, including two seriously, while the suspect fled the scene.