City of Lucerne votes to restrict Airbnb rentals
Lucerne has become the latest Swiss city to limit short-term rentals, including Airbnb, to a maximum of 90 days a year.
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Luxembourg sends 14 armored ambulances to Ukraine.
Luxembourg has sent 14 armored ambulances to Ukraine and they will soon arrive on the front line, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Belgium said on March 12 in a Facebook post. The ambulances were made by Venari,
U.S. arms left in Afghanistan surface in Pakistan Taliban insurgency
Advanced sniper rifles and night vision goggles used in attacks on police
Russia is not a superpower, it is a superproblem – former Lithuanian Foreign Minister
Linas Linkevicius, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, has stated that the Russian Federation tries to steal Ukraine’s historical identity all the time.
Zelenskyy: Russia Has Become a Synonym for Terror
Russian ethnic minorities are suffering largest casualty rates in Russian’s invasion of Ukraine
One of India's trash mountains is on fire again and residents are choking on its toxic fumes | CNN
Moldova police say they foiled Russia-backed unrest plot
CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan police said on Sunday they have foiled a plot by groups of Russia-backed actors who were specially trained to cause mass unrest during a protest the same day in the capital against the country’s new pro-Western government.
Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom: “We have reached a critical turning point”
The excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis
Russian wives and mothers call on Putin to stop sending mobilized men 'to the slaughter'
China cautions Australia on US nuclear submarine deal 'Posing threat' to Asia-Pacific.
Beijing has firmly opposed reports that Australia will acquire submarines from the United States to modernise its fleet, warning that it will hurt peace and stability in region.
Russian wives and mothers call on Putin to stop sending mobilized men ‘to the slaughter’
Russian Officials Face Almost Total Ban on Foreign Travel
Russian officials and employees of state-owned companies are increasingly being told to surrender their passports to members of the security services to ensure they cannot flee the country, a joint investigation by independent media outlets Current Time and Radio Liberty has concluded. Requirements vary from job to job, with some state employees told to hand in their foreign passports to the FSB or a similar special department at their workplace, while others were just advised in no uncertain terms not to travel abroad on vacation, according to the investigation.
28,000 Ukrainians voluntarily join Offensive Guard to take part in upcoming counteroffensive
Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated across the country Saturday in the 10th consecutive week of protests against government judicial reform plans critics view as a threat to democracy
Kraken Defence Intelligence unit says 2 observation towers in Russia destroyed
Kraken, a special unit of Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, has reported that two observation towers in Bryansk and Kursk oblasts, Russia, were destroyed. Source: Kraken special unit on Telegram Quote: "Minus two Russian observation towers.
Brazil’s Amazon deforestation again hits record high for February
Spike underscores challenge new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces to reverse years of environmental destruction.
Iran says deal reached to buy Russian fighter jets, as defense cooperation deepens
Sanctions-hit Tehran has aging fleet, struggled to get spare parts; advanced planes will apparently be housed at underground base designed to respond to potential Israeli strikes
Outskirts of Bakhmut littered with corpses of Russians, and collaborators are fleeing to Russia – Ukrainian official
Oleksii Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC), has said that the outskirts of Bakhmut are littered with corpses of Russian invaders, and no one takes them away.
Five regions want to break away from Russia, referendum shows
As many as 5.6 mln people participated in the bottom-up referendum.
Protestors take to the street to demand strict Swiss neutrality
An estimated 3,000 demonstrators in the Swiss capital Bern have come out against the exports of Swiss war materiel and economic sanctions against other countries.