In Moscow, underground car parks in residential buildings are being prepared for shelters, informs the independent Russian portal Waznyje Istorii. Inhabitants of several buildings have already been asked to take their cars and belongings from the parking lots.more

Coronavirus is rising again across the country and many clinics are already reporting bottlenecks in treating patients. "The direction we're going is not good," warned Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD).more

Elon Musk announced on Twitter that his company SpaceX will continue to finance internet access through Stalink terminals in Ukraine. The day before, Musk warned that SpaceX would not be able to finance this service for Ukraine indefinitely.more

Princess Amalia, daughter of the Dutch King Wilhelm-Alexander, began her studies in Amsterdam in September. However, she had to leave the dormitory and return to her parents' palace in The Hague, as she was in great danger. The Dutch services noticed that Amalia's thread is now often present in the local criminal community.more

In the city of Fuenlabrada outside Madrid, Spanish police discovered Europe's largest drug trafficking center. It operated in one of the restaurants situated within the industrial complex.more

The suspension of mobilization in Russia announced by the Kremlin is probably due to the need to ease the burden on the supplementary commission so that they can deal with the autumn conscription in Russia, the US Institute for War Studies (ISW) estimates in its latest analysis.more

A team of four astronauts, after a six-month stay at the International Space Station (ISS), safely landed yesterday in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida.more

Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) admitted at the annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington that Germany is coping with the current crisis worse than many other industrialized countries, comments the weekly "Spiegel".more

The world wildlife population has declined by an average of 69 percent. in less than 50 years due to deforestation, increased consumption and environmental pollution on an industrial scale - according to the latest report by the international ecological organization WWF and the London Zoological Society (ZSL).more

Leaders at the European Union summit are to warn that any attack on critical infrastructure of member states (e.g. pipelines, underwater cables) will be met with response. They are also to call for cooperation in its protection in connection with the sabotage that led to leaks from the Nord Stream gas pipelines, media reports.more

Thousands of people in the South East of Australia have been summoned to evacuate today due to flash floods caused by continuous heavy rain over two days. Two men have died in New South Wales, local authorities said.more

The Swiss government has proposed a bill under which people who break the ban on covering their faces in public places will be fined up to 1,000 Swiss francs (around EUR 1,005), Euronews reported.more

They died immediately after mobilization - the BBC informs about the first five deaths confirmed by the authorities on the front of mobilized people who were sent to fight without military preparation.more

The number of illegal entries to the European Union increased between January and September this year. by 70 percent compared to the same period in 2021, reaching its highest level since 2016, Frontex reported.more

The director of the European Center for Medium-Term Forecasting, Carlo Buontempo, said that there will be a period of strong cooling towards the end of the year, but overall this year's winter will be mild and "warmer than usual".more

The first gas supplies from France directly to Germany began today and are expected to reach 31 gigawatt hours (GW / h) per day, which is part of the European solidarity policy, French gas transmission networks GRTgaz said.more

Iran's chief judge, Golam Hussein Mohseni Ejei, announced harsh sentences for the most active participants in anti-government protests that spilled in Iran in mid-September following the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by morality police.more

The United States is determined to defend every inch of NATO territory if necessary, assured US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin before the start of the second day of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.more

The United States is committed to enabling the free circulation of information in Iran, especially in light of the urgent need for internet access, when the government in Tehran is brutally suppressing peaceful protests, said US deputy head of diplomacy Wendy Sherman. In W she spoke with representatives of over 20 technology film to find ways to support Iranian citizens.more

After over 8 hours of fighting with the elements and covering a swimming distance of 49.5 kilometers, Piotr Biankowski has completed the New York "20 bridges around Manhattan" marathon. He is the third Pole in history to have done it - and for a good cause.more

The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted a resolution condemning Russia's attempt to annex Ukrainian territory. 143 countries were in favor of the resolution, while only 5 were against, including Russia itself.more

In France, trade unionists at TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil continue strikes and refinery blockades despite a labor order announced Tuesday by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. A fuel black market is forming, with gasoline being sold at higher prices.more

Latvia, Estonia and Poland lead among countries whose aid to Ukraine was measured by its ratio to Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to an analysis by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IFW). They are followed by Lithuania, Norway, the United States and the United Kingdom.more

Dutch prosecutors opened nine investigations in 2018 into Dutch companies that helped build a bridge from Russia to Crimea, the Trouw daily reported in March. It turns out that none of them have found a finale in court.more

More than a dozen airports in the United States fell victim to cyber attacks on Monday. U.S. media attributed it to Russian hackers, but the U.S. administration says it's too early to tell if the Kremlin is behind it.more