Smoking in Milan's Public Spaces Banned from January 1
Starting January 1, 2025, smoking will be prohibited on the streets of Milan, following a decision by the city council of Italy's second-largest city
A state of emergency has been declared on the Italian island of Sardinia after a cyclone and heavy rains killed at least 17 people.
Prime Minister Enrico Letta has announced the allocation of EUR 20 M for immediate relief efforts, reports the BBC.
The hardest hit areas were in the north-eastern part of the island, where the cities of Arzachena and Olbia lie. A whole family was killed when their basement flat filled with water, while a number of others were crushed under falling bridges and trees.
“We haven't seen a situation as extreme as this, perhaps for decades - especially because it's been across the whole island. We're at maximum alert”, a local civil protection official told Rai TV.
The storm is moving eastwards, and could bring further heavy rains to mainland Italy. Venice is particularly susceptible to floods.
Hundreds of Sardinians have been driven out of their homes by the floods.
A boycott of major retail chains in Croatia has led to an estimated loss of 80 million euros
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that without military aid from the United States, Ukraine would face immense difficulties both in its defense and in securing its future
US Vice President JD Vance delivered a critical speech at the Munich Security Conference
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Europe cannot indefinitely rely on the US military presence
The NATO defense ministers' meeting in Brussels and the Munich Security Conference have drawn significant attention this week, with US President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine and Russia
On the night of February 13-14, a Russian loitering munition carrying a high-explosive incendiary warhead struck the shelter of the 4th reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant
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