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In the canton of Valais in south-western Switzerland, an avalanche caused a passenger train to derail. According to preliminary data, five people were injured and traffic on the section has been temporarily suspended.
Two diplomatic formats of negotiations are scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva: a separate meeting between the United States and Iran, and trilateral consultations between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia on ending the war.
Stockholm announced its third contribution to the PURL initiative, amounting to $100 million. Together with the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, Sweden will finance a joint support package worth $500 million to strengthen Ukraine's defence capabilities.
Western officials say that China increased its support for Russia in the war against Ukraine in 2025 and is likely to strengthen its cooperation with Moscow this year, while Beijing reiterated at the Munich Security Conference that it is not a party to the conflict and is promoting peace talks.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine and further support for Kyiv.
US lawmakers warned Taiwan's parliament that the threat from China has never been greater and called for the approval of a multi-billion dollar defence package. Against this backdrop, Taipei and Washington signed a trade agreement to reduce tariffs and deepen cooperation in the fields of semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar said he had been the victim of a smear campaign involving an intimate video, which he said was linked to people close to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, ahead of the 12 April parliamentary elections.
The Ukrainian national football team has been drawn into Group B2 of the 2026/2027 UEFA Nations League, where its opponents will be Hungary, Georgia and Northern Ireland. Head coach Serhiy Rebrov described the quartet as evenly matched and called on the team to prepare for the matches.
Despite Western sanctions and car manufacturers' announcements that they are withdrawing from the Russian market, tens of thousands of foreign-brand cars continue to be sold in Russia. China has become the main supply channel, where new cars are often registered as used in order to circumvent restrictions.
On 12 February, units of the Security Service of Ukraine and other components of the Defence Forces struck an oil refinery in Ukhta, 1,750 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing a fire at the facility.
The Alliance announced the launch of a new operation, Arctic Sentry, which will combine large-scale exercises by NATO member countries in the Arctic and strengthen coordination of forces in the region amid growing Russian activity and increased Chinese interest.
Police officers reported suspicion to 13 members of a criminal group who organised a full cycle of illegal manufacture and sale of excisable goods. During more than 80 searches, counterfeit goods and property worth tens of millions of hryvnias were seized.
