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ViennaAustrian "neutrality" has become a farce. In recent months, the Austrian Freedom Party has repeatedly criticized the fact that Austria's neutrality has been undermined, and they clearly see Austria in the NATO camp simply because of hundreds of Western military transports which are being allowed to pass through the country.

HanoverIn the state elections in Lower Saxony, the two previous government coalition partners, the SPD and CDU, were severely punished with minus 3,5 and minus 5,5 percent, respectively.

BerlinThe AfD had called for a large rally in Berlin, but rail traffic stopped in large parts of northern Germany on Saturday. Unknown persons had destroyed important Deutsche Bahn communication cables in two places. International connections were also affected.

Ukraine’s economy will shrink at a rate eight times that of Russia this year. But Eurocrats still think doubling down on energy sanctions is a great idea. You can't make this stuff up.

BernSince the outbreak of war in Ukraine, the West has said goodbye to a central pillar of its value system: legal certainty.

WashingtonThis is not a sign of de-escalation: the US is sending one of its most modern aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R Ford, to Europe. It is the US Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN 78), departing on its first major deployment. 

KievA meeting of the Russian Security Council is scheduled to take place on Monday after a series of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure which have continued from the early morning. Kiev authorities have warned of interruptions in communications, electricity and water supply, urging citizens to charge phones and stock up on water.

The US-employed terrorists, Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT), have turned against their partners, the US Army, stationed at al-Tanf base in the eastern Syrian desert. On October 4, the terrorists, who are employed as mercenaries by the US military, attempted to break out of the illegal US base using a large-caliber machine gun on the pickup truck they were driving. However, their break out was thwarted by the Syrian Arab Army who hold positions nearby and returned fire causing the MaT to retreat into the US base.

SarajevoThe Muslim nationalist party SDA suffered a setback in Sunday's elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their previous representative in the three-member state presidency, Bakir Izetbegovic, lost to the pro-European social democrat Denis Becirovic.

BernPediatrics Switzerland has warned of supply bottlenecks if the situation in pediatric emergency care continues to deteriorate.