The record rise in gas prices in Europe has brought significant profits not only to Russia, but also to Norway, according to Reuters.

For the first time, two transgender women have been elected to the Bundestag following elections.

The Italian authorities have promised to consider the possibility of including those vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine into the local system of COVID certificates, known as green pass.

Kiev will turn to the European Commission because of Hungary's contract with the Russian Federation to supply gas bypassing Ukraine, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.

Motorists stand in a huge queue at a gas station in east London, despite the fact that there is no fuel, and in the central part of the British capital, the entrance to some gas stations is completely closed due to lack of fuel.

Switzerland became the 29th country to allow same-sex couples to officially marry.

A draft law on regional power in Russia has been submitted to the State Duma.

The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), candidate for Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Olaf Scholz, answered a question about relations with Russia and Ukraine.

Czech President Milos Zeman signed a law that excludes the participation of Russian and Chinese companies in the construction of a new power unit at the Dukovany nuclear power plant (in the south-east of the country).

The leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Olaf Scholz, answering a question about Nord Stream 2 at a press conference in Berlin, said that all parties must take on guarantees related to its exploitation.