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โ€”๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland votes to permanently protect cash

โžก๏ธ Switzerland has approved in a national referendum a constitutional guarantee to preserve cash as a permanent means of payment, with 73% of voters backing an initiative that prevents physical money from being replaced by purely virtual currency.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: Chief of the General Staff Gen. Milan Mojsiloviฤ‡ met in Belgrade with Adm. George M. Wikoff, commander of NATOโ€™s Joint Force Command Naples, for talks on the regional security situation and further military cooperation, with a particular focus on Kosovo and Metohija and coordination with KFOR to prevent escalation on the ground.

โžก๏ธ The visit, Wikoffโ€™s first to Serbia since taking over JFC Naples, also included a tour of the Borovac training ground and South Base, facilities developed with U.S. support and used to prepare Serbian units for international missions.

๐Ÿ”— Dunav Intel

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ›ขโŒ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ BREAKING: The Serbian government has introduced a 10-day ban on the export of crude oil, diesel, gasoline and other petroleum products used as engine fuel, in a move aimed at shielding the domestic market from shortages and sharp price spikes amid global supply disruptions.

โžก๏ธ The measure applies to all modes of transport until March 19, after which Belgrade will decide whether to extend, modify or lift the restriction.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท/๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: A Turkish Bayraktar TB-2 UAV conducted surveillance near the Greek border opposite Didymoteicho and Orestiada in the Evros region, performing circular reconnaissance patterns around 18,000 ft one day after Greece announced the deployment of Patriot systems and F-16s to support Bulgariaโ€™s air defence.

โžก๏ธ The UAV likely operated from the Turkish drone base in KeลŸan, a key hub for monitoring the Greek-Turkish border.

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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€” The Turkish Defense Ministry says a ballistic missile launched from Iran entered Turkish airspace and was intercepted by NATO air defense systems.
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โ€”โ˜ฆ๏ธโœ๏ธ WATCH: Air-raid sirens sounded inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Christianityโ€™s holiest site.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ/๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ NEW: Slovenian PM Robert Golob told Politico that his right-wing election rival Janez Janลกa is the closest ally Viktor Orbรกn will ever have and warned that if Janลกa wins, he will side with Orbรกn in efforts to โ€œbreak up the European Union,โ€ calling this the real battle Slovenia and Europe now face.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท BREAKING: Khamenei's son and new Supreme Leader of Iran has been wounded in a US-Israeli airstrike.
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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€” The Turkish Defense Ministry says a ballistic missile launched from Iran entered Turkish airspace and was intercepted by NATO air defense systems.
โ€”๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท/๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: Tรผrkiyeโ€™s Foreign Ministry has summoned Iranโ€™s ambassador in Ankara after a second ballistic missile launched from Iran was intercepted by NATO air defenses as it entered Turkish airspace near Gaziantep, with debris falling in uninhabited areas and no casualties reported.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: The United States has ordered non-emergency staff and family members to leave the US Consulate General in Adana due to heightened security risks linked to the regional fallout from the USโ€“Iran confrontation, while strongly urging American citizens to depart southeast Tรผrkiye.

โžก๏ธ The consulate has suspended services, with US nationals instructed to seek assistance from the embassy in Ankara or the consulate in Istanbul.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ EU no longer trusts rules-based order, von der Leyen warns

โžก๏ธ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told EU ambassadors in Brussels that the Union can no longer fully rely on a postโ€“Second World War โ€œrules-basedโ€ international order, arguing that repeated geopolitical crises have deeply eroded the system and its multilateral mechanisms.

โžก๏ธ She called for a more โ€œrealisticโ€ foreign policy focused on EU strategic interests, greater strategic autonomy, stronger defence capabilities and a review of current consensus-based decision making in external action.

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โ€”๐Ÿช–๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: Croatia has formally reintroduced compulsory military service after nearly two decades, with the first 800 conscripts beginning a twoโ€‘month basic training program today at barracks in Knin, Slunj and Poลพega.

โžก๏ธ The draft, revived following legislative changes in late 2025, will see up to 4,000 young men called up annually for short-term training as Zagreb cites heightened security risks in Europe and the Western Balkans.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท/๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NEW: An Iranian missile strike on Albania is assessed as theoretically possible but practically almost impossible due to layered NATO air and missile defenses over Tรผrkiye and Greece, which would sit along the likely flight path.

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โ€”๐Ÿช–๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: Serbia has sharply increased its arms purchases over the past 5 years, with imports rising by about 195%, according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

โžก๏ธ The country now ranks 37th worldwide, with its share of global arms imports growing from 0.2% in 2016โ€“2020 to 0.6% in 2021โ€“2025, placing it among the top 40 importers.

๐Ÿ”— Dunav Intel

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โ€”๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Today in 432 BC, the Parthenon in Athens was consecrated and dedicated to Athena!

๐Ÿ”— Today in History

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