The government wants to prepare for possible disruptions to gas supplies from Russia, Swissinfo reports Switzerland’s Federal Council announced on Wednesday that it wants natural gas use in the country to be cut by 15% from October 2022 to the end of March 2023 compared to the average consumption of the last five years.

The defection of a key lawmaker has left PM Naftali Bennett’s government holding fewer than half of parliamentary seats Israel may be headed for its fifth election in three years as the ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shows signs of unraveling and losing its grip on power.

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