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Global markets are watching closely as the European Central Bank raises interest rates in response to persistent inflation, signaling ongoing economic challenges across the eurozone and adding to worldwide uncertainty. Meanwhile, in Switzerland, voters are preparing to weigh in on a proposed 10 million population cap, a move that has sparked debate within the nation's influential pharmaceutical and business sectors over the potential ramifications for growth and innovation.

In the Middle East, the release of Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef after over two years in Israeli detention comes amid ongoing regional tensions and international concern over humanitarian conditions. On the conflict’s eastern front, Ukraine claims a successful strike on the Crimea bridge, reporting the destruction of dozens of Russian military vehicles in a bid to disrupt Moscow's supply lines. As these geopolitical developments unfold, families of victims of last year’s Air India Flight 171 crash continue to seek answers, with delays in victim identification and crash investigations prolonging their anguish.