Our daily tour around the world

🇮🇹 Canals in Venice, Italy, are starting to dry up due to a lack of water. Venice is widely known for its regular flooding brought by rising tides, which often completely submerge the ground floors of local buildings. But the same tidal changes can also bring about periods of lower water levels – especially when low tide coincides with greatly reduced levels of precipitation, as has been the case in Italy this winter. And it’s not the only European country with that problem: France just went an entire month without rainfall for just the second time since records began in 1959.

🇷🇺 Russia held a parade yesterday celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Ukraine invasion. The event also coincided with a Russian holiday called Defender of the Fatherland Day. It was held during freezing weather at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, where extras were reportedly paid the equivalent of $7 and given free food and merch to attend. The outdoor rally featured patriotic rap remixes, propaganda montage videos of Russia's military in Ukraine, and a three-and-a-half minute speech from President Vladimir Putin.

🇷🇴 A Romanian court extended the detention of British-American influencer Andrew Tate for a third time. The 36-year-old former kickboxer and his brother, Tristan Tate, are currently being investigated by Romanian authorities over allegations of human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized crime group. Both Tate brothers and their lawyers have said there is “no evidence” of any wrongdoing. Under local law, officials can apply to detain suspects for up to six consecutive 30-day periods during ongoing investigations.