Maia Sandu: "Democracy depends on our vote"

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, cast her vote in the local general elections. The head of state voted in Chisinau "for people she trusts." Also, Maia Sandu urged citizens to vote, "because voting means the power of the people".

Gaza's Health Ministry reports dozens dead in a refugee camp

Dozens were killed and many more injured in a blast at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip late Saturday night, according to an official at a nearby hospital, CNN reports.

LIVE // Briefing of the Central Electoral Commission

Members of the Central Electoral Commission hold a press conference on the conduct of the general local elections.

Promo-LEX mission// 141 incidents were reported

By 9:00 a.m., 141 incidents were reported by observers in the territory. Based on the 44 incidents processed, 4 cases were of restricting observers' access to the polling stations, but they were still admitted 5 minutes before 7 o'clock, so that they could see the entire preparation process.

Profile of candidates for the general local elections of November 5, 2023

Every third candidate for the position of mayor is a woman, and every fifth candidate for the position of councilor is aged between 18 and 35. The Central Electoral Commission presented information on the profile of the candidates participating in the General Local Elections scheduled for November 5, 2023.

More than 165,000 Afghans flee Pakistan after deportation order

More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday, AFP reports.

China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US

China has agreed to hold nuclear arms control talks with the United States next week, the first since the Obama administration, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Northwest Europe affected by Storm Ciarán, a powerful autumn storm

Europe went on high alert today as a storm dubbed Ciarán threatens to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region.

The border point between Gaza and Egypt was opened. Crowds of people are waiting to enter Egypt

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time in more than three weeks of brutal conflict to allow the evacuation of dozens of injured Palestinians requiring hospital treatment and hundreds of foreign passport holders, The Guardian reports.

MAEIE: "We are interacting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt to ensure the safe evacuation of our citizens"

In the context of the opening of the Rafah crossing point, between Egypt and Gaza, the authorities of the Republic of Moldova have provided the necessary lists to all parties and are interacting with them to ensure the evacuation of Moldovan citizens from the Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE), Egypt has approved the exit of a limited number of foreign citizens from the Gaza Strip, mostly people in need of medical care.

LIVE // The Cabinet of Ministers meets in session

The members of the Government meet in session. There are 26 topics on the agenda, including the Draft Law on amending the Regulation on the granting of annual monetary compensation to management and teaching staff in public general education institutions. Also, the framework loan agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the Council of Europe Development Bank for the realization of the project "Construction of the Balti Regional Hospital" will be ratified.

Jabalia: Israel air strike reportedly kills dozens at Gaza refugee camp

An Israeli air strike is reported to have killed dozens of people at Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, BBC reports.