UPDATE // 30 days of arrest for officials suspected of treason in the interests of Russia

An employee of the Parliament and an official of the Border Police - suspected of espionage and conspiracy against the Republic of Moldova, will spend the next 30 days in penitentiary no. 13. The decision was taken by the magistrates of the Chisinau Court based in Ciocana on August 2, in the absence of the accused.

UPDATE // Employee of the Russian Embassy, ​​involved in the espionage scandal, expelled from the Republic of Moldova

UPDATE 10:28: The assistant to the military attaché of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova, who allegedly rounded up two officials from Chisinau in order to obtain information that could have been used against the interests of our country, has been declared persona non grata. The decision was taken at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 1. In response, the Russian ambassador in Chisinau qualified the decision as "unfriendly". According to him, Russia will issue a similar decision.

Victoria Belous is officially Minister of Finance. The appointment decree, signed by the president Maia Sandu

The Ministry of Finance officially has a new leadership. President Maia Sandu signed the decree appointing Victoria Belous, the new Minister of Finance. The document was signed on July 31, the day Belous was sworn in at the Presidency.

Government is looking for solutions for gas supply to the Transnistrian region after 2024, President Maia Sandu

The government is working on a solution so that the Transnistrian region can benefit from natural gas from the Russian Gazprom concern even after 2024, when the current agreement on the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine expires. The statement was made by President Maia Sandu, during the "Secretele Puterii " show on Jurnal TV. The head of state said that the subject is on the agenda of the authorities in Chisinau and Kiev.

Petru Rotaru, appointed deputy governor of the NBM

The former Minister of Finance Petru Rotaru was appointed by the Parliament to the position of Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Moldova (NBM), for a term of 7 years. The decision was taken with the vote of 56 deputies. Rotaru declared, from the central tribune of the Parliament, that the decision to leave the head of the Ministry of Finance was a "benevolent" one.

LIVE // Plenary session of the Parliament. Appointments and resignations, on the agenda

Parliament convened in the last plenary session of the spring session. There are 31 projects on the agenda. Find out the decisions of the deputies live on Moldova1 TV.

The political leader of Hamas was killed in an airstrike in Tehran

The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike on his residence in Tehran, the Palestinian group and the Revolutionary Guards in Iran announced on Wednesday, writes the BBC.

The tragedy of children in Ukraine: Over 2050 children suffered in the war started by Russia

More than 2,050 children have suffered in Ukraine as a result of armed aggression by the Russian Federation. Ukrainian children from Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv and Zaporozhye regions suffered the most, according to the data of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, made public on July 28.

Jānis Mažeiks: Referendum on EU membership must reflect citizens’ will

The autumn referendum, initiated by the president Maia Sandu, must reflect the will of the citizens, claims the ambassador of the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Moldova, Jānis Mažeiks. The diplomat stressed the importance of a strong turnout to legitimize the referendum result and prevent challenges from both pro-European and anti-European camps.

Death toll in the attack on Israel has reached 12. Prime Minister Netanyahu promises revenge

The toll of the rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has risen to 12 dead. Among the victims are children, the BBC reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on the X platform that the Lebanese group Hezbollah, accused of the attack, "will pay a heavy price, as it has never paid before".

Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza leaves at least 30 dead

At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, where thousands were sheltering. The Israeli military said it had launched the strike in order to destroy a Hamas command and control center inside the compound, CNN reports.

The body of a 27-year-old Ukrainian, found in a wheat field in Ocnița

The corpse of a 27-year-old Ukrainian citizen was found in a state of rotting in a wheat field in Ocnita, located about 300 meters from the border with Ukraine. The Border Police announced that the gruesome discovery was made by a man who was tilling the land on July 13.