Tel Aviv: One tourist killed and seven wounded in car-ramming attack
An Italian tourist has been killed and seven other people injured in a suspected car-ramming attack near a beach in Tel Aviv, Israeli medics say, BBC reports.
Ecaterina Arvintii
The French president is in Romania for a few hours
The President of France, Emanuel Macron, landed this morning in Bucharest. It is a short visit, of only a few hours, during which the plane bringing the French official from China makes a technical stopover, writes Euronews, during which Macron can leave the aircraft.
Ireland to consult public on military neutrality in wake of Ukraine war
Ireland's government is to ask the public for their views on the country's tradition of military neutrality in a consutlative forum, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, the latest sign of a possible shift in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion, Reuters reports.
Geoana: We are willing to go as far as the Republic of Moldova is willing to go in the relationship with us
The North Atlantic Alliance is willing to go as far as the Republic of Moldova is willing to go in the relationship with NATO, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană said on Wednesday in Brussels, in an exclusive interview for Agerpres.
Carolina Străjescu
Zelenski was invited to the NATO Summit in July. Zelenski: The day will come when security will be guaranteed for our country too
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski has been invited to the alliance's July summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, CNN reports. Zelenski referred to the summit in his daily message posted on social media.
Bad weather has also taken hold in Europe. Continent faces snowfall and extreme temperatures in the middle of spring
Winter has returned in the middle of spring. Snow and cold weather will dominate Europe for the next few days. A cyclone that has formed in the Mediterranean Sea basin and is moving towards south-eastern Europe, as well as a wave of polar air, called the polar vortex, is heading towards the European continent. A severe weather code red has been issued in several European countries.
Fight for Bahmut continues: Ukrainian Armed Forces say Russia 'is far' from occupying the town
Ukraine has repelled 69 Russian attacks in the past 24 hours as the enemy concentrates its forces towards Liman, Bahmut and Avdiivka. However, the leadership of the Eastern Troop Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said the invaders "are far away" from occupying Bahmut.
Russia blames Ukraine for St. Petersburg bombing in which a well-known Russian military blogger lost his life
Russia has accused Ukraine of masterminding the murder of the well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarski. The Russian authorities say the case also involves Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. Moreover, the blogger was posthumously enlisted as a Wagner fighter.
Train crash in the Netherlands: At least one dead and 30 injured
At least one person has died and 30 others were injured after a train derailed in the Netherlands on Tuesday morning. The condition of 19 victims is serious, Dutch emergency services said, Euronews reports.
Ionela Golban
USA: Death toll rises to 32 after tornadoes rip through South and Midwest, leaving communities in ruin
The death toll rose to 32 Sunday after a batch of ferocious storms and tornadoes devastated communities across the American South and Midwest, while parts of the Southern Plains braced for their own round of severe weather, CNN reports.
Finland officially becomes a member of NATO. The announcement made by Jens Stoltenberg
Finland will officially become a member of NATO on Tuesday, the office of the Finnish president announced. This was also confirmed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who said the move would make Finland "more secure", reports SkyNews.
Viorica Rusica
EU to guard against any Russia abuse of UN Presidency: Borrell
The European Union will guard against any abuse during Russia's presidency of the United Nations Security Council during the month of April, the bloc's foreign policy chief said, AFP reports.