President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis: I will not run for the parliamentary elections in December

The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, will not run in the December elections for the future Legislative, reports Agerpres.

RO-Alert message issued in Tulcea after the detection of drones on the Romanian-Ukraine border

The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Romania (IGSU) issued an RO-Alert message for the residents of the northern area of Tulcea county on the night of Thursday to Friday, after the defense and monitoring structures of the border airspace detected a group of drones heading towards targets on Ukrainian territory, located on the border with Romania, reports news.ro.

Klaus Iohannis, last speech at the UN: Romania firmly supports Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova

The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, gave his last speech before the UN General Assembly, underlining Romania's commitment to support Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova in a complicated regional context. The leader from Cotroceni emphasized the important role of Romania in maintaining security and stability in the region.

Ukraine was once again the target of Russian attacks: US announces a military aid of 375 million dollars

That night, Kiev and Zaporozhye were again the target of Russian attacks. In Kiev, after defense forces shot down several "Shahed" drones, the debris of one of them hit a gas pipe in a five-story building in the city center, causing a fire on the first floor. The incident happened in the Peciorsk district, and around 20 cars were damaged, according to information provided by mayor Vitali Kliciko and the city's military administration.

Russian authorities intend to introduce penalties for "Russophobia" into the Criminal Code

The Russian authorities intend to introduce into the Criminal Code penalties for "Russophobia", defined as discrimination against Russian citizens and residents of the Russian Federation by foreigners, reports Radio Svoboda.

Bombings in Zaporozhye. One person died, six were injured

One man was killed and six others were injured in Russian shelling of Ukraine's Zaporozhye region. Among the injured are a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, according to information provided by the head of the Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov.

Zelenski arrived in the US and visited a shell factory in Pennsylvania

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the US, where he will attend a meeting of the UN General Assembly and will present the Ukrainian "victory plan" to President Joe Biden.

EU will offer Kiev a loan of up to 35 billion euros

Update: 13:25 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sept. 20 announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) to Ukraine as part of a $50-billion pledge by the G7, reports The Kyiv Independent.

New European Commission: 25 members of the Commission confirmed by the Council

The Council today adopted, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, the list of persons whom it proposes for appointment as members of the Commission until 31 October 2029, reads the press release of the Council of the EU. The decision will now be sent to the European Parliament for approval.

The European Commission to deduct €200 million fine from Hungary's EU funds

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that Hungary will lose 200 million euros of EU funding, as a penalty for not paying a fine set by the European Court of Justice.

Shocking attack in a school in Portugal: a 12-year-old boy stabbed six classmates and a teacher

A shocking incident happened at a school in Azambuja, Portugal, where a 12-year-old boy attacked six students and a teacher with a knife, writes Euronews. One of the victims, a 12-year-old girl, suffered serious chest and head injuries and was rushed to hospital. The attacker was detained and the Police opened an investigation to determine the motive behind this act of violence.

Sources: Israel allegedly planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah pagers

Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others, including the group's fighters and Iran's envoy to Beirut.