Maia Sandu, visiting Sipoteni: "I talked to the people about the situation in the country"

The situation in the country, the problems of the Sipoteni locality, but also the development plans of the government of the Republic of Moldova were discussed by the president of the country, Maia Sandu, during a meeting with the residents of Sipoteni, Călărași district, Tuesday, December 13.

The Ukrainian army shot down ten Iranian drones. A fragment damaged two buildings in Kiev

The Russian occupiers attacked the Ukrainian capital and the Kiev region on Wednesday morning with Iranian Shahed drones. According to the mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Kliciko, the Ukrainian army shot down ten such drones. A fragment of a drone shot down by the Kyiv air defence system damaged two administrative buildings in the Shevchenkovskiy district of the Ukrainian capital, Rador reports with reference to RBC.

New Zealand passes world-first tobacco law to ban smoking for next generation

New Zealand has introduced a steadily rising smoking age to stop those aged 14 and under from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes in world-first legislation to outlaw smoking for the next generation, The Guardian reports.

Belarus army subjected to unexpected checks. The Ministry of Defense wants to know the level of combat readiness

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced an unexpected check of the level of combat readiness. It is to determine how troops advance in designated areas, how they use engineering equipment and how they build bridges.

Sergiu Litvinenco says the Republic of Moldova meets the recommendations of the European Commission in justice field

The Republic of Moldova fulfills the recommendations of the European Commission in justice field, said Minister Sergiu Litvinenco at the Forum for European Integration. According to him, in the next six months, new members of the CSM and CSJ will be elected, and the government has prepared a law on deoligarization.

Armed attack in Australia: Six people, including two policemen, killed

Armed attack in Australia. Six people, including two policemen, were killed in a shootout that happened in the state of Queensland. Some policemen were riddled with bullets as soon as they entered the territory of a property, others were transported with injuries to the hospital. One of the farm owner's neighbors was also killed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that two Moldovan citizens died in a road accident in Poland

Two Moldovans died on the spot, and two others are hospitalized for medical care, after the minibus they were in was hit by a truck in Poland. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE).

Putin cancels year-end address for first time in a decade

Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t hold his traditional year-end press conference for the first time in at least a decade as Russian troops continue to lose ground in Ukraine.

Lina Malcoci for Moldova 1 TV: An increasing number of students from the Republic of Moldova are victims of bullying in schools

Almost half of the students in the Republic of Moldova, aged between ten and 18, declared that they were victims of violence, called, more recently, bullying, while 41.1% admitted that they were aggressors. Meanwhile, the statistical data recently made public by UNICEF show worrying figures: almost 71 percent of all students in the Republic of Moldova studying in gymnasium and lyceum are victims of bullying. The subject was addressed today in the news program at 1:00 p.m., with Lina Malcoci, communication manager within the "Keystone Moldova" Organization.

A minibus with Moldovans hit by a truck in Poland: Two people died and five were injured

A minibus full of Moldovans was hit by a truck while it was parked. It happened in the afternoon of December 12, near the town of Szumowo in Poland, the Polish media reports. According to the source, as a result of the impact, four Moldovans from the minibus and the driver of the truck were injured, while two other citizens of the Republic of Moldova died.

The European Parliament will today debate Austria's refusal to vote on Romania's accession to Schengen

The European Parliament is debating today Austria's refusal to vote on Romania's accession to Schengen. The proposal came from the three largest political groups in the European Parliament.

The Republic of Moldova and Georgia resume discussions on reintegration issues, after a four-year break

The Republic of Moldova and Georgia resumed, on December 12, discussions on aspects of the peaceful and political settlement of conflicts, after a four-year break. The subjects were addressed online by the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Oleg Serebrian, and the Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality of the Republic of Georgia, Tea Akhvlediani. According to the Reintegration Policy Office, the dialogue was relaunched in the context of ensuring the continuity of the trilateral cooperation platform between the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, initiated in 2018.