Switzerland will host the Peace Summit for Ukraine on June 15-16

The First Peace Summit for Ukraine, which will take place on June 15-16 in Switzerland, will become a platform for dialogue on ways to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine, the press service of the President of Ukraine said in a statement, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing

Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday, the country’s civil defense said Wednesday, The Washington Post reports.

Six Ukrainians, detained while illegally crossing the border. They request asylum on the territory of the Republic of Moldova

Six Ukrainians were detained after they fraudulently crossed the border of the Republic of Moldova. The case was registered on May 1, in the control area of the Tocuz Border Police Sector.

Nine Romanian citizens and their family members, evacuated from the Gaza Strip

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on May 1 that, following the efforts of the Interinstitutional Crisis Cell through the Romanian Embassy in Cairo and the Romanian Representative Office in Ramallah, nine Romanian citizens and their family members were evacuated from Gaza Strip and reached the territory of Egypt through the Rafah border point, Agerpres reports.

Attempted smuggling of car parts from the EU and UK worth six million lei: four men, criminally investigated

Four men between aged between 34 and 49 are under criminal investigation in a case of smuggling auto parts from the European Union and Great Britain, worth about six million lei. According to the Border Police, the imposing quantities were picked up as a result of more than 10 searches carried out in Anenii Noi, Chisinau, Criuleni, Orhei and Ungheni.

ANRE approved a new tariff for natural gas

The National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE) has approved a new tariff for natural gas supplied by Moldovagaz. According to the ANRE decision of May 2, household consumers will pay 12.15 lei, excluding VAT, which represents a decrease of 1.24 lei.

Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 36

Heavy rains caused a stretch of road running from Meizhou city towards Dabu county to cave in at around 2:10 am on Wednesday (1810 GMT Tuesday), according to state news agency Xinhua.

Missile strikes postal depot in Ukraine's Odesa, 14 injured

Ukrainian officials said a Russian missile attack injured 14 people Thursday at a postal facility in the southern city of Odesa, Reuters reports.

Tens of thousands protest in Georgia as parliament advances 'foreign influence' bill

The Black Sea Caucasus nation has been gripped by mass anti-government protests since April 9, after the ruling Georgian Dream party reintroduced plans to pass a law, which critics say resembles repressive Russian legislation used to silence dissent, AFP reports.

Moldovan military could be deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The soldiers of the National Army could participate in the European Union's military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina EUFOR ALTHEA. A project in this sense was submitted for public debate by the Ministry of Defense.

First 250 volunteers, trained for fair monitoring of secondary school graduation exams

More than 250 people responded to the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Research to participate as volunteers in the monitoring of the 9th grade graduation exams, the institution announces in a statement.

State of siege in Istanbul: Protesters detained during May 1 protests

Turkish police on Wednesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets and detained more than 200 protesters after authorities banned May 1 rallies at Istanbul's historic Taksim Square. More than 40,000 police were deployed across Istanbul, blocking even small sidestreets with metal barriers in an attempt to prevent protesters from gathering, Le Monde reports.