N.Irish Leader O'Neill predicts Irish unity vote within decade

Northern Ireland has begun a "decade of opportunity" during which it will hold a vote on unification with Ireland, the UK territory's first nationalist leader said in an interview aired Sunday, AFP reports.

PHOTO // Office car of the Customs Service, involved in an accident at Anenii Noi. A man, taken to hospital

An employee of the Customs Service arrived at the hospital after being injured following a serious accident that happened at the exit from Chetrosu village, Anenii Noi district. According to the Customs Service, a service car of the Mobile Teams was involved in the accident.

At least 28 dead after bakery shelled in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Both Moscow and Kyiv have increasingly relied on longer-range attacks this winter amid largely unchanged positions on the 1,500-kilometre front line, Euronews reports.

864 refugee students from Ukraine are enrolled in schools in Chisinau

864 students from Ukraine are enrolled in educational institutions in Chisinau, and 270 children attend kindergartens. The data were presented by the deputy-mayor Angela Cutasevici on the "In Siguranță" podcast.

US and Britain launch strikes against dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen

The United States and Britain struck at least 30 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in another wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have attacked US and international interests in response to the Israel-Hamas war, The Guardian reports.

President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary

President Joe Biden easily won South Carolina’s Democratic primary on Saturday, clinching a state he pushed to lead off his party’s nominating process after it revived his then-struggling White House bid four years ago, AP reports.

Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist to lead Northern Ireland government

Michelle O’Neill was sworn in as first minister of Northern Ireland on Saturday, the first time a nationalist has held the post in a region created by partition in 1921 as a bastion of pro-UK unionism, Financial Times reports.

Several journalists were arrested in Moscow during a demonstration organized by the wives of soldiers fighting in Ukraine

Some 20 journalists were detained by police in central Moscow on Saturday at a rally of Russian soldiers' wives calling for their men to be returned from the front in Ukraine, DW reports.

PHOTO // Serious accident in UTA Gagauzia. Four people died in a car crash

Four people died as a result of a serious accident that happened near the village of Tomai in UTA Gagauzia. According to the IGP, law enforcement officers were alerted to the tragedy last night at around 11:20 p.m.

The Republic of Moldova has joined the EU sanctions against a Russian diamond-producing company

Nine countries, including the Republic of Moldova, joined the decision of the Council of the European Union to sanction a Russian company producing diamonds, announced the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it, the EU diplomat added, quoted by Ukrainskaia Pravda.

Two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine // Parliament hosts an exhibition of children's drawings dedicated to peace

During the month of February, when it is two years since the war started by Russia in Ukraine, the Parliament is hosting the thematic exhibition of children's drawings "Formula of peace in the art of children in Ukraine and around the world".

Ukraine downs 9 of 14 Russian drones launched overnight

Ukrainian air defense destroyed nine of the 14 Shahed-type drones Russia launched from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and from Chauda in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Air Force reported on Feb. 3.