Lava show on the island of Sicily. Etna volcano has erupted again
The night sky of Sicily was transformed into a stage of lava shows, sound and light effects. Etna volcano has erupted again. Loud explosions were heard and incandescent pieces were thrown from one of the craters.
Bogdan Nigai
Hurricane Beryl is hitting Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands and Mexico are bracing for the storm's impact. At least 10 people died
Hurricane Beryl thrashed Jamaica with heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, killing at least one person after forging a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days, Reuters reports.
Chisinau will host the third trilateral Moldova-Romania-Ukraine meeting
The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mihai Popșoi, will host the Third Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Trilateral Foreign Affairs meeting on Friday in Chisinau.
Rodica Mazur
LIVE // The 4th of July Parliament session
Deputies meet today, July 4, in plenary session. There are 17 bills on the agenda of the Legislative.
The United States of America celebrates Independence Day
Americans are celebrating the biggest holiday of the year on Thursday, Fourth of July – marking the 248th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
Mourning in Dnipro, after the Russian attack. The death toll rose to 6 dead and over 50 injured
Ukraine city Dnipro spent a day of mourning after a Russian missile and drone attack killed five people and wounded more than 50 yesterday, including a 14-year-old girl, Independent reports.
Zelensky urges Trump to share peace plan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on former White House chief Donald Trump to share his plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine within 24 hours, if he really has one. Zelensky said this on Wednesday, July 3, in an interview with the American television channel Bloomberg Television, DW reports.
Russia declares Romanian embassy employee 'persona non grata'
Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Romania's ambassador in Moscow and declared one Romanian embassy official "persona non grata", Reuters reports.
The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the reforms in the Republic of Moldova and condemns the human rights situation in the Transnistrian region
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE PA) welcomes the ambitious reform agenda of the Republic of Moldova. Our country has made progress in anti-corruption reforms, increasing government transparency and improving the business climate, AP OSCE reports. The findings are included in the Bucharest Declaration, adopted today, during the annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
Viorica Rusica
NATO members agree 40 billion euro financial pledge for Ukraine
NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, two Western European diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday, a week before the alliance’s leaders are set to meet in Washington, Reuters reports.
Erdogan plans to hold talks with Putin during SCO summit in Astana
Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for regional security and defence talks, the Kremlin said, as well as a series of bilateral meetings, including with Chinese and Turkish leaders, Reuters reports.
After the corruption scandal, an acting head is to be appointed at Interpol Moldova
An acting head is to be appointed at the head of the Interpol Moldova Bureau after Viorel Țentiu, who managed the institution, was accused of passive corruption and was placed under house arrest. The announcement was made by the Minister of Internal Affairs, Adrian Efros. He said that, at present, several candidacies are being considered, but he did not reveal their names.