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.

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.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, responsible for three chapters of negotiations. Andrei Spînu: I saw a lot of support in Luxembourg

Infrastructure is a key area requiring the biggest investments in the Republic of Moldova's path to joining the EU bloc. The European Union wants our country to reach the same infrastructure standards as in European countries, and Chisinau must announce when it can do this and what financial resources it needs for this. The Ministry of Infrastructure in Chisinau has already started preparations for the negotiations related to this field, Minister Andrei Spînu announced in an interview for Moldova 1 TV.

State secretary Jana Costachi released from office

The State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI), Jana Costachi, has resigned. A decision to this effect was approved during the Government meeting on July 3.

Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems, AP reports.