Former Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev will run for president

The former Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tarlev, officially announced his candidacy for the presidential elections this fall. Tarlev said that he made this decision following requests and urges from many citizens, emphasizing the need to be more actively involved in the political and economic life of the country.

Taiwan is bracing for a powerful typhoon. Flights cancelled, day off for employees, and schools were closed

Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and one person killed, while the military went on stand-by amid torrential rain, Reuters reports.

Tragic accident in Ștefan-Voda. One woman died, and five people were transported to the hospital

A 47-year-old woman died following a serious accident that occurred near the village of Răscăieții Noi, Ștefan-Voda district. According to the General Police Inspectorate, the tragedy happened last night, around 11:20 p.m.

Kamikaze drone attacks in Ismail: port infrastructure and a residential building damaged

Russia's massive nighttime bombardment by Shahed kamikaze drones in the city of Ismail in the Odesa region caused significant damage to port infrastructure and to a five-story residential building. According to the information provided by the state administration of the Ismail region, the attack happened in violation of the rules of conduct in war. This deliberate action led to serious damage to the port infrastructure in Ismail, writes Ukrinform.

Mirnoe-Tabaki customs temporarily closed to traffic

The traffic of people and means of transport at the Mirnoe-Tabaki border customs point will be temporarily suspended on Wednesday, July 24, between 09:00 and 15:00, according to the Customs Service.

LIVE // The government meets in session

The Cabinet of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, meets in session. There are 24 projects on the agenda of the Executive.(https://gov.md/ro/content/sedinta-guvernului-din-24-iulie-2024-ora-1000)

Searches at several driving schools in Chisinau, Ialoveni and Comrat

Several driving schools in Chisinau, Ialoveni and Comrat are raided. The information was confirmed for “Teleradio-Moldova” Broadcaster by the Center's press officer, Angela Starinschi.

Romanian MEP Diana Sosoacă was banned from entering Ukraine

The Romanian MEP, Diana Ivanovici-Soșoacă, was banned from entering Ukraine for three years, being accused of having close ties with the Kremlin regime. Soșoacă is the leader of the far-right party SOS, separated from another far-right party - AUR or Alliance for the Union of Romanians.

Hungary issues an ultimatum to Ukraine for the unblocking of EU funds intended for armaments

Hungary will continue to block the 6.5 billion euro funding program for military aid to Ukraine from the European Peace Fund until Kiev resumes supplies of Russian oil. A statement to this effect was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Peter Szijjártó, in an interview for ATV Hirado. He pointed out that Hungary and Slovakia's energy supply is under threat because 33% and 40-45% of their crude oil imports come from a Russian company and the oil transits through Ukraine.

July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally

Last Sunday was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor, AFP reports.

Etna eruption forces closure of Catania Airport

The airport at Catania in Sicily, on Tuesday suspended all flights as ash from an eruption at nearby Mount Etna entered the airspace, AFP reports.

Microsoft blames the European Union for the recent huge computer outage

Up to 8.5 million Windows devices were affected by Friday's IT outage after Crowdstrike's antivirus update went awry. Microsoft says the European Union is to blame for the world's biggest IT outage on Friday following a faulty security update, writes Euronews.