Democratic congressman urges Biden to withdraw from presidential race

Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday called on US President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race following his poor performance in last week’s debate against Donald Trump, DW reports.

Four children, transported to the hospital after they allegedly intoxicated themselves with drugs on a terrace in Chisinau

Shocking case at a terrace in Chisinau. Four minors were transported to the hospital after they intoxicated themselves with drugs. According to the National Center for Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Assistance, the ambulance was requested on Sunday, around 1:35 p.m.

President Maia Sandu will meet with the diaspora from Great Britain, France and Ireland

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, is going to pay several working visits outside the country, where she will talk with the Moldovan diaspora. The president announced this on a social network.

Smuggling of luxury cars, brought illegally from France, Italy and Holland. Three men, under criminal investigation

Three men from Hîncești are being investigated for smuggling seven luxury cars from France, Italy and the Netherlands, estimated at over 4.2 million lei. According to the PCCOCS, following the cooperation with the French authorities, 10 searches took place in Chisinau and Hîncești - the district where the three suspects are from. As a result, more than 170,000 lei were collected, allegedly from criminal activity, a universal key for starting stolen cars and other items important to the criminal case.

Far right leads first round of France’s parliamentary election in blow to Macron

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party led the first round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, taking it closer to the gates of power than ever before, CNN reports.

A new exercise with the Armed Forces reservists has started

The reservists of the Armed Forces will be trained between July 1-5 in theoretical and practical sessions at various training sites.

Co-rapporteurs of the APCE Monitoring Commission, on a documentary visit to the Republic of Moldova

The co-rapporteurs of the Monitoring Commission of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Pierre-Alain Fridez and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, will be, between July 1 and 3, on a documentary visit to the Republic of Moldova. It will cover recent political developments, the preparation of the presidential elections and the constitutional referendum, the implementation of postal voting. Other topics that will be addressed during the visit are foreign interference, the progress of justice reform and the external evaluation of judges and prosecutors.

Five killed and 63 injured in huge explosion at Turkish restaurant

Five people were killed and at least 63 injured in a gas explosion at a restaurant in Turkey on Sunday, the country's interior minister said, writes the local press.

MEC: Nursery groups will be opened in kindergartens in 15 localities in the Republic of Moldova

Nursery groups for children aged up to two will be opened in kindergartens in 15 localities in the Republic of Moldova. They will be opened based on a project implemented by the World Bank, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research (MEC) and the National Office for Regional and Local Development. The amount of investments amounts to more than 2 million dollars, and the renovation works of the halls will start next year. Services will be available for at least 15 children in each locality.

Two localities from the Ștefan Vodă district merge to benefit from financial support

Two localities from the Ștefan Vodă district: Volintiri and Copceac, could be the first localities to merge voluntarily, as part of the amalgamation reform. We learn more from the material made by Svetlana Bogatu for the show "Zi de zi" on Radio Moldova.

Estonia: PM successor picked as Kallas heads to Brussels

The ruling Reform Party of Estonia on Saturday chose a replacement for Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as she looks set to take the job of the European Union's new foreign policy chief, DW reports.

Two detained after attack outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade

Two men were remanded in custody Sunday in connection with an attack outside the Israeli embassy in Belgrade that Serbian authorities called a "targeted terrorist act," a minister said, AFP reports.