An airline from the Republic of Moldova cancels several flights

A private low-cost airline from the Republic of Moldova announced that it is canceling flights for Monday, March 20, due to technical problems. Thus, the flights Chisinau - Dublin - Chisinau; Chisinau - Tel Aviv - Chisinau and Chisinau - Verona – Chisinau were cancelled.

Union through music: Symphony orchestras from both banks of the Prut will perform a monumental work by Beethoven

The 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven will sound at the vocal-symphonic concert dedicated to the day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. The event will take place on Thursday, March 23, at the Palace of the Republic in Chisinau. For the first time, two valuable symphony orchestras from the Republic of Moldova and from Romania will perform a monumental work by Beethoven.

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills, AFP reports.

At least 16 dead after magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador

At least 16 people died after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon, according to government officials, CNN reports.

Turkey announces the extension of the international agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain

A deal allowing the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports that was due to expire on Saturday has been renewed, Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said, while a Ukrainian government minister said the extension had been agreed for 120 days, Reuters reports.

The US will transfer another $7 billion to Ukraine

The United States will transfer more than 7 billion dollars to Ukraine by September, said the representative of the United States to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, during the briefing of the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, reports Ukrinform.

French pension reform: MPs file no-confidence motions against government

French opposition lawmakers on Friday, March 17, filed two no-confidence motions against President Emmanuel Macron's government after it forced a contested pension reform through the Assemblee Nationale without a vote, the leader of an independent parliamentary group said, AFP reports.

Putin arrest warrant: Biden welcomes ICC's war crimes charges

US President Joe Biden has welcomed the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant against his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, BBC reports.

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Zaporizhia region

Russian troops launched a missile attack on the Zaporozhye region. As a result, a residential complex was destroyed, according to the press service of the Zaporizhia Regional Military Administration.

MEP Corina Crețu became a citizen of the Republic of Moldova

The Romanian MEP, Corina Crețu, received a positive opinion regarding the citizenship of the Republic of Moldova and she will be issued identity documents as a citizen of our country.

Maia Sandu convenes the Supreme Security Council, after the General Assembly of Judges postponed the appointment of CSM members

"I understand that the judges still decided to block the cleansing of the judiciary and continue to put obstacles in the restoration of justice in Moldova. I announce that I will convene for Monday, at 2:00 p.m., the Supreme Security Council in connection with the emergency situation in the judiciary", reads President Maia Sandu's message.

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia, CNN reports.