Iowa tornado kills 'multiple' people in small town reduced to rubble

A powerful tornado ripped through a small Iowa town on Tuesday, killing multiple people and leaving at least a dozen injured, authorities said, Reuters reports.

Israeli officials shut down Associated Press broadcast and seize camera equipment

Israeli authorities have shut down a live broadcast by the Associated Press (AP) and seized camera equipment, accusing the organisation of breaking laws because it provides material to the Al Jazeera news station, Sky news reports.

Russia starts exercise to simulate launch of tactical nuclear weapons

Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to what Moscow deems threats from western officials about increased involvement in the conflict, The Guardian reports.

A young man drowned in a lake in Chisinau

A 25-year-old man drowned in the lake in the "Valea Morilor" Park in Chisinau. The tragedy happened this evening.

10 killed in Egypt as minibus plunges off ferry into Nile

At least 10 female farm workers died in Egypt when a minibus plunged off a river ferry and into the Nile northwest of Cairo on Tuesday, the health ministry said.

British man killed as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence

A 73-year-old British man has died and more than 30 other people have been injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London which was hit by severe turbulence, BBC reports.

Authorities admit that the EU accession negotiations could start in June. Recean: "It's not a date, it's a goal"

European officials did not confirm, but neither did they deny that the accession negotiations of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union will begin on June 25, as reported in the media. Prime Minister Dorin Recean confirms that such an objective exists, but on the other hand, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, states that we still have work to do.

Missile attack on the city of Kharkiv. Six people, injured

A missile strike in a suburb outside Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine killed six people and injured 28 others, according to local officials. A seven-month pregnant woman was among them, Euronews reports.

The Republic of Moldova is preparing for the European Parliament elections

The Republic of Moldova is preparing for the European Parliament elections. Almost one million Moldovans, who hold Romanian citizenship, will have the opportunity to directly influence the decisions of the European Union (EU). They are expected on June 9 to elect the MEPs from Romania, at 52 polling stations in the Republic of Moldova.

German Foreign Minister requests the urgent transfer of air defense systems to Ukraine

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock made a surprise visit to Kiev for the seventh time since the start of the war. In connection with the current offensive of Russian troops, the head of diplomacy in Berlin called for the urgent transfer of additional air defense systems to Ukraine to protect against Russian missiles and drones.

Nine people arrested for alleged acts of Russian sabotage in Poland

Nine suspected members of a Russian spy ring have been arrested for allegedly coordinating a campaign of sabotage in Poland, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday.

A delegation of Lithuanian parliamentarians is on a working visit to Chisinau

Members of a delegation of the Seimas from Lithuania are making a working visit to the Republic of Moldova, between May 21-24. According to the Legislative, the delegation includes the vice-president of the European Affairs Committee, Marius Matijošaitis, the member of the Legal Affairs Committee, Vilius Semeška, and the former representative of the Seimas in the European Parliament, the head of the Interpretation and Translation Department of the Seimas Secretariat, Loreta Raulinaityte.