Israeli army approves plans for offensive against Lebanon's Hezbollah

The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it has approved "operational plans" for an offensive against the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, Xinhua agency reports.

Nicolae Ciucă: Romania continues to support Moldova regarding EU accession

Romania continues the in-depth dialogue with the Republic of Moldova, in order to give Chisinau all the necessary support in the process of joining the European Union. The statement belongs to the president of the Romanian Senate, Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă, who had a meeting with Ina Coșeru, the president of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Commission. Nicolae Ciucă claims that it is mandatory to combat disinformation and manipulations until October 20, when the presidential elections take place, simultaneously with the referendum for European integration.

Foreigners married for 10 years to citizens of Romania to get Romanian citizenship. The Bucharest authorities amend the Citizenship Law

Romanian citizenship may be granted, upon request, to a foreign person who is married and has been living abroad with a Romanian citizen for at least ten years, writes Agerpres. The Senate from Bucharest adopted and amended, on Tuesday, in plenary, as the first Chamber notified, a project to supplement the Citizenship Law. The amendment was proposed by the PSD senator Robert Cazanciuc, adopted by the Legal Commission and appropriated by the plenary session of the Bucharest Senate.

New mystery monolith appears in Nevada Desert

A mysterious shiny monolith has appeared in a Nevada desert, the latest other-worldly installation to materialize in recent years across North America and Europe, AFP reports.

June 19 – the deadline for submitting proposals to the fiscal and customs policy for 2025

The deadline for submitting proposals to the draft law on the budgetary-fiscal and customs policy for 2025 expires on Wednesday, June 19, informs the Ministry of Finance.

EU leaders fail to agree on von der Leyen’s second term

EU leaders failed to back Ursula von der Leyen for another term as European Commission president Monday night, despite assurances from France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Olaf Scholz in recent days that they were nearing a deal, three EU diplomats told POLITICO.

Man from Orhei, detained for the illegal drug trade

The law enforcement officers seized from a 44-year-old man from Orhei, 245 packages with narcotic substances, almost 150 pills with a psychotropic effect and about 30 thousand lei.

Two men from Chisinau, suspected of killing their neighbor: They risk 15 years in prison

Two men, 42 and 47 years old, from Chisinau, are suspected of having killed their neighbor in a fight.

Seoul fires warning shots as N. Korean soldiers cross border again

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border Tuesday but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South, AFP reports.

Maia Sandu: The Kremlin does not respect the citizens of the Republic of Moldova and their choice

The Russian Federation does not respect the citizens of the Republic of Moldova and their choice, but tries to undermine our country's efforts to strengthen its democracy, claims President Maia Sandu. The head of state declared, during a conference held in Chisinau together with her Italian counterpart, that the Republic of Moldova is not the only country that the Kremlin would try to destabilize. On a two-day visit to Chisinau, the leader from Rome, Sergio Mattarella, admitted that Italy is also subject to a disinformation campaign, a phenomenon observed, in particular, in electoral contexts.

Italy and the Republic of Moldova signed a joint statement in support of our country's accession to the EU

Italy and the Republic of Moldova signed a joint statement in support of our country's accession to the European Union. The document was signed by the Deputy Prime Minister, Cristina Gherasimov, and the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, Edmondo Cirielli, in the context of the official visit to Chisinau by the leader from Rome, Sergio Matarella. President Maia Sandu declared that this visit sends a firm message of support for our country. For his part, President Sergio Matarella assured that Italy will support the European integration course of the Republic of Moldova.

Census 2024: Over 2.3 million people surveyed

More than 2.3 million people have been surveyed in the Population and Housing Census to date.