Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran

The political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike on his residence in Tehran, the Palestinian group and the Revolutionary Guards in Iran announced on Wednesday, writes the BBC.

Ukraine: 564 children died in the war started by Russia

More than 2,050 children have suffered in Ukraine as a result of armed aggression by the Russian Federation. Ukrainian children from Donetsk, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, Kyiv and Zaporozhye regions suffered the most, according to the data of the General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, made public on July 28.

Jānis Mažeiks: Referendum on EU membership must reflect citizens’ will

The autumn referendum, initiated by the president Maia Sandu, must reflect the will of the citizens, claims the ambassador of the European Union (EU) in the Republic of Moldova, Jānis Mažeiks. The diplomat stressed the importance of a strong turnout to legitimize the referendum result and prevent challenges from both pro-European and anti-European camps.

Death toll in the attack on Israel has reached 12. Prime Minister Netanyahu promises revenge

The toll of the rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has risen to 12 dead. Among the victims are children, the BBC reports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wrote on the X platform that the Lebanese group Hezbollah, accused of the attack, "will pay a heavy price, as it has never paid before".

At least 30 killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza

At least 30 people have been killed and over 100 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Deir-al Balah, central Gaza, where thousands were sheltering. The Israeli military said it had launched the strike in order to destroy a Hamas command and control center inside the compound, CNN reports.

Tragedy on the border. The body of a 27-year-old Ukrainian, found in a wheat field in Ocnița

The corpse of a 27-year-old Ukrainian citizen was found in a state of rotting in a wheat field in Ocnita, located about 300 meters from the border with Ukraine. The Border Police announces that the gruesome discovery was made by a man who was tilling the land on July 13.

Serious railway accident in Romania. 15 people injured after a locomotive hit a passenger train

Serious railway accident in Basarab Station in Bucharest, this evening. The Romanian authorities activated the red intervention plan, after a locomotive hit a train with passengers. According to preliminary information, 15 people were injured, and eight were hospitalized. Several intervention teams arrived at the scene, writes Euronews.

Fire at Arena Chisinau. Four fire crews battled the flames

A fire broke out today, July 19, at "Arena Chisinau". Four fire crews came on the scene to put out the flames that engulfed an electrical transformer, announces the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU).

Roberta Metsola is re-elected President of the European Parliament

Roberta Metsola has been re-elected President of the European Parliament for the next two years and a half, marking the beginning of the 10th legislature in Strasbourg, Euronews reports.

Dorin Recean wished success to the athletes who will represent the Republic of Moldova at the Olympic Games: "You are the best"

26 athletes from the Republic of Moldova will participate this year in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. They will compete in ten sporting events. The Olympic team was presented today, July 15, in an event attended by the country's leadership. Prime Minister Dorin Recean congratulated the athletes and coaches, wishing them success in the competition.

The National Army will receive a new batch of military equipment from the US

The National Army will receive this week a batch of military equipment from the United States of America (USA). It is about 20 HMMWV technical units, the Ministry of Defense announces. The institution warns that, due to the heatwave, military equipment will be transported at night, when temperatures are lower and road traffic is freer.

Maia Sandu's decree in the Stoianoglo case remains in force

The presidential decree by which Alexandr Stoianoglo was dismissed from the position of general prosecutor remains in force. The Constitutional Court (CC) declared inadmissible, on July 11, the referral of the communist deputies who requested the examination of the constitutionality of the decree signed by President Maia Sandu in September 2023. The decision is final and cannot be subject to any appeal.