Sinéad O’Connor dies aged 56

Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, prompting grief and tributes for a singer who enchanted and at times shocked the world, The Guardian reports.

Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV

Soldiers in the West African country of Niger have announced a coup on national TV. They said they had dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions and closed the nation's borders, BBC reports.

Trucks will be prohibited from driving on the streets of Chisinau, during the day, due to the heat wave

Heavy trucks are prohibited from driving on the streets of Chisinau between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. A decision in this sense was taken by the members of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Chisinau municipality, in connection with the high temperatures of the last period.

The Republic of Moldova denounced three agreements with the CIS

The Government of the Republic of Moldova approved on Wednesday the draft laws on the denunciation of three agreements signed within the Commonwealth of Independent States. There are two agreements in the military field and one - in the field of metrology and standardization.

Government proposes to the Parliament the extension of the state of emergency for another 60 days

The members of the Government decided to propose to the Parliament the extension of the state of emergency for another 60 days, starting on August 3. The Minister of the Interior, Adrian Efros, motivated the decision by the aggravation of the situation at the borders of the Republic of Moldova with Ukraine, following the brutal aggression of the Russian Federation on the Odesa and Reni regions.

Details of the MAEIE: How many employees of the Russian Embassy will remain in Chisinau

After the Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu announced during the Government meeting about the reduction of the number of Russian diplomats accredited in the Republic of Moldova, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MAEIE) came with clarifications.

Zelensky, before the Ukraine-NATO meeting on the topic of Black Sea security: We have already started preparations for an interoperability plan

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Tuesday evening that at the NATO-Ukraine Council meeting that will take place on Wednesday, the main topic of discussion will be the security of the Black Sea, Ukrainian ports and grain exports, and said that preparations for an interoperability plan have already begun with the North Atlantic Alliance, reports news.ro.

Death toll rises in Greece and Italy, following devastating fires and storms

At least seven people have died in the past 24 hours in Italy following wildfires and violent storms. Three people died in the fires in Sicily, and four others lost their lives in storms in the north of the peninsula, while hundreds more were forced to flee their homes, The Guardian reports.

LIVE Government meeting

The members of the Cabinet of Ministers meet in session.

CEC's General Local Elections: voters who change their temporary residence after August 5 will not be able to vote

Voters who change their domicile or residence to another constituency after 5 August will not be able to vote in the general local elections. Similarly, they will not be able to vote in their previous place of residence. This is because, according to the new provisions of the Electoral Code, the period for registering a temporary domicile or residence cannot be less than 3 months before the date of the first round of voting. The clarification was made by the Central Electoral Commission.

Chisinau authorities condemn the Russian attacks on the city of Odesa

The President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu and the Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu condemned the Russian attacks on Ukraine, after Odesa was bombed last night.

Conservatives aim to oust Pedro Sánchez as Spain votes in summer election

Spaniards headed to the polls on Sunday with the choice of re-electing Pedro Sánchez and his fractious leftwing alliance or letting conservatives reverse the prime minister’s reforms in a possible pact with the hard right, Financial Times reports.