Romania: The population of the north of Tulcea county, warned about the danger of drones
The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations of Romania (IGSU) issued an RO-Alert message for the residents of the northern area of Tulcea county on the night of Thursday to Friday, after the defense and monitoring structures of the border airspace detected a group of drones heading towards targets on Ukrainian territory, located on the border with Romania, reports news.ro.
Bogdan Nigai
Klaus Iohannis, last speech at the UN: Romania firmly supports Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, gave his last speech before the UN General Assembly, underlining Romania's commitment to support Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova in a complicated regional context. The leader from Cotroceni emphasized the important role of Romania in maintaining security and stability in the region.
Bombings in Zaporozhye. One person died, six were injured
One man was killed and six others were injured in Russian shelling of Ukraine's Zaporozhye region. Among the injured are a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, according to information provided by the head of the Regional Military Administration, Ivan Fedorov.
Zelenski arrived in the US and visited a shell factory in Pennsylvania
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the US, where he will attend a meeting of the UN General Assembly and will present the Ukrainian "victory plan" to President Joe Biden.
Carolina Străjescu
Antonio Tajani: Italy is preparing to send a new anti-missile system to Ukraine
Italy is preparing to send another anti-missile system to Ukraine, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said, but he stressed the need for Western allies to avoid going to war with Russia. The official added that "defending Ukraine does not mean bringing about a world war."
EU will offer Kiev a loan of up to 35 billion euros
Update: 13:25 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sept. 20 announced a loan of up to 35 billion euros ($39 billion) to Ukraine as part of a $50-billion pledge by the G7, reports The Kyiv Independent.
The European Council approved the new composition of the European Commission
The Council today adopted, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, the list of persons whom it proposes for appointment as members of the Commission until 31 October 2029, reads the press release of the Council of the EU. The decision will now be sent to the European Parliament for approval.
Shocking attack in a school in Portugal: a 12-year-old boy stabbed six classmates and a teacher
A shocking incident happened at a school in Azambuja, Portugal, where a 12-year-old boy attacked six students and a teacher with a knife, writes Euronews. One of the victims, a 12-year-old girl, suffered serious chest and head injuries and was rushed to hospital. The attacker was detained and the Police opened an investigation to determine the motive behind this act of violence.
Sources: Israel allegedly planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah pagers
Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others, including the group's fighters and Iran's envoy to Beirut.
The Republic of Moldova and Romania are strengthening their military cooperation. The Romanian deputies adopted the legislative project
The Bucharest Chamber of Deputies adopted today the draft law on the cooperation agreement between Romania and the Republic of Moldova in the military field, reports Rador.
Ursula von der Leyen announced her team. Romania’s portfolio
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled on Tuesday, in Strasbourg, the new team of European Commissioners and their portfolios, after weeks of political battles, which ended on Monday with the resignation of the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
Russian state media banned on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp
Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms, BBC reports.