Volodymyr Zelensky could pay a visit to Romania

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, is expected to visit Romania on October 10, official sources told G4Media. However, the visit will not be officially confirmed until the last moment, as the war may change the plans of the leader from Kiev.

Russian strikes hit port facilities in Odesa

Russia unleashed new air strikes on Ukraine early on Friday, killing a 10-year-old boy in the northeastern city of Kharkiv and damaging grain and port infrastructure in the Odesa region in the south, Ukrainian officials said, Reuters reports.

Russia says downed eight Ukrainian drones

Moscow said Friday it had destroyed eight Ukrainian drones in western Russia, following a deadly Russian strike on a village across the frontline, AFP reports.

Norwegian Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse, whose work tackles birth, death, faith and the other “elemental stuff” of life in spare Nordic prose, won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday for writing that prize organizers said gives “voice to the unsayable”, AP reports.

Russian attack on shop in eastern Ukraine kills 48

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at least 48 people were killed in a Russian artillery strike that hit a shop near the eastern city of Kupiansk on Thursday, CNN reports.

Maia Sandu, in Granada: I call on leaders to fight against disinformation

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, arrived at the third edition of the European Political Community Summit in Granada, Kingdom of Spain. Before starting the event, the head of state told the media that today she will appeal to the European leaders to fight together against the interference of the Russian Federation in the internal affairs of our country.

Russia plans naval base in Abkhazia

Russia has signed a deal for a permanent naval base on the Black Sea coast of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the Izvestiya newspaper reported, prompting criticism from Georgia which said the move was a "gross violation" of its sovereignty, Reuters reports.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 occurred in the Vrancea seismic zone

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 occurred this morning, at 3:50 local time, in the Vrancea seismic zone, Buzău county, according to information published by the National Research and Development Institute for Earth Physics (INCDFP).

Greece proposes ports as part of alternative 'grain corridor' for Ukraine

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, George Gerapetritis, proposed at the meeting of the EU foreign ministers in Kyiv to use Greek ports as an alternative route for the export of Ukrainian grain, according to the Greek outlet Ekathimerini.

Ukraine charges former president with murder in Euromaidan protests

Ukraine's Prosecutor General announced on Wednesday that former President Viktor Yanukovych has been officially charged with a series of crimes, including murder, in connection with the 2014 Euromaidan protests in Kiev.

Putin to visit Kyrgyzstan, first trip abroad since ICC arrest warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Kyrgyzstan in mid-October, according to authorities in Bishkek. The visit, which will be Putin's first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him, is seen as a sign of Russia's continued influence in Central Asia.

Major bus crash in Venice kills at least 21 tourists

At least 21 people, including two children, were killed and 18 others were injured after a tour bus crashed off a viaduct near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, BBC News reported.