Tragedy in India: Around 300 people killed in train crash

Around 300 people have died and 850 others have been injured in a train collision in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, reports the BBC. More than 200 ambulances have been sent to the scene in Balasore district, says Odisha's chief secretary Pradeep Jena.

Jens Stoltenberg to visit Turkey: Sweden's NATO accession on the agenda

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Turkey on 3-4 June. On Saturday, he will attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, who won a second term in office in the 28 May presidential elections, an Alliance statement said.

Mircea Geoană: Informal NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Oslo important for the preparation of the Vilnius Summit

Yesterday's informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo provided an opportunity for important discussions in preparation for the Alliance's Vilnius Summit in July, said Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană.

King Charles III visits Romania

King Charles III visits Romania today, less than a month after his coronation, the first visit by a British monarch to the neighbouring country. King Charles has no less than ten properties in Romania, the most famous being the one in Viscri, writes Hotnews.ro.

New Russian drone and missile attack overnight across Ukraine

Russia has launched new waves of missile and drone attacks overnight, with air alarms going off across Ukraine, according to Hotnews.co.uk.

Berlin says countries at war cannot be accepted into NATO

NATO's doors remain open to new members, but a country cannot join the alliance while it is in the midst of a war, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said in Oslo on Thursday, according to Reuters.

Jens Stoltenberg: "All NATO allies agree that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance"

All NATO allies agree that "Ukraine will become a member of the alliance", said Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, reports Digi24.ro.

EU sanctions seven people accused of destabilizing the Republic of Moldova

European Union member states on Tuesday adopted sanctions against seven people from the Republic of Moldova, accused in particular of having links with "Russia's efforts to destabilize" the country, which is economically very fragile, reports Agerpres.ro.

Ukraine's NATO membership to be discussed at informal meeting in Norway

Foreign ministers from NATO's 31 member states will discuss Ukraine's accession to the organisation at an informal meeting in Oslo on Wednesday and Thursday.

Several buildings in Moscow hit by drones

Several buildings in Moscow have been hit by drones causing "minor" damage and no serious injuries, the Russian capital's mayor said Tuesday morning, as quoted by international news agencies.

Russia denounces the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

President Vladimir Putin promulgated on Monday 19 May a law denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, after the State Duma adopted a legislative act to this effect, according to Agerpres.

Expert on Turkey's elections: "President Erdogan has managed to convince those who doubted that his economic policy would work"

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been re-elected as Turkey's president for a third consecutive term following the second round of elections, the High Electoral Committee has announced. He won his five-year term with more than 52 percent of the vote. The results were predictable, Victor Juc, director of the Institute for Legal, Political and Sociological Research, told Radio Moldova. The expert also pointed out that relations between Turkey and Moldova will not change radically after Sunday's elections.