BRICS Summit to be 'physical' — South Africa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month's BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader, The Moskow Times reports.

LIVE Press conference of the director of SIS, Alexandru Musteață

The director of SIS, Alexandru Musteață, holds a press conference.

Director of SIS is to announce the destruction of a network of espionage and treason. Radio Moldova will broadcast the briefing live

The director of the Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) Alexandru Musteata will hold a briefing on the destruction of an agency network involved in actions of treason and espionage. The event will take place today, starting at 11.00, in the premises of the Intelligence and Security Service. Radio Moldova will broadcast the briefing live.

Igor Grosu, on a working visit to the USA. The agenda of the working visit includes meetings with several officials

The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu will go on a working visit to the United States of America from July 11 to 15. The official will be accompanied by the president of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Commission, Doina Gherman. The agenda of the working visit includes meetings with members of the US Congress and senators. They will discuss opportunities for boosting bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Moldova and the United States of America.

White House: Biden to travel to Britain, Lithuania, Finland from July 9

U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Europe for meetings in Britain, Lithuania and Finland, the White House said on Sunday, Reuters reports.

Volodymyr Zelenskiy hopes for the "best possible outcome" from the NATO summit in Vilnius

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is hoping for the "best possible outcome" from this week's NATO summit in Vilnius, during which Kiev would like to see its aspirations to join the North Atlantic Alliance become a reality.

Erdogan will have a private discussion with Biden at the NATO summit

During the NATO summit in Vilnius, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will hold talks with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, regarding the bilateral relations between the two countries and regional issues, the Turkish presidency announced on Sunday, according to AFP.

US President Joe Biden on a tour of three European countries

US President Joe Biden left on Sunday for an official visit to three countries, a tour that will be dominated by the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, where solidarity with Ukraine in its fight against Russia will be expressed, although NATO has not yet accepted Kiev as a member of the alliance, Reuters reports.

France bans fireworks for the population on National Day

The French government on Sunday banned the sale and use of fireworks - popular among protesters during recent urban violence in the country - by individuals during demonstrations to be held on National Day, celebrated on 14 July, AFP and Agerpres report.

EU and New Zealand sign free trade agreement

The European Union and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement on Sunday that Brussels says should lead to a 30% increase in bilateral trade within a decade, reports Agerpres.

The government will subsidise up to 65% of the costs incurred when using energy resources to pump water from irrigation systems

The ceiling for subsidies accessed by Water User Associations has been increased. This was communicated to the Water User Associations for Irrigation (WUAI) by State Secretary Vasile Șarban.

Lithuania's capital, just 150 km from Russia, turned into a fortress ahead of NATO summit

NATO has turned Vilnius into a fortress defended by advanced weaponry to protect US President Joe Biden and other alliance leaders who will meet next week just 32 km from Lithuania's barbed-wire-covered border fence with Russia's ally Belarus, Reuters reports, cited by news.ro.