The new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is on his first working visit to Chisinau

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, will pay his first working visit to the Republic of Moldova on Thursday, September 19, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

The country's lakes and protection dykes will be checked. The request comes from Prime Minister Dorin Recean

Lakes in the country will be checked. The request comes from Prime Minister Dorin Recean. At the beginning of the Government meeting, the official asked the competent institutions to make an inventory of the reservoirs and protection dykes in the country, following the floods caused by the heavy rains from September 14-16.

Chief of the General Staff of the National Army, dismissed by the Government. The president's decree follows

The Cabinet of Ministers requested, on Wednesday, September 18, the dismissal of the Chief of Staff of the National Army, Eduard Ohladciuc. The final decision is to be taken by the president Maia Sandu.

Five schools in the Republic of Moldova will be modernized with the support of Norway and UNDP Moldova

Norway and UNDP Moldova will modernize five of the 35 educational institutions that are part of the Model Schools Network in the Republic of Moldova, informs the Ministry of Education and Research. The investments will be made in the period 2024-2028.

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.

One more party submitted the documents to the CEC for participation in the referendum

The "Democracy at Home" party submitted today to the Central Electoral Commission an application for registration as a participant in the republican constitutional referendum on October 20.

"Help at the meter" program, again used by scammers. Ministry of Social Protection: "Be alert!"

A new scam associated with the government's "Help at the Meter" program was revealed by authorities. This time, the scammers created an unauthorized web platform through which citizens were indirectly tricked into filling in their personal details. Once completed, the personal data were processed, and the financial means - stolen.

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.

The Republic of Moldova borrows 200 million euros for the expansion and rehabilitation of forests

The Republic of Moldova signed a loan agreement with the European Investment Bank in the amount of 200 million euros, money that will be used for the expansion and rehabilitation of forests. According to the Ministry of the Environment, the new forest areas will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 12 million tons over the next 30 years.

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.