UK election: What's happened and what comes next?

The Labour Party has won the UK general election and Sir Keir Starmer will become the new prime minister. The result ends 14 years of Conservative government, during which five different prime ministers have run the country, BBC reports.

Two Russian regions were attacked by drones this night

In the city of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar region, from where the Russian military regularly launches kamikaze drones over Ukraine, debris from a drone damaged a three-story apartment building. The attack disrupted a power station that supplies much of this city. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that six people were injured, including two children, writes DW.

Hungary's Orban to head to Moscow to meet with Putin

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, Radio Free Europe and the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Armenia is ready to raise the level of relations with the United States to a strategic partnership

Armenia and the United States of America expressed their readiness to take bilateral relations to a new level, raising them to a strategic partnership. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a congratulatory telegram sent to US President Joe Biden on the occasion of Independence Day, reports EFE.

EU hits Chinese electric cars with new tariffs

The European Union has raised tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as Brussels takes action to protect the bloc's motor industry, BBC reports.

Slovakia reclassifies PM shooting as terror attack

Slovak authorities have reclassified the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico and are investigating it as a terror attack, not as attempted murder, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, AFP reports.

Romania and the EU are investing in bridges over the Prut. Spinu: "We have already signed an agreement for three bridges"

There are no delays in the agreements implementation regarding the construction of bridges over the Prut, and the works will be done from Romania's budget sources and, probably, from European funds, said the Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development in an interview for Moldova 1 TV.

Germany offers 15 million euros to improve the water infrastructure in the Republic of Moldova

The "Improvement of water infrastructure in Central Moldova" project will benefit from a grant worth 15 million euros from the German Government. Additional grant agreements were signed at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development. According to the relevant minister, Andrei Spînu, the project will bring water to the homes of about 75 thousand people, from Străseni and Călărași districts.

Five killed by Russian strike in central Ukraine

At least five people have been killed by a Russian drone and missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, officials say, BBC reports.

French elections: Thousands gather in Paris to protest far-right surge

Unions, independent media, citizen organisations organised a rally in Paris on Wednesday night to support the left-wing bloc and denounce the rise of the far-right in the upcoming second round of parliamentary elections, writes Euronews.

Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica as Caymans, Mexico brace for storm's impact

Hurricane Beryl thrashed Jamaica with heavy winds and rain on Wednesday, killing at least one person after forging a destructive, water-soaked path across smaller Caribbean islands over the past couple days, Reuters reports.

Chisinau will host the third trilateral Moldova-Romania-Ukraine meeting

The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mihai Popșoi, will host the Third Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Trilateral foreign affairs meeting on Friday in Chisinau.