7+ hour, 32+ min ago   (585+ words) More than 2,500 people gathered in Chisinau's central square on Monday to take part in the Great National Dictation, celebrating Romanian Language Day and commemorating the country's historic break from Soviet linguistic control. The fourth annual event, organized by the Ministry…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago   (388+ words) Senior US diplomat Christopher W. Smith assumed office on Monday as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova, serving as the organization's chief mediator in the stalled Transnistrian settlement talks. Smith was appointed by the Swiss OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, succeeding Ambassador Kelly…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (270+ words) An 86-year-old German mountaineer has recovered his vintage backpack after it emerged from a melting Tyrolean glacier 63 years after he dropped it into a crevasse, Austrian police said. Lost to the ice The equipment, which included an ice axe, a…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (348+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded American billionaire and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk the Order of Liberty, according to a presidential decree signed on August 26, 2026. The official citation honors the founder of SpaceX and Tesla for exceptional personal merits in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (445+ words) Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced a strategic cabinet reshuffle on August 25, nominating former Romanian Economy Minister Claudiu Năsui as the new Minister of Economic Development and Digitalization. Năsui, 41, who was granted Moldovan citizenship on the day of the announcement,…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (402+ words) Russian businesses are showing significant reluctance to hire veterans returning from the war in Ukraine, particularly those who volunteered for frontline service. The trend highlights a sharp divide between the Kremlin's public praise of returning soldiers and the reality of…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (280+ words) Moldova's national weather authority has issued a countrywide yellow code alert for heavy rainfall, effective Wednesday, 26 August. Meteorologists forecast significant precipitation, with local accumulations reaching up to 49 liters per square meter, occasionally accompanied by lightning and thunderstorms. The warning was…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (336+ words) Six individuals, including former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his son, have been detained in a high-profile criminal investigation. Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee announced the arrests, linking them to the illegal acquisition of state assets and large-scale money laundering. State assets…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (439+ words) The United States has officially removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, dismantling a major barrier to foreign investment as Washington deepens diplomatic ties with Damascus's new administration. The decision, published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury,…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (281+ words) Moldovan phytosanitary inspectors have detected the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) for the first time in an industrial area of Chisinau. The National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) immediately launched emergency containment and eradication protocols to eliminate the quarantine pest. Major agricultural…...