42+ min ago   (309+ words) Applications for universities in the Republic of Moldova are still open for a second round. Those who did not participate in the main session or were not accepted into their preferred study program can submit their applications until August 17. There…...

34+ min ago   (317+ words) According to the company, on August 16, the total volume of electricity purchased consisted of 30.74% from renewable sources, 65.69% from bilateral import contracts, 2.06% from the Day-Ahead Market in Romania via OPCOM, and 1.52% from district heating power plants (CHPs). “For Sunday, August 16, 2026, the…...

4+ hour, 36+ min ago   (566+ words) The fourth edition of the Author's Wine Festival will be held from September 4 to 6, 2026, in the courtyard of the National Museum of History of Moldova. This year, the festival will span three days for the first time and will feature…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (473+ words) On the morning of Sunday, August 16, the airspace surveillance systems of the National Army detected an unauthorized aircraft entering the territory of the Republic of Moldova. This incident occurred in the context of the air strikes launched by the Russian…...

21+ hour, 19+ min ago   (415+ words) Localities with fewer than 3,000 residents that refuse voluntary merger face mandatory consolidation by statutory decree ahead of the 2027 local elections, government officials confirmed. While non-participating municipalities will forfeit direct transition grants, they will still enter a new decentralized fiscal framework…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (364+ words) Europe is once again engulfed in devastating wildfires, driven by extreme temperatures and prolonged drought across the continent. Emergency crews in Croatia, Italy, Germany, Spain, Greece, France, and the United Kingdom are fighting round the clock to protect communities. According…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago   (417+ words) Russian courts convicted at least 1,234 people under anti-terrorism legislation in the first half of 2026, marking a sharp escalation in judicial prosecutions compared to the same period last year. According to a joint investigation by First Department and Parubets Analytics, courts…...

20+ hour, 1+ min ago   (319+ words) Russian equities registered their sharpest single-day decline since September 2022 on Friday, as escalating geopolitical rhetoric shattered investor hopes for a cease-fire in Ukraine. Between Wednesday and Friday, the index dropped 8.4%, wiping out in three days half of the gains accumulated…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago   (327+ words) Ukrainian forces launched long-range missile and drone strikes targeting key Russian defense, aerospace, and energy infrastructure hundreds of kilometers behind the border. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukrainian-developed "Flamingo" missiles struck the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, approximately 900 kilometers…...

23+ hour, 16+ min ago   (243+ words) An open-source intelligence (OSINT) analyst from the independent news outlet Astra evaluated footage published by the monitoring channel Exile Nova+. The analysis identified an explosion and a subsequent large fire at a major manufacturing facility. The burning workshop is situated…...