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“Russia and its proxies are now actively focusing their efforts on the Moldovan diaspora,” National Security Adviser Stanislav Secrieru told POLITICO. “The indictment of Guțul is one of the few examples of success within a broader trend to clean up the Moldovan public space of corrupt officials,” said Oktawian Milewski, a political scientist based in Warsaw. According to him, Guțul came to power in Gagauzia after a rigged election in 2023, where politicians were giving out so-called electoral gifts containing food products and basic consumables. “The Gagauz elections of April-May 2023 served as a testing ground for what was to…
The visit comes ahead of what could be a decisive week in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Moscow midweek for talks. Trump has set a Friday deadline for Russia to halt its military offensive or face new economic sanctions. The diplomatic impasse shows little sign of resolution. Russia maintains its advance, and Trump has questioned the long-term impact of sanctions. According to the United Nations, over 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the conflict began.
German prosecutors have also charged an apparent accomplice, Jaqi X., who worked for a logistics company at Leipzig airport in Germany. She is suspected of providing Jian G. with information about flights, cargo, and passengers — in particular, on the transportation of military equipment and people linked to a German arms company. Jian G. was arrested in April 2024 and has remained in pretrial detention, while Jaqi X. has been in pretrial detention since September 2024. Krah, who was AfD’s top candidate for last year’s European election, is himself subject to a separate investigation over allegations that he accepted payments…
Published on 05/08/2025 – 12:32 GMT+2 The UK’s Royal Ballet and Opera (RBO) has cancelled its 2026 production of Puccini’s Tosca in Tel Aviv after almost 200 staff condemned the UK company’s “hypocrisy” on the war in Gaza, accusing it of aligning with “a government currently engaged in crimes against humanity”. In an internal message to staff, according to The Guardian, RBO chief executive Sir Alex Beard said: “We have made the decision that our new production of Tosca will not be going to Israel.” Beard acknowledged an open letter, signed by 182 members of staff, including dancers, musicians, singers,…
Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Šadžius has been appointed as a short-term prime minister following the resignation of Gintautas Paluckas and his government. Šadžius took up the post on Monday and will serve as Lithuania’s caretaker PM until parliament elects a new government. He is a member of the center-left Social Democratic Party of Lithuania and was the country’s finance minister under Paluckas. Since the Social Democrats are the largest faction in the Lithuanian parliament, they are expected to propose a new candidate for prime minister. According to local media, the nomination is set to take place on Wednesday. President Gitanas Nausėda…
By Euronews Published on 05/08/2025 – 12:19 GMT+2 The Swiss government announced on Monday that it is preparing a “more attractive offer” in its trade negotiations with the United States, in a bid to avoid high 39% US tariffs on its imports, which would severely damage the export-driven Swiss economy. In an official statement following an emergency government meeting, the Federal Council – the executive body of the Swiss government – confirmed its intention to continue talks with Washington, even after US President Donald Trump’s 7 August deadline for the new tariffs to come into force. The government said in a…
Russian forces sent more than 30 drones to Lozova. Railway infrastructure, residential buildings, and a power plant were damaged. Local authorities are working to restore the water supply, and part of the city remains without electricity. “A man died. Ten more people were injured or suffered acute stress. Among the victims were a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy,” Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office said in a morning statement. The man killed was a mechanic at the local railway station — four more railway workers were wounded, Ukrainian state railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement. The attack severely damaged the central…
At least five people have been killed and 13 injured in Russian strikes overnight on Tuesday that targeted the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, days before US President Donald Trump’s deadline for Moscow to agree to a truce or face additional tariffs expires. One person was killed in a strike targeting the city of Lozova in the Kharkiv region that hit critical infrastructure, including high-rise buildings and a residential area, the city’s mayor said, calling it the “most intense attack” on the town since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022. “Sadly, people have been injured, including two children.…
Published on 05/08/2025 – 11:45 GMT+2 BP surprised investors on Tuesday by reporting stronger-than-expected profits in the second quarter, following a period of price volatility. Adjusted profits came to $2.4 billion (€2.1bn) for the three months through June, beating analyst forecasts of $1.8bn (€1.6bn). BP also announced a $750 million (€650mn) share buyback. Despite the better-than-expected results, the firm added that it would be launching a cost-cutting scheme when its new chair joins in September. This comes just a few months after BP said it would save $4bn to $5bn (€3.5bn to €4.3bn) by the end of 2027, relative to…
Only in July, Moscow sent 6,275 Shahed drones against Ukraine, with more than 355 coming in the first few days of August, according to Ukrainian air force statistics. Russia’s evolving drone attacks make it harder for Ukrainian air defense forces to shoot them down and is exhausting air defense stocks. “So, the only means left were our aviation and expensive Western air defense missiles. But we do not have enough helicopters and jets, and we do have a critical dependency on Western air defense systems supply,” Beskrestnov added. “However, it is unreasonable to waste expensive missiles, as we would never…