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'Hobbit houses' that might just save a Moldovan village
AFP, Published on 16/01/2026
» ROGOJENI — They call Rogojeni the "hobbit village", and its little half-buried houses, built to resist Moldova's cold winters and hot summers, do look like something from "The Lord of the Rings".
Moldova chooses pro-EU majority in face of Russian interference
Published on 29/09/2025
» Moldovan President Maia Sandu secured a mandate to press ahead with her agenda to steer the country into the European Union after her party won a parliamentary election, thwarting Russian efforts to halt its EU ambitions.
Shipowner linked to Beirut port blast held in Bulgaria
AFP, Published on 16/09/2025
» SOFIA, Bulgaria - A shipowner wanted over a 2020 blast at Beirut port that killed more than 220 people has been arrested in Bulgaria, officials said on Tuesday.
French, German, Polish leaders to visit Moldova in show of force in face of Russia
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» CHISINAU — The leaders of France, Germany and Poland are due in Moldova on Wednesday in a show of support, a day before campaigning starts for next month's tense parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference in the pro-European Union (EU) nation bordering Ukraine.
Nishikaya out after nation's winless run
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 03/07/2025
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has announced that Thailand's U23 team coach Takayuki Nishikaya and his staff's contracts have been terminated.
Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine
AFP, Published on 02/01/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed the end of Russian gas transit across his country as a significant "defeat" for Moscow amid its near three-year invasion.
Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating, hot water after Russia stops gas flow
Published on 01/01/2025
» The breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Israel warns citizens of terror threat in Southeast Asia with focus on Thailand
Published on 01/12/2024
» Israel warned its citizens that the threat of terrorism against them in Southeast Asia has intensified.
Moldova’s pro-EU leader Sandu declares re-election victory
Published on 04/11/2024
» Moldovan President Maia Sandu declared victory in a crucial election on Sunday, a win that will bolster her ambition to steer the former Soviet republic into the European Union by the end of the decade.
Resisting Russia, Moldova’s president fights to keep power
Published on 03/11/2024
» The several hundred people gathered inside a hall in the Moldovan village of Pirlita wore winter clothes to keep out the chill. Heating is a luxury the local mayor can’t afford, even when the president visits.