Russia says downed three Ukraine missiles targeting Crimea

Russian forces shot down three missiles on Sunday targeting the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014, a Russian official said, AFP reports.

Iran to host six-nation meeting on Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process

Iran will host on October 23 a meeting of foreign ministers from Russia, Armenia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to discuss regional issues including the dispute between Yerevan and Baku over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, RFE reports.

Russia’s Lavrov to visit Tehran on Monday

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Iran’s capital Tehran on Monday, state-run RIA news agency reported, citing ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

Israel tells Gazans to move south or risk being seen as 'terrorist' partner

Palestinians said they had received renewed warnings from Israel's military to move from north Gaza to the south of the strip, with the added warning that they could be identified as sympathizers with a "terrorist organization" if they stayed put, AFP reports.

Six killed in Russia's missile attack on Kharkiv postal centre

Russian missile strikes killed at least six people and wounded 14 others Saturday, when they hit a mail depot in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, local officials said, AFP reports.

The president of a Detroit synagogue was found stabbed to death

The president of a Detroit synagogue board was found dead Saturday morning with multiple stab wounds outside her home, police said, CNN reports.

A person with Israeli and Romanian citizenship is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip

A person with Israeli and Romanian citizenship, initially reported in the list of missing persons, is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Bucharest, reports Rador.

IDF chief of staff: "We’ll enter the Gaza Strip"

The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, told IDF commanders Saturday that the military will initiate an operation to take out Hamas, CNN reports.

Tihanovksaia for Moldova 1 TV: the Republic of Moldova has European ambitions and will succeed, it will open a new path for us

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tihanovskaia said in an interview with the Russian-language Scaner show that the anti-dictatorship movement she leads is an alternative to the so-called "russkii mir" for the Belarusian people who need to return to their roots. The Chisinau Parliament formalized the dialogue with Democratic Belarus and created a friendship group. This movement is supported by at least half a million Belarusians who fled the country after the 2020 protests due to the regime's crackdown. However, the dictatorship will not last, Tihanovskaia hopes, and Belarus will follow in the footsteps of the Republic of Moldova towards the European Union.

UTA Gagauzia will have to return taxes and VATs from its own budget

President Maia Sandu promulgated the draft law by which UTA Găgăuzia will have to return taxes and VATs from its own budget, and not from the national one. The decree promulgating the law was published today in the Official Gazette.

Rafah border crossing opens

The Rafah crossing has opened, with live footage showing trucks entering the border crossing from Egypt into Gaza, BBC reports.

Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tihanovskaia met in Chisinau with members of the Democratic Belarus group

The leader of the Belarusian opposition, Svetlana Tihanovskaia, met in Chisinau with the members of the democratic Belarus parliamentary group. On a social network, Tihanovskaia wrote that "It's wonderful to see such strong support for Belarusians!".