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Probe of stolen $1 billion should continue after conviction of Moldovan magnate, top official says

FILE PHOTO: Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan business magnate and former lawmaker accused of fraud, attends a court hearing in Chisinau, Moldova December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan business magnate and former lawmaker accused of fraud, attends a court hearing in Chisinau, Moldova December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

Moldova parliament votes to end energy state of emergency

FILE PHOTO: Alexandru Munteanu speak after taking his oath as Moldova's new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Alexandru Munteanu speak after taking his oath as Moldova's new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

Moldovan tycoon Plahotniuc sentenced to 19 years in fraud case

FILE PHOTO: Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan business magnate and former lawmaker accused of fraud, attends a court hearing in Chisinau, Moldova December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vladimir Plahotniuc, a Moldovan business magnate and former lawmaker accused of fraud, attends a court hearing in Chisinau, Moldova December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

Russian official says Russians in Moldova’s Transdniestria under threat

Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu attends the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov
Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu attends the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov

Moldova, separatist Transdniestria make no progress on settlement

FILE PHOTO: Moldova's President Maia Sandu looks on as she and Parliament Speaker and chairman of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), Igor Grosu, attend a ceremony of Alexandru Munteanu taking his oath as the country’s new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Moldova's President Maia Sandu looks on as she and Parliament Speaker and chairman of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), Igor Grosu, attend a ceremony of Alexandru Munteanu taking his oath as the country’s new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

Moldovan parliament backs energy state of emergency after power line knocked out of service

Pollution from Russian strike on Ukraine hydro plant cuts water to Moldovan city

Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during a Council of Europe diplomatic conference to launch the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, aimed at handling compensation claims related to Russia's war in Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during a Council of Europe diplomatic conference to launch the International Claims Commission for Ukraine, aimed at handling compensation claims related to Russia's war in Ukraine, in The Hague, Netherlands, December 16, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Moldovan PM says law must be upheld in dispute over occupied church

Alexandru Munteanu takes his oath as Moldova's new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza
Alexandru Munteanu takes his oath as Moldova's new Prime Minister, in Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

‘Malfunction’ cuts power in Ukraine. Here’s what we know

All lines on Kyiv's metro were shut down as a result of the outage.
All lines on Kyiv's metro were shut down as a result of the outage.

Moldova hit by widespread power cuts amid Ukraine grid problems

Disruptions in neighbouring Ukraine’s grid led to a voltage drop on one of the power lines into Moldova (above).
Disruptions in neighbouring Ukraine’s grid led to a voltage drop on one of the power lines into Moldova (above).

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.