Sources: ITAR TASS
Moldovans vote for a president and also vote in a referendum that would amend the constitution to include a commitment for Moldova to join the European Union. 2024-10-20
Denis Vieru wins the bronze medal in judo, making it the first medal Moldova has ever won in the sport. 2024-07-28
Officials in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, internationally recognised as a part of Moldova, appeal to the Russian Duma for more intervention in Transnistria amid increasing tension with the government of Moldova. 2024-02-28
Two people are killed and another is injured after a man opens fire at the Chișinău International Airport in Chișinău, Moldova. The perpetrator is injured and detained. 2023-06-30
Moldova confirms that Russian Navy warships in the Black Sea fired cruise missiles through its airspace to strike targets inside Ukraine. The Russian ambassador is subsequently summoned by Moldovan authorities to explain the violation. 2022-10-10
Iranians in Moldova are urged to leave the country due to rising tensions in pro-Russian Transnistria and spillover effects from the war in Ukraine. 2022-05-9
Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova close their airspaces to commercial aircraft. 2022-02-24
The second round of presidential elections takes place in Moldova. 2020-11-15
Thousands of people in Moldova march against proposed candidate for Prime Minister Vlad Plahotniuc. 2016-01-14
An FBI investigation has reportedly found that criminal networks specializing in nuclear smuggling in Eastern Europe, particularly in the nation of Moldova, have shipped radioactive material to 'Middle Eastern extremists', including the Islamic State (which in the recent past has threatened to unleash a nuclear holocaust to 'wipe the West off the face of the Earth'). 2015-10-7