Moldova may be heading towards a hung parliament after elections on Sunday which appear to have split the vote between pro-European and pro-Russian forces.
The former Soviet state is one of Europe's poorest countries, and it could now be heading for weeks of coalition talks, or even another election.
Lucy Taylor reports:
Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as scores more killed in Gaza
Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the group said on Thursday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.
Iranian nuclear programme degraded by up to two years, Pentagon says
The Pentagon said on Wednesday that US strikes 10 days ago had degraded Iran's nuclear programme by up to two years, suggesting the US military operation likely achieved its goals despite a far more cautious initial assessment that leaked to the public.
Wildfire on Greek island of Crete scorches forest, forces evacuation of over 1,000
Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on Crete island, which burnt swathes of forest and olive groves and forced the evacuation of over 1,000 people, officials said, underscoring the region's vulnerability to destructive wildfires.
2 children among 5 injured in Russia's air attack on Odesa, Ukraine says
Five people were injured, including a seven-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl, in a Russian attack on the southern Ukraine port of Odesa overnight, Ukrainian authorities said on Thursday.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes southwestern Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit a remote island in southwestern Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
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