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Moldova split on referendum to join EU  DW (English) Moldova’s EU referendum goes to wire after Sandu decries vote meddling  Reuters Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections  The New York Times Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance  The Guardian Moldova’s Leader …

Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote ‘yes’ at referendum on EU aspirations  Reuters Moldova president condemns ‘assault’ on democracy by ‘foreign forces’ as EU vote hangs in balance  The Guardian Moldova’s Leader Sandu Dealt Setback With Close EU Referendum Result  Bloomberg Tugged Between East and West, Moldovans Vote in Pivotal Elections  The New …

UNIFIL denies Hezbollah terrorists paid members to use their bases  The Jerusalem Post Israel ‘demolished’ watchtower in latest attack on UN Lebanon peacekeepers  Al Jazeera English UNIFIL says Israeli army demolished watchtower and fence at UN site in southern Lebanon  Reuters UNIFIL says IDF bulldozer demolished watchtower, fence at UN site in southern …

BEIRUT — The air strike that killed the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shook the earth for hundreds of metres in every direction. A few blocks away, in the Beirut suburb known as the Dahieh, Mehdi Moussawi thought his own building was falling down. From his balcony, the 45-year-old taxi driver …

Blasts heard in Lebanon as Israel vows to hit Hezbollah banks  BBC.com Israel-Lebanon: Israel targets bank branches in air strikes across Lebanon  BBC.com Live Briefing: Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon target Hezbollah financial operations  The Washington Post LIVE: Israel destroying north Gaza, strikes Lebanon’s Beirut with missiles  Al Jazeera English Once thought a haven from …

GAZA — Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry has said at least 87 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Saturday’s Israeli air strike on the city of Beit Lahia in the north of the Palestinian enclave. The ministry said a number of people were still under the rubble after …

Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can’t keep Russia off the global stage  The Associated Press China’s President Xi to attend BRICS summit in Russia  Reuters What to Know About the BRICS Group of Countries Rivaling the G-7  Bloomberg Putin says BRICS, not the West, will drive …

MOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry said 110 drones were destroyed in the overnight barrage against seven Russian regions. Many targeted Russia’s border region of Kursk, where 43 drones were reportedly shot down. Social media footage appeared to show air defenses at work over the city of Dzerzhinsk in the …

Brazil’s Lula cancels trip to Russia for BRICS summit after an accident  The Associated Press Brazil: President Lula cancels Russia trip after injuring head  BBC.com Lula Cancels BRICS Trip to Russia After Suffering Head Injury  Bloomberg Brazil president Lula cancels Brics trip to Russia after ‘small brain haemorrhage’ from fall  The Guardian Brazil’s Lula …

BEIRUT — Israeli airstrikes hit three branches of a Hezbollah-linked financial institution in Beirut on Sunday evening, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. The strikes hit Al-Qard Al-Hassan branches in the Hay Al-Sellom, Burj Al-Barajneh and Ghobeiry areas of Beirut’s southern suburbs, NNA reported. The news agency reported that …