Moldova’s election. The country’s pro-EU ruling party won a decisive victory in yesterday’s closely watched parliamentary election, in which the main opposition alliance had advocated for closer ties to Russia. The pro-Western Action and Solidarity Party won roughly 50 percent of votes, while the opposition alliance got around 24 percent, with nearly all ballots counted. Authorities in Moldova, an EU applicant, accused Moscow of trying to meddle in the election.
U.S. troops to Portland. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered two hundred National Guard troops deployed to Portland, Oregon yesterday. The directive came after President Donald Trump wrote on social media Saturday that migrant detention centers were under “attack” in the city. Oregon filed a lawsuit against the deployment, arguing it was not necessary and “infringed on Oregon's sovereign power to manage its own law enforcement activity and National Guard resource.”
Denmark drone sighting. Denmark banned civilian drone flights through Friday after unidentified drones were detected near military bases Saturday night. Authorities did not publicly identify a suspect, though the incidents follow weeks of airspace violations in other European countries that have been blamed on Russia.
Russian strikes in Ukraine. A roughly twelve-hour attack this weekend killed at least four people in Kyiv and wounded seventy others across the country, Ukrainian officials said. Poland mobilized its air defenses as a precautionary measure during the attack. The aerial assault follows Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s comments at the UN Saturday that Russia is open to talks on “eliminating the root causes of the conflict,” a phrase that Moscow has often used to refer to its maximalist goals of demilitarizing Ukraine.
Hamas alert on hostages. Hamas’s armed wing said that it lost contact with two hostages during the Israeli assault on Gaza City and called on Israel to halt operations in the area while it looked for them. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the request. The expanding Israeli campaign in Gaza City prompted Doctors Without Borders to suspend its activities in the city, it said Friday, citing risk to staff and patients.
EU-backed renewables in Africa. The EU on Sunday pledged around $638 million to support green energy projects in at least eight African countries. These include a high-voltage transmission line in Ivory Coast and rural electrification efforts in Cameroon. The projects are part of a joint EU-South Africa campaign to boost investments in renewables ahead of November’s G20 summit in Cape Town.
Colombia visa cancellation. The United States revoked the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro due his “reckless and incendiary actions” at a pro-Palestinian street protest in New York City, the State Department said. At the demonstration, Petro called on U.S. soldiers to disobey Trump’s orders and point their guns not at “humanity” but at “tyrants.” He also called for the creation of a“world salvation army” for Palestinian liberation.
Taliban detainee release. Afghanistan’s Taliban government freed a U.S. citizen, Amir Amiry, who had been detained in the country since last December. The Afghan and U.S. governments thanked Qatar for helping mediate the release. Four other Americans have been freed from Afghanistan this year, though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said more remain detained in the country.
