#BREAKING | Moldova’s parliamentary elections kicked off this morning with 1,973 polling stations open.

— 22 contenders, including 14 parties, 4 electoral blocs, and 4 independent candidates, are vying for seats.
— A minimum 33% voter turnout is required for the elections to be valid.
— Parties need 5%, blocs 7%, and independents 2% to enter parliament.

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🇺🇸⚡️- A drive by boat shooting occurred last night in a dockside restaurant, which killed 3 and injured 8 in Southport, North Carolina.
The boat pulled up to the venue, fired into the crowd, then sped away.

Police have a suspect in custody.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- BREAKING: Hamas says they have lost contact with two of their Israeli hostages due to "Israeli military actions" in Gaza City.

🇪🇪🇺🇦 - Estonia has committed 10 million Euros to NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirement List to help purchase U.S. air defence systems and critical aid for Ukraine.

🇵🇱🇺🇦⚡️- Airspace over southeast Poland was briefly closed last night for ~3 hours, with Polish & NATO aircraft scrambled as a precaution during Russia's attack on Ukraine.

🇩🇰⚡️- Danish armed forces report more drones were spotted over military sites last night, and that “several capacities were deployed”.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "China diversified its economy, Russia has not. Russia is a petrol-based economy, now facing issues as Ukrainians hit key oil refineries with drones, impacting the economy," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "There are queues at Russian gas stations. In the US, if you could not fill up cars, 1776 would happen again. In Russia, so far, they cope," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "Allies are working on security guarantees for lasting peace," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "Putin shows no sign of ending the war, Russia pounds Ukraine daily. Increasing pressure is the only way to get him to negotiate," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "Putin wants it all but knows he can't. Not Every conflict ends with negotiation, WWII we won, Cold War we won," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "We are in an age of confrontation we did not seek. It was contrived in capitals working to undermine us: Moscow, Beijing, Pyongyang, and Tehran," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- "Russia brought war back to Europe and joined China, North Korea, and Iran to expand their capabilities and influence," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇳🇱🇷🇺⚡- But history shows North America and Europe together are a winning combination. Our adversaries notice," - Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Complex talks are currently underway regarding Gaza," - Vice President JD Vance.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "President Trump's optimism about Gaza talks is justified," - Vice President JD Vance.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Trump has been very clear: he wants Gaza and the West Bank to be controlled by the people who live there," - Vice President JD Vance.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russians have refused bilateral meetings with Ukrainians and trilateral meetings involving Trump or other US officials," - Vice President JD Vance.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The Russians are killing and losing a lot of people with little to show for it on the ground," - Vice President JD Vance.

🇺🇸⚡️- Reports of an active shooter at a church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The church is now on fire with a large police & firefighter presence.

🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Netanyahu will meet with Witkoff in New York to discuss the issue of ending the Gaza war before the Trump-Netanyahu meeting on Monday," - Israeli Channel 13.