A great contrast in the USA, a “lesson of democracy” in Moldova, a tragic accident at a crossing. This is worth knowing November 4, 2024

After counting the votes from 98.65 percent of the electoral commissions in Moldova incumbent president Maia Sandu received 54.9% support in the second round of the presidential elections.

According to CEC data, Sandu's opponent, Alexandr Stoianoglo, won in electoral commissions throughout the country with a result of approximately 51.19 percent. Traditionally, the mobilization of the diaspora prevailed in favor of the pro-Western candidate, this time record-breaking – according to data from midnight, over 327,000 voters voted abroad on the night from Sunday to Monday.

Maia Sandu thanked Moldovans in her speech. – Moldova, you won. Today you taught a lesson in democracy that should be written down in history books, Sandu said.

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These are the last days of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's fight for votes, especially in the swing states that will determine the outcome of this year's US presidential elections. Press agencies, reporting on the Sunday rallies of both candidates, drew attention to the contrasting attitudes of politicians.

Donald Trump's speech in Pennsylvania – noted journalists from Reuters and Associated Press – was characterized by “dark rhetoric”. The agencies quoted the statement of a Republican who said that he would not mind if a potential attacker shot at him through the media – he also pointed to the sector where the journalists were. Kamala Harris never directly used the name of her opponent in her speeches, and her rhetoric was more conciliatory. The US elections will formally take place on Tuesday, but early voting has been going on in the US for several weeks; in some cases determined voters stood in long linesto put a cross next to the name of the selected candidate.

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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Spanish region of Valencia was hit by the worst flooding in nearly 30 years. The water flowing with incredible force took away everything in its path, leaving behind an incredible landscape of destruction. It was the country's deadliest flood in decades. According to preliminary data, over 200 people died in the disaster. However, the final number is still unknown and will probably not be confirmed soon.

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The only way to ensure the safety of the inhabitants of Israel's north is to push Hezbollah beyond the Litani River, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, declaring the continuation of hostilities in Lebanon. – In simple words: action, action, action – said Netanyahu and added that Hezbollah should also be “cut off from oxygen”, i.e. from supplies of, among others, weapons from Iran via Syria.

Iran's president previously stated that Israel should decide on a ceasefire in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. – If they reconsider their behavior, accept the ceasefire and stop massacring the suppressed and innocent people in the region, it may influence the strength of our response – said Masoud Pezeszkian. Netanyahu stated that no ceasefire could be concluded until Hezbollah was pushed beyond the Litani River.

Read more: Israel's prime minister wants to continue the war in Lebanon, Iran's president advises a ceasefire

A passenger car with five people in it ran into the train at an unguarded railway crossing in the village of Karwica Mazurska. All passengers in the car died on the spot. Our unofficial information shows that children aged approximately four, eight and 15, and two adults aged approximately 50, died.

Grzegorz Różański, spokesman for the Warmian-Masurian Fire Department, said that the force of the collision was so great that the completely crushed passenger car was located about 200 meters from the crossing.

Read more: A car drove into the train, killing five people