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Moldovan President Maia Sandu held a press conference on Sunday. Photo: Vadim Ghirda

It looks like it will be very, very close in the referendum in Moldova on writing the aspiration for EU membership into the constitution.

With 97.7 percent of the votes counted, the yes side had 49.9 percent against 50.1 percent for the no side. Only a few thousand votes separated.

As more of the votes from the capital region of Chisinau, which is counted among the last, were registered, the difference shrank from several percent to a few tenths of a percentage point.

On election night, Moldovan President Maia Sandu commented on the No leadership as a result of the country’s democracy and freedom being “under attack on an unprecedented scale”.

According to her, Russian influence operations have been going on for several months.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un. Archive image. Photo: North Korean KCNA via AP/TT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there is clear evidence that North Korea sent soldiers to Russia. He refers to satellite images and video clips.

– We expect a normal, honest and strong reaction from our partners to this, says Zelenskyy, and warns of what Russia might give North Korea in return:

– Unfortunately, the instability and threats may grow significantly as North Korea begins to learn modern warfare.

Many of Cuba’s eleven million residents have been without power for several days after a power plant failure. Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP/TT

The power grid in Cuba has been disconnected again, during the work to restore it after Friday’s total breakdown. Many of the eleven million inhabitants of the island have been without electricity for several days. Now Hurricane Oscar is moving in over land and could worsen the problems.

“A few minutes ago, the power grid was disconnected again,” Cuba’s energy ministry announced on X at 5 p.m. local time on Sunday.

The authorities had then only succeeded in getting part of the network up and running after Friday’s breakdown.

At least nine people have been injured in a Russian attack on the large city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine late Sunday night, local authorities said.

Residential buildings, a gas station and high-voltage power lines have been hit in three different neighborhoods, according to Mayor Ihor Terechov.

Power has been cut in parts of the city as a result of the attacks.

Voting in Moldova’s capital Chisinau on Sunday. Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP/TT

It appears to be leaning towards a no in the referendum in Moldova on writing the aspiration for EU membership into the constitution. If so, it is a major setback for President Maia Sandu.

Opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s referendum, and presidential election, pointed towards a yes to the EU path. But when just over 90 percent of the votes were counted, the no side led with 53.5 percent against 46.4 for a yes, according to the central election commission’s website.

As well as the White House, the EU Parliament and Moldovan authorities have pointed out that Moscow is trying to influence the election and steer the country away from the EU and the West.

Demonstration on Fuerteventura earlier this year. Photo: Europa Press/AP

Hundreds of people turned out in protest on a popular beach in Tenerife on Sunday, reports say Daily Mail.

Vacationers had to huddle in their towels while the locals showed their displeasure with mass tourism.

Many held up placards with messages such as “The Canary Islands are not for sale”, while others beat drums and blew whistles.

Demonstrations were also held elsewhere in the Canary Islands on Sunday. It comes after a summer where there have been scores of protests in the Spanish holiday resorts.

Many people think that the long-term tourists in particular take too much of the resources and push up accommodation prices.

Four people in their early teens have been taken to hospital after a single vehicle accident in Grödinge outside Södertälje.

– One of them is badly injured, says Matthias Wikland, officer on duty at the rescue service.

It was a car that ran into a tree at 10 p.m.

– We don’t know how the accident happened yet.

Police were also at the scene.

– There is no suspicion of crime, says Niklas Berglund, press spokesperson at the police.

The text is updated.

Do you want to say a fond farewell at Dunedin Airport in New Zealand?

Then it is important to plan.

Recently, the airport put up a sign stating that you can hug for a maximum of three minutes in the drop-off zone, writes CNN.

“For a more tender farewell, use the parking lot,” reads the sign.

There you can say goodbye for a whole quarter of an hour – for free and as lovingly as you want.

The hug limit has sparked debate. But the airport’s CEO Daniel De Bono tells the radio channel RNZ that research has shown that it is enough to hug for 20 seconds to secrete the “love hormone” oxytocin – and that the rapid turnover of customers means that more people have time to embrace each other.

Israeli commander Ehsan Daxa has been killed by an explosive device in northern Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported with reference to the IDF on Sunday evening.

He is the highest-ranking Israeli officer killed since Israel began its ground invasion of Gaza at the end of October last year, they write.

Amun Abdullahi, a longtime Swedish Radio employee, has been killed in Somalia according to information Echo.

According to the channel’s sources, she must have been shot dead by masked men.

Amun Abdullah was awarded the Publicistklubben’s freedom of expression award in memory of Anna Politkovskaja in 2010. She has also been nominated for the Golden Pad.

Four cars have collided on the E4 near Nyköping.

One person is injured out of the eight involved in the accident.

– An ambulance is on the scene, but I’m not sure if they have taken anyone to hospital. I don’t know anything about the status of the injured, says Mathias Wikland, officer on duty at the rescue service.

The road was completely closed in the southbound direction, but now one lane is open to traffic.

– We hope to be ready by 21, that was the latest forecast.

Government investigator Stefan Strömberg wants to dismantle the eco-crime authority and let the police take over the fight against eco-crime, Dagens industri learns.

– We have presented our opinion, but Strömberg seems to have already made up his mind, says Henrik Lundin, at the academic association Saco, to the newspaper.

A car and a motorcycle collided on Sunday evening on the E22 outside Lund, the police write on their website.

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital by ambulance.

The person driving the car was able to drive himself from the scene.

The police were on the scene to investigate how the accident happened.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence is expecting her second child with love Cooke Maroney.

This is confirmed by a spokesperson for Vogue. The newspaper writes that the star was seen in Los Angeles with a bullet on his stomach.

The Oscar-winning actor is known, among other things, for having played Katniss Everdeen in the “Hunger Games” films.