Transnistria, an unrecognized republic that split from Moldova in the early 1990s, asked Russia on February 28 for help amid mounting pressure from Chișinău, which it slams as an “economic blockade.” The call for help was made at a congress of Transnistrian legislators at all levels, which adopted a declaration on the matter. The lawmakers ...
A powerful tornado in Oklahoma on Thursday ripped roofs off buildings, knocked down power poles and sent emergency crews rushing into a rural community near Vance Air Force Base, officials said....