The Daily Populous

Wednesday August 6th, 2025 evening edition

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A pro-Kremlin regional leader has been jailed in Moldova, marking a major blow to Kremlin influence in the country’s autonomous south.

In response, Russia claimed that Moldova's pro-European government is “repressing dissent,” charging Guțul with “cooked-up charges” due to “pressure on judges.”.

Mihail Popșoi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.

Sanctioned, tried, and now jailed, her arrest has become a symbol of Moldova’s push to dismantle Moscow’s influence in Moldova.

Guțul was found to funnel undeclared Russian funds into Moldova from 2019 to 2022 to finance the now-banned pro-Russian Șor Party.

In 1994, a compromise was reached: local leaders accepted Chișinău’s authority, and Gagauzia officially became an autonomous region within Moldova.

After the Șor Party was banned in Moldova, Ilan Șor launched his new “Victory” political bloc in Moldova in April 2024. »

Ghislaine Maxwell told Todd Blanche she never saw Trump do anything concerning with Epstein, report says

Authored by independent.co.uk

The Trump administration is considering whether to release the transcript from Blanche’s meetings with Maxwell last month, ABC News reported.

Maxwell, 63, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in a sex trafficking scheme to abuse girls with Epstein.

open image in gallery Donald Trump did not do anything that would cause concern, Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly told the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, last month ( NBC News ). »

Japanese schoolteacher losing job for misconduct after being caught in convenience store…working

Authored by soranews24.com

Board of education issues apology to children for emotional damage over their teacher having a part-time job.

It’s hard not to have a sinking feeling when you hear about a middle school teacher being reprimanded for inappropriate behavior.

Finding out that the incident that landed the teacher in trouble took place in a convenience store is slightly reassuring, but really only a little. »