Moldova's pro-European government faces a new challenge from its restive pro-Moscow Gagauzia region after its leaders denounced proposed judicial reforms and demanded enhanced status for the Russian language.

Dmytro Polovich was born with cerebral palsy and he was given no chance of ever walking. But with the help of his mother, Polovich defied the odds and competes as a powerlifter in his home country, Ukraine. Russia's full-scale invasion forced them to flee Ukraine and now he's settled in Moldova.

Russian-backed separatists in Moldova claimed on April 5 that a drone hit a military base about 6 kilometers from the border with Ukraine but caused no injuries or major damage.

The director of the Customs Service in Moldova resigned on April 4 after law enforcement officials announced an investigation into corruption at Chisinau International Airport.