World No Tobacco Day: The WHO picked Spain for its 2026 European smoking-control conference, spotlighting progress in tobacco control and urging people to avoid nicotine vapes and heated products. Children’s Day (Moldova): Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu and PM Alexandru Munteanu shared messages to children about dreaming big, growing healthy, and building a better future through better schools and family support; Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban echoed the call to surround kids with love. Climate & health resilience: Moldova is preparing a new climate program for 2028–2032 with Green Climate Fund support, focusing on forests, waste, decarbonization, and making the health system more resilient to climate risks. Dniester Day: Moldova’s leaders stressed the river’s role in public health, agriculture, energy, and community safety, urging protection of water resources after regional security shocks. Church leadership: The patriarch of one of Moldova’s two competing Orthodox churches resigned, setting up a successor amid a long-running split. Medical workforce pressure abroad: A residency crisis is leaving Arab doctors sidelined despite licensing, highlighting ongoing physician training bottlenecks. Safety reminder: A deadly bus crash in Virginia led to involuntary manslaughter charges for the driver, with investigators looking at speed, fatigue, and language proficiency.