Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off. In the distance, a cloud of dust rises in the summer haze over the construction site of the second runway, 3.5km (2 miles) long, beside the first. The hot northerly wind […]
Romanian and Alabama National Guard troops visited Washington D.C. on June 7, and had a chance to tour the area during Cyber Shield 2024. Through the State Partnership Program, the Romanian Armed Forces have been working with soldiers of the Alabama Defense Cyber Operations Element and others at Cyber Shield to foster knowledge sharing, cross-state […]
An explosion at a chain home improvement store in north-eastern Romania has injured at least 13 people, four seriously, authorities said. A mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the scene in the town of Botosani, in Suceava county, emergency authorities said. Four of the injured are in serious condition, while 10 were conscious but […]
Romania’s minister of culture says she will ask French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse directly inspired items in one of its 2024 collections. “We will request that Louis Vuitton recognise the heritage and cultural value of the traditional blouse model with ribbons,” Raluca Turcan wrote on Facebook, adding […]
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A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical restrictions against online influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal extended by 60 days the restrictions stipulating that Tate, 37, may not leave the country. Tate had requested that […]
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he was open to discussing sending a Patriot missile system to Ukraine after German appeals to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine’s air defences. Following appeals by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, EU governments were urged last month to supply more badly needed defence […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two leaders celebrating their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine. The meeting in the Oval Office was meant to mark Romania’s two decades as a NATO […]
A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled on Friday that prosecutors’ case file against Tate met the legal criteria, but did not set […]
Campaigners have raised concerns that Ikea furniture sold in Europe is linked to the destruction of wildlife-rich old-growth forests in Romania. A report from Greenpeace warns that seven manufacturers producing items destined for Ikea stores across Europe were sourcing wood from high-conservation-value forests in the Carpathian Mountains, including sites designated for nature. Ikea said it […]
A court in Romania’s capital has denied a request by online influencer Andrew Tate to return assets that were seized during investigations into the case in which he is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that all assets seized will remain in possession […]
A Romanian court on Tuesday granted a request by British authorities to extradite controversial influencer Andrew Tate. The extradition process can happen only after separate legal proceedings against Tate in Romania have concluded, the Associated Press reported. Tate and his brother, Tristan, were previously charged in a Romanian case with rape, human trafficking and forming […]