Science Nov 14 1,140-square-foot super-web reveals the surprising ‘constant party’ life of cohabiting spiders The most surprising thing about a spider colony discovered in a cave on the Albanian-Greek border — housing tens of thousands of arachnids — had less to do with its size and more to do with what scientists found inside the…
World Sep 29 Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups European leaders praised Moldova on Monday for reaffirming its commitment to a Western path and potential European Union membership.
World Sep 28 Moldova’s pro-EU party leads polls in election fraught with Russian interference claims Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party appears on track to top polls in a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by Russian interference claims. But it isn’t yet clear whether the party will secure a majority.
World Sep 26 Moldova bars two pro-Russian parties from high-stakes parliamentary election Moldova’s electoral commission on Friday barred two pro-Russian parties from participating in this weekend's tense parliamentary election, which is beleaguered by widespread claims of Russian interference.
World May 18 Pro-EU centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential runoff over hard-right nationalist Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania’s closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral data shows. A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice…
World May 04 Hard-right candidate secures victory in 1st round of Romania’s presidential election redo Nationalist George Simion secured a decisive win Sunday in the first round of Romania’s presidential election redo, nearly complete electoral data showed. The election took place months after an annulled vote plunged the European Union and NATO member country into…
World Mar 09 Protests roil Romania’s capital after far-right Georgescu barred from presidential election redo Chaos broke out in Romania's capital Sunday evening as incensed supporters of the far-right populist Calin Georgescu protested the electoral body's decision to reject his candidacy in a presidential election redo.
World Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania’s first round of presidential voting The Constitutional Court’s unprecedented decision — which is final — came after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence on Wednesday that alleged Russia ran a sprawling campaign comprising thousands of social media accounts to promote Calin Georgescu across platforms like TikTok…
World Nov 03 Moldova’s pro-Western president wins reelection in runoff shaken by alleged Russian meddling Moldovan President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud and intimidation.
World May 30 Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking trial in Romania The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled against Tate's appeal, which challenged a court's earlier decision to extend restrictions stipulating Tate, 37, may not leave the country.