Arts Apr 02 A priceless Romanian helmet is recovered after thieves broke in with a homemade bomb and sledgehammer By Aleksandar Furtula, Molly Quell, Associated Press
World Nov 19 Russian attack kills 25 in Ukraine's Ternopil as Zelenskyy arrives in Turkey for Erdogan talks The attack hit two apartment blocks, injuring at least 73 people. Ukrainian air defenses intercepted most of the 476 drones and 48 missiles fired overnight. By Illia Novikov, Associated Press
World Sep 09 Czech Republic and allies break up Belarus KGB spy network across Europe The Czechs also expelled a Belarusian agent operating as a diplomat and gave the person 72 hours to leave. By Karel Janicek, Associated Press
Politics Jun 02 Romanian man pleads guilty to 'swatting' plot that targeted an ex-U.S. president and lawmakers A Romanian citizen has pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to use “swatting” calls to intimidate and threaten dozens of people with bogus police emergencies, including a former U.S. president and several members of Congress. By Associated Press
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… By Stephen McGrath, Justin Spike, Associated Press
May 04 Hard-right candidate secures victory in 1st round of Romania's presidential election redo By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 09 Protests roil Romania's capital after far-right Georgescu barred from presidential election redo By Stephen McGrath, Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:36 Romania election results thrown out after Russian interference claims By Nick Schifrin, Lachlan Hyatt, Sonia Kopelev, Dan Sagalyn Romania’s constitutional court threw out the results of the election’s first round and delayed the second round. The sitting government says there was a vast influence effort by a foreign actor to boost the candidacy of a candidate dubbed as… Continue watching
Dec 06 Top court annuls Romania's first round of presidential voting By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 19 EU chief pledges billions in aid for Central European regions hit by massive flooding By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen has pledged billions of euros in aid for Central European countries that suffered enormous damage to infrastructure and housing during massive flooding. Continue reading