World Sep 09 Czech Republic and allies break up Belarus KGB spy network across Europe 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
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… By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press
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. By Stephen McGrath, Vadim Ghirda, Associated Press
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
Sep 15 Death toll rises across Central Europe as torrential rain and flooding force mass evacuations By Karel Janicek, Associated Press Several Central European nations have already been hit by severe flooding, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania, while Slovakia and Hungary might come next, as a result of a low pressure system from northern Italy dumping record rainfall in… Continue reading
May 30 Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking trial in Romania By Stephen McGrath, Nicolae Dumitrache, Associated Press 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. Continue reading