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Hundreds of demonstrated rallied Friday evening to protest against a protracted political crisis calling the president “a traitor” and accusing judges of meddling in politics to make the situation worse. Headlined "We need to defend democracy!", people gathered in Victory Square Friday evening. Most of the anger was directed at President Nicușor Dan, the Romania's justice system and its chief magistrate,...

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that took effect at 4 p.m. local time on Friday. The agreement was brokered by U.S. and Qatari negotiators with assistance from Iran. "Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire," a senior U.S. official told Reuters on condition of anonymity. "Following the exchange of fire earlier today, both sides are now under...

* Bilateral trade between the UK and Romania is more than £10 billion (up by six percent) * Paintings by the late Queen Marie of Romania (the granddaughter of Queen Victoria) were on display *  To mark the day, there was a flypast by two Royal Air Force Typhoon And next week the BBC Romanian Service will be relaunched in Bucharest at...

Thousands of Romanians are expected to protest the latest developments in a political crisis that has left the country without a fully functioning government since early May. Several Facebook pages announced a protest in Victory Square, outside the government offices on Friday evening. Headlined  "We need to defend democracy!", the rally is organized by Facebook pages Resista, MEA Association and Initiative...

A month doesn't bring what a day does. the maneuvers President Dan and PSD chief, Sorin Grindeanu, tried yet failed on the PNL and USR during the six-week long political crisis, was solved by the justice system in a matter of hours. Ilie Bolojan's main ally in the Liberals, the Bucharest mayor, found himself facing bribe charges, while  his main...

Mayor Ciprian Ciucu was being questioned by prosecutors over bribery charges after he accused the Romanian president of meddling in party business. Bucharest Mayor Ciprian Ciucu was named a suspect in a bribery case on Thursday, days after accusing the President Nicusor Dan of trying to sabotage the Liberal Party in an ongoing political crisis. G4 Media and Mediafax reported that...

An investigation by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) has found that Serbia granted citizenship to four times as many Russian nationals as all other foreign citizens combined during the first months of 2026.  The citizenships were awarded through an expedited procedure reserved for cases deemed to be in Serbia's "national interest."  Brussels expressed concern about Serbia’s commitment to EU integration particularly...

US-IRAN DEAL: AQL offers the ultimate strategic scorecard of a Trumpy capitulation Trump now says he never intended regime change in Iran. But on the day he launched the war, he told the Iranian people they would soon have their country back. That reversal is the clearest illustration of the consequences of a strategic blunder that is ending with a...

If Adrian Veștea manages to get Parliiament approval, his cabinet would be: A government pulled out of a hat, a government dependent on the support of extremists, a government led by a prime minister who betrayed his party and thus the party electorate. And if he betrayed at this level, it is clear that Veștea can continue to betray...

European travel stocks are beating their US counterparts in 2026, yet both trail broader markets US travel stocks remain long-term leaders despite recent weakness Trivago tops global travel stocks in 2026 while Royal Caribbean leads in 5-year gains Hotels are the standout winners on both sides of the Atlantic US airlines outperform European peers European travel and leisure stocks...