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In mid-December, the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, caused an uproar by saying that Donald Trump has "the personality of an alcoholic". Not in the sense that the president drinks – because Donald Trump does not drink, and is totally against alcohol – but in the sense that he has the impression nothing in the world is...

In 2026, on a beautiful and clear, slightly windy Easter Sunday, Princess Kate delighted royal fans appearing with her family at the Easter service for the first time in three years. What struck eagle-eyed fans in Romania, however, was that the Princess of Wales' outfit was embellished with what looked to be Romanian embroidery. La blouse roumaine and Lasetă - Romanian...

Romania's recycling program, RetuRO, has successfully increased the country's recycling rate from 12% to 94% in two years, while in January the return rate was 106% RetuRO works by charging a small deposit (0.50 leu) on bottled and canned drinks, which is refunded when the empty container is returned. The success of Romania's recycling program has significantly reduced...

Polish authorities have escalated a long-running dispute with Russia over a former diplomatic property in Gdańsk. Local media recently reported that utility services to the building had been terminated. This was later confirmed by Poland’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Maciej Wewiór, in comments to Gazeta Wyborcza. The disconnection was carried out by public utility providers Energa and GPEC after months of...

In the UK, he was recognized “as a man, while in Romania, as a ‘woman’.” Romanian courts have ruled that the government must recognize a Romanian man’s identity after refusing years earlier to acknowledge his gender after he transitioned in another European Union country. Advocates say it’s a landmark victory for transgender Europeans, Romanian news outlet Spot reported Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi is  a...

And the West and its Arab partners should agree. Lebanon is actually Important enough. There is a way forward, and we outline it here. Few in the West are eager for another opportunity to get involved in the Middle East. After Iraq and Afghanistan, and given the unpopular war with Iran, the instinct to run for the hills is strong....

A sharp rise in overseas voter registrations is reshaping expectations ahead of Hungary’s parliamentary election on April 12, as analysts suggest the trend may favor the opposition. Nearly 91,000 Hungarian citizens have registered to vote at embassies and consulates abroad. The figure marks a significant jump from four years ago, when just under 65,500 registered.  Then, more than 57,000 ultimately cast ballots. The...

The deal, signed in 2022, envisaged deliveries beginning in 2025, but delays led Romanian Defense Minister Radu Miruta to consider canceling the deal. A $400 million deal for tactical drones has been delayed three times by Elbit, drawing €60 million in fines. Romania fears the systems may become outdated; Elbit says final acceptance tests are set for late April "I am...

Most of the fraudulent subsidies went to the island of Crete, where the family of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been politically influential for over a century. Three Greek cabinet members resigned on Friday in a growing EU farm subsidy scandal that has put pressure on the country's conservative government. The ministers of agriculture and civil protection resigned as well as...

Romanian national football Mircea Lucescu was due to be discharged today from Bucharest University Hospital on Friday The coach for Romania's national team, Mircea Lucescu, suffered a heart attack Friday and has been transported in serious condition to a unit that treats critically ill cardiac patients. The 80-year-old coach underwent three resuscitation operations and an angiography. He then underwent primary angioplasty, a...