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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday landed in Turkey ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said US allies have made “remarkable progress” with defense spending, a key issue for Trump, who has called on them to "step up." In a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the US president told reporters he would...

For the luxury industry, 2026 looks to be a challenging year, with changing consumer habits, geopolitical crises affecting key markets, and the growing influence of AI in shaping how consumers discover and engage with luxury, writes eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu. . After decreases in spending for the past two years, analysts project only marginal growth this year, but this...

A group of air targets were detected on Tuesday near Romania’s border with Ukraine and a RO-Alert message was issued in the Danube Delta area. "The defense ministry’s radar surveillance system detected on Tuesday  at 09:52, a group of air targets at a distance of about 20 km east of Snake Island, Ukraine," the ministrt reported. Two Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft...

"What better proof is the fact that, when Parliament voted for the Adrian Veștea Government, the AUR MPs walked out. That action indirectly led to Ilie Bolojan remaining in office. There isn’t better proof" – Sorin Grindeanu said on Monday on  Digi24. When the PSD leader states that the PNL leader remained in government thanks to AUR, the value...

It comes following positive inflation comments from Kevin Warsh. Standard Chartered becomes first global bank to offer direct USDC access to institutional clients. After seeing a new yearly low of $57,722 on Wednesday, bitcoin has seen a small relief rally, pushing it back above $63,000. The rebound followed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, who spoke on Wednesday during a panel...

The Vatican has excommunicated six bishops from the ultraconservative Society of St Pius X.  More saliently, the Vatican has said that any lay believers who "formally adhere" to the Society of St Pius X will also be excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.  The Vatican decree comes a day after the traditionalist breakaway group consecrated four new bishops, defying a call...

England sensationally qualified for the quarter-finals of the World Cup, after defeating  Mexico 3-2 early Monday at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City in what was called the best game since England won the World Cup in 1966.  The English were one man down after Jarell Quansah was sent off in the 54th minute for a dangerous foul on Jesús...

NATO could respond to a potential provocation with attacks on Kaliningrad, St Petersburg, the Kola Peninsula, and the Black Sea, according to British publication The Telegraph, citing German Luftwaffe head Holger Neumann. The United States has warned Poland that Russia is preparing a potential military "provocation" against the country, according to sources close to Polish President Karol Nawrocki, quoted by...

A major oil terminal in St. Petersburg was hit in an overnight Ukrainian strike, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky said the facility was an important piece of "infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia's war", adding that Ukrainian forces also targeted a major Russian naval base in the area. St. Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov confirmed the city had faced what he...

Romanian special police staged an intervention on Saturday after 37 Polish tourists encountered and her cub on a mountain hike in northeast Romania. A police officer who was hiking in the area in his free time spotted the group who were in danger and contacted his colleagues. "A group of 37 Polish tourists were safely lowered by the mountain gendarmes from...