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  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday canceled an 11-year-old degree guaranteeing the  sovereignty of the former Soviet republic of Moldova. The 2012 decree was related to Trans-Dniester, a pro-Russian separatist republic in the east. Under the decree, Russia promised to the solution to the “Transnistrian problem must be found on the basis of respect for Moldova's sovereignty, territorial integrity and neutrality...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned Israel that the Middle East could spiral out of control if it does not stop strikes on Gaza, reports the BBC. He also said the US was also "to blame" for providing military support to Israel. Hours later, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned troops his people were in a battle for their lives and...

Father Hugh Wybrew speaks impeccable Romanian even though he hasn't lived in the country for more than 50 years. The former chaplain of the Anglican Church of Bucharest clearly has a talent for languages and the discipline required to learn them. He studied Russian intensively for 20 months in England in the 1950s, taught by emigres who had left Soviet...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Moldova’s future membership of the European Union does not hinge on developments in the breakaway republic of Transnistria. Speaking at the start of the European Political Community summit in Moldova on Thursday he said that Chisinau has a clear journey to joining the EU and  "must work toward reforms to fulfill the path...

A picture showing a Romanian firefighter who was injured in a blast over the weekend at a fuel station near Bucharest has become a symbol of the fire which killed two and injured 57. The unnamed man is one of the 39 firefighters injured in two explosions which happened when he was on duty. Two police officers and two gendarmes...

A Romanian jam has been named the best jam in the world. Taste Atlas, a website specializing in foods around the world, named magiun de prune Topoloveni, a concentrated spread with a shiny surface made in the town of Topoloveni and the surrounding villages, from local, ripe, top-quality dark plums which are boiled over for a long time during the...

The Romanian government’s free housing scheme for displaced Ukrainians living in Romania, otherwise known as ‘50/20’, has been in operation since April 2022, but now threatens to come to an abrupt end as a publicly released draft law which would change the program was published on March 24th.   The 50/20 program been a lifeline for Ukrainians for months but has...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he had secured more military support from Romania, angering pro-Russian politicians who sought to drive a wedge between their country and Ukraine. “Romania is a friend who came to our help on our darkest day and whose support gets stronger with time. I am certain this visit will be beneficial for both of...

Iasi airport will open a new 90-million euro terminal next year which will make it the second-biggest airport in Romania. Traffic has increased to the airport in Romania’s less developed northeast since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. There has been a major increase in passengers from neighboring Moldova and Ukraine flying from the airport. The new T4 terminal which will open...

Tottenham has completed the signing of Romanian center back Radu Dragusin from Italian club Genoa. The 21-year-old Romania international signed a contract on Thursday through the 2029-30 season. "I wanted to join Sours the moment I heard they were interested. I thought about it and analyzed every aspect and I think this is the best step for my career," he said....