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Almost one month after Romania’s centrist government was ousted in a no-confidence vote, reports say that the president will name European lawmaker Eugen Toma to head a government of technocrats. President Nicușor Dan is expected to announce today the name of the candidate to form the new government later Tuesday, G4 reported. Tomac heads the People’s  Movement. Tomac, 44, is also...

The UN on Monday again warned about the "potential spillover" of the Ukraine war after a drone identified by Romanian authorities as Russian crashed into a residential building in the southeastern city of Galati, injuring two people. "Last Friday, a dangerous incident crystallized our oft-stated warnings about the potential spillover of the war," Kayoko Gotoh, director of the Europe and...

After a Russian drone hit a block of flats in Galati, Moscow reacted predictably: denying the authorship of the flying object, threatening, ridiculing, generating aberrant narratives, activating its local vectors of influence to peddle its "alternative truths" and at the same time to question the official messages publicly communicated by the Romanian authorities. The Kremlin's approach, in the case of...

Fifty-six countries at UN gave condemned an 'unacceptable' drone strike on Romania. Romania requested the urgent meeting after a Russian drone entered its airspace on Friday night, hitting an apartment building in the southeastern city of Galaţi. Two residents – a woman and a child – were injured. “Last Friday, a dangerous incident crystallized our oft-stated warnings about potential spillover of the war,” said Kayoko Gotoh,...

Beginning today, Monday, June 1, Malaysia has enforces new regulations that prohibit children under the age of 16 from holding social media accounts, becoming the latest country to tighten online safety measures for minors. Under the new rules, major platforms with at least eight million users in Malaysia — including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube — must introduce age-verification systems...

After a Russian drone struck a residential building in the southeastern Romanian city of Galați early Friday, sparking a fire and injuring two civilians, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte reaffirmed the alliance’s support for Romania. In a message posted on X, Rutte said he had spoken by telephone with Romanian President Nicușor Dan and conveyed NATO’s full solidarity following the incident. “I...

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to attach his name to the Kennedy Center, ruling that the renowned Washington, D.C., performing arts institution must remain exclusively dedicated to President John F. Kennedy. The same court also temporarily halted plans to shut down the center for a sweeping two-year renovation project that was scheduled to begin in July. U.S....

A review of the month at Ask Questions Later May was an exceptionally busy month for us, and below you’ll find a roundup of some of our most widely read and discussed coverage. But first, a request. We are now in striking distance of breaking into the top teמ of international Substacks, and growing this publication further depends largely on readers...

The Transylvanian Saxons brought their  music to Bucharest's street festival this weekend. Bucharest laid on a special children's day program from May 30-31 as part of this weekend’s "Open Streets - Bucharest". The Haferland Festival took part for the first time. This year’s Haferland that celebrates Transylvanian Saxon's traditions and place in Romania's history will take place on August 6-9 across...

Romania on Friday declared Russia’s Consul General in the Black Sea port of Constanta persona non grata after a drone exploded on a 10-storey residential building in southeastern Romania, injuring two. President Nicusor Dan also said the consulate will close in Constanta, speaking after a meeting of the country’s top defense and intelligence officials. He did not name the Russian official...