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After the June 2025 bombings of Iran's nuclear sites, the American and Israeli leaders, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, were categorical in their assessment of the result: brothers, it was a great success. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Iranian program had been completely destroyed, that it had been set back decades, and even compared the (conventional) American bombings in...

It would be a huge benefit for Iranians, the region and the world - but too bad that Trump and Netanyahu are so compromised at a moment when credibility is needed We were awoken just after 8 a.m. by a siren, followed within minutes by the notification that there were in fact no incoming missiles. It appeared the Israeli government...

The U.S. and Iraq launched attacks on Iran on Saturday morning, hours after several governments warned their citizens of the growing risk of a U.S. attack on Iran and encouraged everyone in Iran or Israel to either leave these areas as soon as possible.  In the context of a possible open conflict between the US and Iran, the Deveselu...

The US and Isral launched strikes on Iran Saturday morning after what the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said was months of 'close and joint planning.' The US military is also planning for several days of attacks, according to two sources. US President Donald Trump described the military strikes as 'massive and ongoing' saying   American lives may be lost as...

A Romanian court has rejected an appeal by American rapper Wiz Khalifa to annul his nine-month jail sentence handed down for drug possession. The Constanta Court of Appeal’s decision came after Khalifa filed an appeal in January against a December 2025 conviction. Khalifa was stopped by Romanian police in July 2024 after allegedly smoking cannabis on stage at the Beach, Please!...

The Romanian government on Friday cut property and taxes on cars for people with disabilities and on old buildings. Under an Emergency Ordinance it reduced taxes by 15% to 25% for old buildings and up to 50% for buildings and cars due on people with disabilities. It decided that in the case of the building used as a residence, owned...

Following months of delays which risked costing Romania 231 million euros of European Union funds, President Nicusor Dan wasted no time signing a bill to ax magistrates gold-plated pensions and right to retire at 48. Signing the bill on Friday, Dan said the "recalibration of the calculation of these pensions is a gesture of equity, expected by our society". He...

Twenty individuals have been convicted to more than 70 years of imprisonment for organizing and participating in a criminal association and money laundering, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan and Palermo, Italy. These are the first verdicts in investigation “Moby Dick”, involving a criminal syndicate suspected of a VAT fraud scheme of more than...

In the case of Trump, the most telling sign that his tariffs aren’t working appears when he backs down, plays for time, enters into negotiations, and finally imposes dwarf figures compared to the ones he threatened. In the case of the reforms initiated by Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, you realize that they are serious when the PSD  and leader Sorin...

Darryl Nirenberg was sworn in as the United States’ new ambassador to Romania on Thursday. “The United States Embassy in Bucharest looks forward to working under his leadership to further deepen the strong and enduring partnership between the United States and Romania,” the US Embassy wrote in a social media post. Nirenberg will officially assume his duties after presenting his letters...