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Romanian President Nicusor Dan is getting a bad rap for the military plane he uses for official foreign travel. The C-27J Spartan aircraft which he traveled to the 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting in Paris on Tuesday was unable to return from the French capital for almost 24 hours due to heavy snow in the French capital. It wasn't the bad...

As with most "revolutions," change won’t come from the streets alone but when parts of the military break with the Islamic Republic The central fact about regime change is simpler than often thought: in most “revolutions,” it is the military that decides the outcome. Crowds matter – they provide energy, legitimacy, theater, and courage. But regimes fall, more often than...

Members of the Indiana National Guard have been deployed to Romania for the first time in 15 years, according to U.S. press reports. The news came after Washington floated a proposal last year to withdraw 10,000 troops from the region which neighbors war-ravaged Ukraine, sparking concern among NATO allies. The number of American troops in Romania has shrunk in recent...

Romanian President Nicusor Dan was stranded in the French capital following a meeting with Ukraine’s allies on Tuesday due to a cold snap which has caused widespread flight and travel disruptions in France. The Romanian leader was initially scheduled to leave Tuesday evening, but the runway was snowed under combined with high winds, a situation that remained unchanged on Wednesday...

The United States has backed security guarantees for Ukraine as France and the United Kingdom pledged to deploy forces to Ukrainian territory if a peace deal is reached with Russia. UK and France will "establish military hubs across Ukraine" to deter future invasion UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said on Tuesday after talks with Ukraine’s allies in Paris. French...

Romanians celebrated St. John the Baptist on Wednesday with two million Romanians who are named after the revered saint celebrating their own name day, like a second birthday. As the person who baptized Christ in the River Jordan, St. John the Baptist is the forerunner of Christ, and the Protector. St. John’s Day, a day after the feast of Epiphany, comes...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is officially facing the US justice system.  He has already stood in a New York court in order to plead not guilty to conspiracy charges brought by the US government. He is being tried under US law.  The charing document claim that Maduro, along with his wife, Cilia Flores, and son, Nicolás Maduro Guerra, along with a series...

Denmark, along with six NATO countries, issued a joint statement on Greenland on Tuesday, calling for respect for "sovereignty, territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders" after renewed calls from the US for an American takeover of Greenland.  The European leaders said: "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters...

What we are watching with CBS and CNN is a classic authoritarian technique. Five years ago, the United States experienced something unprecedented in its modern history: a violent disruption of the peaceful transfer of power, unfolding live on television as Congress met to certify the election results. The deadly and shocking day exposed how fragile democracy can be when a...

After Romanian threw off communism in 1989, and Romanians were allowed to travel abroad freely for the first time, many talented young footballers dreamed of winning a transfer to a foreign club for the experience, money and prestige. But 36 years on after scores of footballers achieved that goal, the trend appears to be reversing. Romania's top footballers are coming home...