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The United States has filed criminal charges against former communist Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 destruction of two civilian aircraft near the Florida Straits, accusing him of conspiring to murder American citizens. The indictment names Castro alongside five additional individuals in connection with the shooting down of planes operated by the Cuban-American humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue....

Corruption in Trumpland has reached a level that would astound the most practiced of cynics - and make Edith Wharton blush Early in Trump’s first presidential transition, there was quaint concern about conflicts of interest. More precisely, that this sheyster might try to profiteer off the presidency. But there remained a belief that the rules and norms of a developed...

The current crisis the Social Democrats are struggling with, is best illustrated by the increasingly erratic outbursts of its leader, Sorin Grindeanu. As speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Sorin Grindeanu took the politically uninspired step of challenging the SAFE ordinance at the Constitutional Court, issued by the previous government of Ilie Bolojan who he conspired to oust. As party leader...

 The event will take place under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Mircea Abrudean, Senate speaker and Nadia Comăneci the world famous gymnast who celebrates 50 years since she scored the first-ever perfect 10 at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. The event is organized by the Michael Schmidt Foundation in partnership with the Tabaluga Foundation // Peter Maffay Stiftung,...

Hollywood actor Eric Roberts has arrived in Romania for the filming of a movie. The film is made by the Buftea Academy in collaboration with Abis Studio and will be filmed in Bucharest. The Oscar-nominated and three-time Golden Globe-nominated actor is starring in the feature film that will focus on the challenges of the current generation of teenagers and the realities...

A Romanian jet training with NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission has downed the drone over Estonia, with Ukraine apologizing shortly thereafter. Three NATO countries joined forces to shoot down a Ukrainian drone flying over European Union territory on Tuesday. The government in Kyiv says the Ukrainian drones are electronically hijacked by Russia and sent into Europe, have violated the Baltic states'...

Leading historians, educators, and policy experts from across Europe gathered in at the Ratiu Center for a workshop that examined how history underpins borders, migration, and today's political challenges. The 15–17 May “Teaching Difficult Histories Workshop: Shapeshifting Nation States – Moving Borders, Moving Peoples.” took place at Turda at the Ratiu Center. The in-person event, organized as a platform for critical...

The Romanian modernist. The pre-fee hammer price was $93 million but it sold for a record price at the famous auction house in New York. Brancusi’s bronze head, Danaïde (est.1913) inspired by the scultptor's muse Mme Margot Pohany, has fetched $107.6 million, a 50 percent increase from the Romanian sculptor’s previous auction high and the second-highest ever prize for a...

A conveyor belt and a humanoid robot sorting packages. Today this is an unfamiliar image. But in the future it might be the norm. Humanoid robots are moving from viral demos to early commercial reality, and the next phase will be defined by practical tasks, lower costs, and better AI, writes eToro analyst for Romania, Bogdan Maioreanu. The most important...

Moldova’s public TV chief has resigned after mass protests, online backlash and even criticism from the president after the country’s Eurovision jury awarded neighbor Romania just three points. Vlad Turcanu, director general of Teleradio-Moldova (TRM), made the announcement at a news conference on Monday. “This was my decision,” he said. “We distanced ourselves from the jury’s voting, but it is still...