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Romania earns first Euros win in 24 years while Ukraine apologizes for 3-0 loss
MUNICH (AP) — Romania players celebrated with their yellow-clad fans after their first European Championship win in 24 years. At the other end of Munich Arena, Ukraine's players apologized to their supporters after the surprisingly bad 3-0 loss. Goals from captain...
Ukraine opens its Euro 2024 campaign against Romania amid backdrop of war back home
MUNICH (AP) — Ukraine, which is competing against the backdrop of the war at home against Russia, opens its European Championship campaign with a match against Romania in Munich on Monday. The other teams in Group E are Belgium and Slovakia. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. local time (1300 GMT). Here’s...
An explosion at a DIY chain store in Romania injures at least 15 people, 4 seriously
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — An explosion at a chain home improvement store in northeastern Romania on Friday injured at least 15 people, four of them seriously, authorities said. A mobile intensive care unit was dispatched to the scene in the town of Botosani, in Suceava county,...
Romania's culture minister asks Louis Vuitton to acknowledge a traditional blouse inspired items
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s minister of culture says she will ask French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to acknowledge that a traditional Romanian blouse directly inspired items in one of its 2024 collections. “We will request that Louis Vuitton recognize the...
Man detained in Romania's capital after allegedly attacking Israeli embassy with Molotov cocktail
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital on Monday after allegedly attacking the entrance of the Israeli Embassy with a Molotov cocktail, causing a small fire but no casualties, local media and police reported. A 34-year-old man was...
Andrew Tate loses appeal to relax judicial restrictions as he awaits human trafficking, rape trial
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer awaiting trial in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape, lost an appeal Thursday to have the court relax geographical restrictions preventing him from traveling outside the eastern European country. ...
Romanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday extended geographical restrictions against an online influencer who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal extended by...
Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two leaders celebrating their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine. The meeting in...
Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’...
EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday for talks with several European Union country leaders on the bloc’s so-called strategic agenda to address goals for the next five-year period. Michel arrived in...
