The Latest Breaking News from Romania

Romania defuses drifting mine off Black Sea coast

Romania's military carried out late on Sunday a controlled explosion of a naval mine that had drifted close to the country's Black Sea shore, the defence ministry said.

Reuters · Jul 31, 2022

Cult cricket hero Pavel Florin joins Big Bash League heavyweights in draft nomination

The Romanian cricketer with a distinctive bowling action that saw him rise to prominence and earn cult status has thrown his hat into the ring for this year’s BBL

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2022

Romanian magistrates: Proposed judicial changes hurt anti-graft effort

Romanian judges and prosecutors on Tuesday criticised proposed changes to judicial legislation they said would weaken the fight against graft in one of the European Union's most corrupt states.

Reuters · Jul 26, 2022

Shamrock Rovers fan held in Bulgaria over alleged 'fake passport'

The border authorities prevented him from crossing into Romania for two hours before reportedly arresting him

Dublin Live · Jul 20, 2022

Mexican beauty queen, Romanian-Dutch man arrested after chase across Europe over $1.7 million wine theft

A former Mexican beauty queen and a Romanian-Dutch accomplice have been arrested in Croatia over the theft of $1.7 million worth of prestige bottles of wine in Spain after a nine-month chase across Europe, police said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Jul 20, 2022

Predator guilty of murdering vulnerable young woman in shipping container

Romanian Necolai Paizan, 64, hit his petite victim Agnes Dora Akom at least 20 times over the head with a jigsaw power tool.

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Two-Thirds of Ukraine Refugees Plan to Stay Put for Now, Says UN

Around two-thirds of refugees from Ukraine expect to stay in their host countries until hostilities subside and the security situation improves after Russia's invasion, a survey by the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has found. Most of the refugees from Ukraine, mainly women and children, hope to return home eventually,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 13, 2022

Family at risk of deportation back to Ukraine face fresh hurdle in quest to reach sanctuary in Perthshire

Iryna and her sons, who are sleeping in a church in Romania, must travel nearly 250km to supply further documents in their UK visa bid

Daily Record · Jul 12, 2022

Thousands march in Bucharest LGBTQ pride parade

Thousands of Romanians joined an LGBTQ pride march in Bucharest on Saturday ahead of planned legislation that could potentially endanger future parades and fuel discrimination.

Reuters · Jul 9, 2022

Ukrainian family trying to relocate to Perthshire at risk of deportation back to war-torn country

Martin and Rebekah Hodson of Auchterarder are in touch with Iryna Vekhtieva, and sons Filip and Timofii, who have fled the shelling in Mykolaiv and are currently sleeping in a church in Romania

Daily Record · Jul 8, 2022