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Nicusor Dan won the Romanian presidential election.

Trump dreamt of a global far right. Instead, he’s driving Europe to the left

In a candidate calling himself Trump’s “natural ally”, Romanian voters saw what a turn-back towards a corrupt autocracy looked like and chose against it.

  • Cory Alpert
A woman exits a voting booth in Bucharest on Sunday.

Mathematician v ex-football hooligan: Centrist defeats far-right firebrand in Romania election

Pro-European centrist Nicușor Dan will be the next president after a divisive vote that one former president described as a choice between “continued integration with the West and a slide toward a more authoritarian model”.

  • Rob Harris
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The brothers were charged with human trafficking in Romania and arrived in the U.S. after authorities lifted travel restrictions.

Questions over influencer Tate brothers’ return to US

It is unclear under what conditions the Tates – who are keen supporters of US President Donald Trump and boast millions of online followers – were allowed to leave Romania.

  • Luiza Ilie and Jeff Mason
People hold mobile phones with flashlights during a pro-European rally in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday.

Romanian vote annulled after declassified documents showed Russian meddling

Despite being an outsider who declared zero campaign spending and campaigned only on TikTok, Georgescu emerged as the frontrunner.

  • Stephen McGrath
Shock win: Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu.

Calls for TikTok suspension after shock election result in Romania

Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu’s shock first-round win comes despite a campaign budget of zero and polling in single digits.

  • Luiza Ilie and Mara Vilcu
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Two F-16 fighter jets.

NATO member Romania scrambles jets as Russian drone violates airspace

Latvia’s Defence Minister Andris Sprūds later said a Russian drone fell the day before near the town of Rezekne, likely straying from neighbouring Belarus.

Andrew Tate shouts outside the Bucharest Tribunal after being placed under house arrest, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. A court in Romania’s capital on Thursday placed the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest for 30 days, as prosecutors investigate a sprawling new case that involves allegations of human trafficking of minors and sex with a minor. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Andrew Tate placed under house arrest amid new human trafficking allegations

Romanian prosecutors are investigating a sprawling new case that involves allegations of human trafficking of minors and sex with a minor.

  • Stephen McGrath and Nicolae Dumitrache
Marvel at medieval castles.

Europe’s ‘magnificent’ new 1400-kilometre walking and cycling trail

Launched in 2022, Romania’s Via Transilvanica track encompasses 2000 years of European history, traversing ancient villages, monasteries and medieval castles.

  • Julietta Jameson
Andrew Tate waits inside the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania, in January.

Divisive influencer Andrew Tate to be tried for rape and human trafficking

Tate, who has amassed 9.1 million followers on X, was arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest along with his brother, Tristan Tate, and two Romanian women.

  • Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru

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