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Romania explosion: One dead and 57 injured following blast at petrol station

One person died and 57 were injured after two explosions at a liquefied petroleum gas station in the Romanian town of Crevedia near the capital Bucharest on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak calls for 'progress' on Ukraine's bid to join NATO as leaders meet

The Prime Minister called on alliance chiefs to show Kyiv’s bid had moved forward since the organisation first agreed in principle in Bucharest in 2008 that Ukraine could one day join the alliance

Daily Mirror

The Delta of Bucharest review – Ceaușescu-era brutalities healed by urban oasis

Eva Pervolovici movingly juxtaposes the tragic history of women held in a Romanian communist jail with the beautiful wetlands area that the site is today

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Andrew Tate denies making money from trafficking women as he appears in Romanian court

Former kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate, who is also charged with rape, appeared in court in Bucharest flanked by six bodyguards

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate indicted for rape and human trafficking

BUCHAREST: Online influencer Andrew Tate, his brother and two women were indicted in Romania on human trafficking and rape charges, prosecutors said Tuesday, six months after they were detained.

Bangkok Post

NATO's 'eastern flank' B9 group commits to strengthening support for Ukraine

The Bucharest Nine (B9) countries of the NATO alliance met in Bratislava this week. On the agenda: Russia's ongoing military campaign in Ukraine. But some B9 countries are less willing to help than others.

Radio France Internationale

Chess: Caruana edges Bucharest while Ding narrowly avoids finishing bottom

The US champion finished on 5.5/9, half a point ahead of a quartet of pursuers, while the new world champion, fatigued from his title match exertions, escaped last place only in the final round

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Chess: Caruana leads in Bucharest while Ding and Nepomniachtchi falter

The Russian and Chinese stars competed again just a week after their world title match, but at halfway in Romania they both trailed the in-form US champion

The Guardian - UK

Corrie's Adam Hussain apologises for liking controversial Andrew Tate tweets after backlash

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in December and were been kept behind bars in Bucharest until the end of March

Daily Mirror

Kyiv calls for NATO to secure Black Sea and integrate Ukrainian defences

BUCHAREST - NATO should play a bigger role in security in the Black Sea, and integrate Ukrainian air and missile defences with those of its allies, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba said on Thursday.

Reuters

Black Sea security under the spotlight as Russia wavers on grain export deal

A two-day conference on Black Sea security is underway in the Romanian capital Bucharest, with the defence and foreign ministries of both Ukraine and Romania taking centre stage, as Russia questions the future of a UN-brokered shipping deal signed with Ukraine in 2022.

Radio France Internationale

Bargain hunter books eight holidays in one year after finding flights from £16

Anne-Marie Moss, from from Accrington, Greater Manchester, has been on budget breaks to Kraków, Tantra Mountains, Palma and Bucharest in the the past two years alone

Daily Mirror

The real Nevermore Academy: my gothic pilgrimage to the set of Netflix’s Wednesday in Romania

Tourism in Romania was once all about Dracula, but the Netflix show is drawing young visitors keen to see sets where the gothy teen unleashed mystery, mayhem and murder

The Guardian - UK

Romanian, German, Moldovan leaders meet in Bucharest

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Romania’s capital on Monday for trilateral talks with the presidents of Romania and Moldova, as the three nations look to boost ties on a range of topics amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

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Reuters

Germany's Scholz in Bucharest to shore up support for Romania, Moldova

BUCHAREST -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Romania on Monday to underscore Western support for a key NATO ally that borders Ukraine and also for neighbouring Moldova, which has looked especially vulnerable since Russia's invasion last year.

WEKU

Andrew Tate has been released from a Romanian jail and placed under house arrest

Tate was initially detained in late December in Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian women. He was detained on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking.

Manchester Evening News

Andrew Tate and his brother released from jail in Romania on house arrest

The controversial pair were arrested in Bucharest last year on suspicion of alleged human trafficking

Salon

The war of surprises in Ukraine

One possible surprise in particular should worry us all

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Irish Mirror

Chef says two men forced him to put Frankie Dunne's head in a bag and under bush

He gave a voluntary interview to police in Bucharest on January 16, 2020.

Manchester Evening News

Work finally begins on £250m Therme mega water park and tropical spa next to Trafford Centre

EventCity has been demolished allowing building works to begin on the huge indoor water park

The Independent UK

Andrew Tate to appeal third arrest extension in Romania

Andrew Tate has arrived at a Romanian appeals court in Bucharest to challenge a court’s decision last week to extend for a third time his detention by 30 days

Asharq Al-Awsat

Key Hezbollah Financier Faces 20 Years in Prison

A US federal prosecutor announced the arrest of a Lebanese-Belgian citizen considered a major financier of Iran-backed Hezbollah in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. US Attorney Breon Peace in Brooklyn said that Mohammed Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, designated by the US as a “global terrorist” in 2018, when it offered $10 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Key Hezbollah Financier Arrested in Bucharest

A Lebanese and Belgian citizen considered a key financier of the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah was arrested Friday in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, federal authorities said. Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 58, who was labeled a “global terrorist” by the United States in 2018 when $10 million was offered for information about his whereabouts,…

The Guardian - US

‘Big mistake’: Biden condemns Putin’s withdrawal from nuclear treaty

‘You’re the frontlines of our collective defense,’ Biden tells Bucharest Nine group of eastern European countries on last day of trip

The Independent UK

Biden and Stoltenberg meet Nato Bucharest Nine allies in Poland

Joe Biden and Jens Stoltenberg met with Nato Bucharest Nine allies in Poland on Wednesday, 22 February.

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