Nearly half of the European Union’s member countries revolted against a push to overhaul the bloc’s decision-making process, on Monday. Under France’s current six-month presidency of the EU, French President Emmanuel Macron’s long-standing call for a more reactive EU capable of taking swift action when needed, similar to its Chinese and US rivals, has crystallised. … Read more
Ukraine struggles to export grain after ports seized; looks up to Romania Ukraine is one of the world’s biggest makers of sunflower oil, wheat, rapeseed, and maize. Nonetheless, Ukrainian vessels shipping grain can’t head out. With their ports hindered by the contention, exporters are currently focusing on Constanta in Romania as another option. Trains, trucks, … Read more
Ukraine announced Saturday that all vulnerable residents had been evacuated from Mariupol, setting up a showdown between Kyiv’s last surviving soldiers and the besieging Russian forces before of the Soviet World War II triumph celebrations. The Azovstal steelworks, the last Ukrainian stronghold in the damaged port city, has acquired symbolic significance during the war. Kyiv … Read more
On a visit to neighboring Romania on Saturday, US First Lady Jill Biden praised the “very strong” migrants fleeing war-torn Ukraine. “You are amazingly strong,” Biden said after listening women and children recount their experiences fleeing Russia’s assault of their country. “We stand with you, I hope you know that,” she said in a visit … Read more
Three persons were arrested in France on Friday for duping tourists into playing a rigged shell game at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, according to AFP. Following a months-long investigation, two men and a woman from Romania were detained in the northeastern Paris district of Seine-Saint-Denis. Police seized more than 16,000 euros (almost $17,000) … Read more
Germany’s reliance on Russian energy supplies has greatly decreased, according to German President Frank Walter Steinmeier during a visit to Bucharest on Wednesday. Steinmeier, speaking at a joint press conference with his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis, stated that Germany is currently 15% dependent on Russian oil. The Romanian president stated that his nation supports the … Read more
Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, will travel to Romania and Slovakia from May 5 to 9 to meet with US military and embassy employees, displaced Ukrainian parents and children, humanitarian relief workers, and teachers, according to her office. According to her office, Biden will meet with Ukrainian mothers and children who … Read more
Elena Trofimchuk has been in Romania for over a month after fleeing Ukraine. She now considers the North Railway Station in Bucharest to be a second home. She doesn’t live there, but it’s where she spends most of her time greeting fellow Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russia’s war and assisting them in arranging tickets, accommodations, and … Read more
More than 5.2 million Ukrainians have fled due to the fact that Russia released its invasion two months ago, with over 45,000 becoming a member of their ranks within the past 24 hours, the UN stated Monday. In total, five,232,014 people have fled Ukraine as refugees because February 24, in line with the latest data … Read more
Romania fears ‘nuclear disaster’ amidst an influx of Ukrainian Children into the country Dr. Raed Arafat, a Palestinian brought up in Syria, turned unexpectedly into the top of Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations. Once in the United States, his parents thought, he’d never need to return and leave the general solace and opportunity he appreciated … Read more
The directors of the George Enescu Festival in Bucharest have revealed that Radu Lupu, one of the world’s best pianists, has died at the age of 76. Maestro Radu Lupu, a good friend and a wonderful musician, passed away. We are extremely grieved to learn of his demise. Lupu died in Lausanne, Switzerland, after a … Read more
More than 4.9 million Ukrainians have fled their united states following the Russian invasion, the UN said Monday because it warned of the risks of girls and child refugees being exploited. UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee corporation, stated four,934,415 Ukrainians had left U.S .A. Due to the fact Russia invaded on February 24 — a determine … Read more
Romania is withdrawing all flights of Soviet-era MiG-21 LanceR fighter jets following a couple of problems and a death dealing crash previous month, said the defense ministry on Friday. The statement came day after the Romanian military claimed that a MiG-21 jet facing couple of issues with its landing gear. “The measure was taken because … Read more
Iga Swiatek will play her first match as world number one when she leads Poland in opposition to Romania inside the Billie Jean King Cup this weekend, determined to enhance her record on home floor Swiatek, the first ever Pole to ascend to the top of the rankings, misplaced both singles fits she performed the … Read more
Ukraine’s border force said Tuesday that more than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the start of the war have returned to the country, including a growing number of women and children. Spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that currently 25,000 to 30,000 Ukrainians are returning each day. He said more women, children and elderly were among … Read more
More than 4.6 million Ukrainians have now fled the war, the United Nations said Tuesday, though the less ratio of new refugees are arriving in a more vulnerable condition. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said 4,615,830 Ukrainians had fled since Russia invaded on February 24 a figure up 68,095 on Monday’s update. “Even though the … Read more
The Ukraine war continues to have an influence on the global economy, with the World Bank predicting that the war-torn country’s GDP will collapse by 45.1 percent in 2022. The Bank also issued a warning, predicting an even bleaker economic picture, considerably worse than the 10-35 percent drop predicted by the IMF last month. According … Read more
According to authorities, a man died on Wednesday after slamming his automobile into the gates of the Russian consulate in Romania and lighting himself on fire inside the vehicle. A truck engulfed in flames smashed into the diplomatic mission’s gates, according to amateur video uploaded on social media. “So far, we haven’t been able to … Read more
The UN stated on Thursday that the refugee flight from Ukraine was a “major humanitarian disaster” that was worsening by the second, after another 40,000 people fled the nation in the previous 24 hours. Over the last week, the number of people streaming over western borders to escape Russia’s attack on Ukraine has stabilised at … Read more
GENEVA: Nearly 3.9 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, UN figures showed Monday, with the flow continuing to slow. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 3,862,797 Ukrainians had fled the country — an increase of 41,748 from Sunday’s figures. Around 90 percent of them are women and children, it added. … Read more
ZAGREB: Croatia’s prime minister Saturday urged closer cooperation within NATO after a military drone, which he said was launched from Ukraine, crashed in Zagreb. The Soviet-era Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in the Croatian capital late Thursday, damaging around 40 parked vehicles, but no one was injured. It entered Croatia’s airspace from Hungary, having flown in … Read more
MEDYKA – After leaving Afghanistan a year ago, Ajmal Rahmani believed he had found a haven of peace in Ukraine. This week, he and his family had to flee again — this time to Poland to the sounds of Russian bombs. “I run from one war, come to another country and another war starts. Very … Read more
ABUJA – A first batch of more than 400 Nigerians who fled Ukraine following the Russian invasion were flown home on Friday. The group, most of whom were students, arrived shortly after 0630 GMT on a chartered flight from Romania’s capital Bucharest, one of the hubs from where African governments are scrambling to extract stranded … Read more
BUCHAREST – Romania’s military was mourning Thursday separate helicopter and fighter jet crashes in bad weather near the Black Sea that killed eight personnel in its deadliest incident in years. The EU country is on the front line in strengthening NATO’s eastern flank following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine and has seen US and European military … Read more
ATHENS – Athens on Wednesday launched an operation to evacuate Greek diplomats, journalists and other citizens from the Ukrainian city of Mariupol as Russian forces push further into the country. A convoy of 21 cars with over 80 people had set out, accompanied by the ambassador to Ukraine, Greek public television ERT reported. A Greek foreign … Read more
NEW DELHI- An Indian student was killed on Tuesday in shelling in Ukraine, New Delhi said as it urged Moscow and Kyiv to secure safe passage for around 12,000 of its stranded nationals. “With profound sorrow we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in shelling in Kharkiv this morning,” Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam … Read more
Cluj-Napoca, Romania – “I assure you, no Romanian should fear for the safety of himself and his family,” Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday, shortly after Russian troops launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – its biggest military deployment since World War II. “Romania has the broadest security guarantees conceivable.” We have never been better safeguarded against potential … Read more
BUCHAREST – Over 130 COVID-19 clusters and 1,448 new infections in healthcare personnel and hospitalized patients have been reported by Romania’s hospitals and other healthcare facilities in recent days, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday. Health Minister Alexandru Rafila told a press conference that a solution will be sought quickly to enable the … Read more
