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Middle Age knights celebrated in Romanian medieval festival

Sighisoara's medieval festival brings knights, costumes, music and combat displays to Romania's historic Transylvanian citadel.

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Romanian forces shoot down third drone in three days

The Romanian Prosecutor General's Office has determined that a drone intercepted by Romanian forces on Friday was of the Shahed-type used by Russia in its war against Ukraine, officials have said.

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Second drone shot down over Romanian airspace in less than 24 hours

Romanian Defence Minister Radu Miruta said "the impact site and the drone wreckage are currently being analysed" but that "the pattern is consistent with previous confirmed flights by Russian drones."

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Romania says F-16 shot down drone over the country's airspace

Romania's Ministry of Defence said the jet engaged a drone with an air-to-air missile while carrying out an air policing mission.

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Three wounded in strike on Ukraine-bound LPG tanker off Romanian coast

Romania’s president says the attack on the Ukrainian ship carrying dangerous chemicals was “most likely” the result of a Russian attack, calling it a “serious incident” and launching a probe to determine its cause.

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Romanian men jailed over London stabbing of Iranian TV presenter

Iran International, a private broadcaster based in a heavily secured building in west London, was labelled a "terrorist" organisation by Tehran in 2022 along with the BBC's Persian-language channel.

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Two dead after storms batter Austria and Romania

Bucharest was hit particularly hard by storms overnight, with flooding damaging buildings and vehicles across the capital.

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Why you should walk Romania's Via Transilvanica hiking trail in 2026

The hiking trail runs 1,600km across Romania through 400 villages in 20 different ethnic and cultural regions.

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Romanian president nominates Adrian Vestea as prime minister

Romania has been embroiled in a renewed political crisis since its government collapsed in May following a no-confidence vote against Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

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Romania: TV reporter flees live on air after drone explosion in Constanța

A live television report from Romania's Black Sea port of Constanța was abruptly interrupted on 5 June after a maritime drone exploded nearby, heightening concerns over the regional impact of the war in Ukraine.

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Von der Leyen: Drone explosion shows Russian threat increasing

The incident on Friday morning is the latest in a growing number of drone incursions into EU and NATO territory.

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Moment sea drone explodes in Romania's Constanta port

Video shows the moment a sea drone exploded in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta. Authorities said the drone self-destructed after the area was secured and evacuated, and no casualties were reported.

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Ukraine says Russian jamming sent sea drone into Romania

Romanian President Nicușor Dan said that a further three drones had exploded on Friday, one off the coast of Constanta and two others around 145 km east of the city. No injuries have been reported.

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Galați residents fear future incidents following Russian drone crash

A Russian drone crashed into a residential building into the eastern Romanian city of Galați on Friday, sparking a fire to its roof and injuring two people.

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"Full responsibility" of Russia in the drone crash, says Romanian FM

Oana Toiu, Romania's foreign minister, confirmed to Euronews that the drone that struck Romania was of Russian origin and was carrying explosives. Meanwhile, Russia's Putin questioned the preliminary conclusions regarding the incident, suggesting that the aircraft may have been Ukrainian.

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Romanian minister: Russia bears full responsibility for drone strike

In an exclusive interview, Romania Foreign minister Oana Țoiu said it’s “Russia’s full responsibility” that civilians in Romania were harmed after a Russian drone hit a residential building in the country. Țoiu also said they had "final confirmation" that the drone "was carrying explosives".

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Zelenskyy vows to support Romania in ‘whatever way is necessary’

Ukraine’s president called on the European Union to ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia following an attack on the residential building in Romania so that Moscow’s war “is not dragged out or expanded”.

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Euronews on the scene after Russian drone strike in Romania

Euronews reports from the Romanian city of Galati, where a Russian drone struck an apartment building near the Ukrainian border. The impact sparked a fire, injured two people and prompted an overnight emergency response.

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Romania: First footage shows damage after drone hits residential block near Ukraine border

A Russian drone from strikes on Ukraine crashes in Galati, injuring two and prompting Romania to seek faster NATO anti-drone support for its air defences.

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NATO to defend Romania and ‘every inch’ of allied territory: Rutte

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the 32-member alliance stands with Romania amid a Russian drone incursion that crashed into a residential building and injured two people in the country’s southeast early Friday morning.