This is the tenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in worlds beyond the pathological

Georgescu said Romania should reclaim the Ukrainian regions with Romanian populations of northern Bukovina, Bugeac and northern Maramureș.

Romania’s ruling parties lost ground ahead of a re-scheduled presidential ballot, with the latest poll showing support for the front-runner far-right candidate as well as the independent mayor of the capital.

Far-right Romanian politician Calin Georgescu called Ukraine a "fictional" state and claimed that the eventual partition of its territories is "inevitable" in an interview published on Jan. 29. "On 100% it will happen,

The Romanian Air Force lifted two F-16 fighter jets due to russian drones approaching their border during the russian attack on Ukraine.This was reported by

The Church of Almighty God, one of China's largest Christian sects, is finding followers all over the world and making new headway in Romania, where the group's online efforts are drawing new converts to its controversial teachings and helping to grow its presence across Central and Eastern Europe.

Romania recorded 133,635 cases of acute respiratory infections and eight flu-related deaths in the week from Jan. 20 to 26, the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) announced on Thursday.

Romania's attempts to restore investor confidence and lower the European Union's highest budget deficit have hit early hurdles in a year fraught with political jeopardy and the risk of losing its coveted investment-grade ratings.

Paladuta returned to his native Romania before any charges were laid, but was extradited back to the UK to stand trial. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of rape during a hearing at Reading Crown Court earlier this month and later sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison.

EU finance ministers approved Romania's deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday to bring its fiscal deficit below 3% of national output by 2030, a move Bucharest hopes will help reassure investors about its economic outlook and tame surging bond yields.

Logic would suggest the MAGA universe should be stampeding to Romania to rally behind Georgescu, as they have done for the similarly liberal-baiting Prime Minister Viktor Orban in neighboring Hungary.