Romania

Drone detonates near oil terminal in Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta

The port was evacuated, residents along Romania's Black Sea coast were warned to take cover, and two helicopters were surveying the area for any further drones, the deputy interior minister said.

Romanian soldiers practise an approach with a Bulgarian ship during the Sea Shield 25 multinational military exercise on board the frigate "Regina Maria" on April 8, 2025 in the Black Sea.
A fire burns on the roof of a 10-story block of flats after a drone crashed into the building, causing an explosion and injuring two people, near the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania, in this handout image released on May 29, 2026.

NATO condemns Russia after drone crashes into Romanian residential building

DIANA IOVANOVICI-SOSOACA,  European Parliament member and far-right Romanian politician, holds religious icons as she speaks to the media, before a vote to choose the next European Commission president, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, July 2024.

Romania: Fashionable antisemitism

Moldovan singer Vlad Sabajuc, aka Satoshi and representing Moldova with the song 'Viva, Moldova!', performs during the dress rehearsal for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 (ESC) at Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria on May 16, 2026.

Moldova broadcaster chief resigns after Eurovision jury vote sparks public backlash


European MPs condemn the existence of antisemitic monuments in Moldova

The monuments include the Octavian Goga’s statue and the Alley of Classics in the Great Central Park of Chisinau.

Photo of the statue of Octavian Goga and an archived photo.

Israeli soccer team falls to Romania in Hungary

Zahavi, National Team eliminated from Euro qualifying with 2-1 defeat in penultimate contest.

 ISRAEL FANS display flags and signs during the blue-and-white’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Romania on Saturday night at Pancho Arena in Felcsút, Hungary.

130 Gaza border area kids taken to Hungary to watch Israeli soccer team

"We want to provide an opportunity for the people of Israel to unite around an event that embodies national pride and a triumph for the Blue and White," the initiative's organizer said.

 A delegation of Israelis flew to Hungary to watch their national team compete against Romania and Switzerland.

Blue-and-white drops points against Kosovo

With Euro hopes hanging by a thread, Israel to wrap up its campaign vs Switzerland, Romania, Andorra

ISRAEL DEFENDER Miguel Vitor (left) and the National Team were a step behind Milot Rashica (right) and Kosovo throughout their Euro Group I qualifier on Sunday night at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, which the visiting blue-and-white lost 1-0.

Romania marks decision to teach Jewish history, Holocaust in schools

Romania was a German ally in World War Two until August 1944 and hundreds of thousands of Romanian and Ukrainian Jews and Roma were killed in areas it controlled.

  Romanian soldiers supervise the deportation of Jews from Kishinev. Kishinev, Bessarabia, Romania, October 28, 1941.

Israeli killed in ATV crash during Romania vacation

"We received with a heavy heart the news that a resident of our city was killed in a tragic accident," Ashkelon mayor said in a statement.

 Casa Luca Elefterescu, azi Muzeul Ceasului "Nicolae Simache", Ploiești

Romania detects possible airspace breach during overnight drone attack on Ukraine

"The Romanian Army's radar surveillance system identified a possible unauthorized breach of national air space, with a signal detected on the route to the town of Galati," the defense ministry said.

 Elbit Systems' SkyStriker drone in flight.

Blue-and-white keeps pace in Euro qualifiers

After falling behind early, Gloukh powers Israel to a 1-1 draw at Romania. The blue-and-white will now get ready for Belarus on Tuesday night back in Tel Aviv.

  ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Oscar Gloukh (right) scored the blue-and-white’s lone goal on Saturday in its 1-1 draw with host Romania at the National Arena in Bucharest.

Romania says parts of Russian drone fell on its territory

Iohannis was speaking a day after Kyiv said Russian drones had detonated on Romanian territory, a claim Bucharest denied.

 A woman and a child wait in a bus after fleeing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the border crossing in Siret, Romania, March 1, 2022.

Ukraine says Russian drones detonated on Romanian territory during Danube strike

An Ukrainian industry source said that two Russian drones had fallen on the Romanian side of the Danube.

 A view shows a building of the Black Sea Danube shipping company destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Odesa region, Ukraine August 2, 2023.