Romania
‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed
The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.
- Chris Moss
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The Australian right-wing influencer who Elon Musk can’t get enough of
Nobody has got more online engagement from the world’s richest man over the past several years than Mario Nawfal.
- Ken Bensinger
How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed
Facing serious charges, Andrew Tate was barred from leaving Romania. Then weeks after Donald Trump took office, an extraordinary order came down from the highest levels of the Romanian government.
- Megan Twohey and Isabella Kwai
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- Russia-Ukraine war
Leaked phone call shows Trump’s special envoy coached Kremlin on Trump tactics
Extraordinary transcript shows that Steve Witkoff advised a Russian counterpart on what Putin should say to Trump before the US president met Volodymyr Zelensky.
- Michael Koziol and David Crowe
Drone chaos hits third airport in Europe as Zelensky warns of threat to humanity
A major airport in Denmark used for commercial and military flights was shut down for hours, just days after similar incidents affected other European airspaces.
- Louise Rasmussen
Romania intercepts Russian drone in second NATO airspace violation
Fighter jets that scrambled to monitor a Russian attack in Ukraine were able to track the drone as it entered Romanian airspace near Ukraine’s southern border.
- Maciej Martewicz
World in pictures this week, 28th August 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
World in pictures this week, June 5, 2025
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.
- Opinion
- US politics
Trump dreamt of a global far right. Instead, he’s driving Europe to the left
In a candidate calling himself Trump’s “natural ally”, Romanian voters saw what a turn-back towards a corrupt autocracy looked like and chose against it.
- Cory Alpert
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- World elections
Mathematician v ex-football hooligan: Centrist defeats far-right firebrand in Romania election
Pro-European centrist Nicușor Dan will be the next president after a divisive vote that one former president described as a choice between “continued integration with the West and a slide toward a more authoritarian model”.
- Rob Harris