Romanian pilots shot down the first of three drones in as many days from F-16 fighter jets starting Friday as Russia intensified attacks against Ukraine near the border. After determining the drones were of Russian origin, Romania summoned Moscow’s ambassador in protest and expelled a Russian diplomat on Monday.

A powerful storm has struck Romania’s capital, killing one person and causing flooding in 20 counties. The storm hit overnight into Wednesday following an intense heat wave. Emergency

Romania’s acting prime minister Ilie Bolojan will host his Moldovan counterpart, Vasile Tofan, in Bucharest on Thursday, July 30, for the latter's first official visit to Romania since taking office.

Over three consecutive days this month, Romanian F-16s shot down three drones that had entered the country’s airspace — the first such engagements over Romanian territory. One appears to have been an Iranian-designed Shahed of the kind Russia uses against Ukraine.

A powerful storm tore through the Romanian ​capital Bucharest and 20 counties ‌on Wednesday, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes and ​vehicles, emergency services officials ​said.

President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday as part of her three-nation State Visit in Eastern Europe, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) calling the visit "an important milestone" in further strengthening the longstanding and multifaceted partnership between the two countries.

SolitAir expands its European air cargo corridor by launching direct flights from Dubai World Central to Bucharest using Boeing 737-800 freighters.

BUCHAREST: Romania just avoided a downgrade from the last rung of investment grade as its budget deficit narrowed more than expected, but political instability after a government collapse have reduced policy visibility beyond 2026, Fitch Ratings said on Saturday.