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Romania's Defence minister Vasile Dîncu has resigned

Some 700 Romanian soldiers participate in a joint training exercise

A military drone has crashed near Câmpia Turzii

Romanian ambassadors to Chisinau and Kyiv, appointed

Romania's president Klaus Iohannis has signed the Offshore Law

Russia has declared personae non gratae ten Romanian diplomats in Moscow

Klaus Iohannis, on Russian oil and gas imports ban: Romania is ready

Florin Cîţu: Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the Romanian Parliament Monday, at 19.00

Klaus Iohannis has had a conversation with Joe Biden at the extraordinary NATO [...]

People arriving from Ukraine to Romania are exempt from quarantine

Morning headlines – February 17th 2022

Morning headlines – February 15th 2022

US election 2020

Trump plays golf as indictment unsealed. How worried should he be? https://news.sky.com - 10.06.23

Donald Trump’s troubled history with secrets Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

Snowden weighs in on Trump’s classified docs indictment https://www.rt.com - 10.06.23

Boris Johnson: How a bombastic political career came to a bitter end https://news.sky.com - 10.06.23

In classified documents indictment, Trump aide accused of false statements upi.com - 10.06.23

Nagorno-Karabah 2020

Pashinyan tells Putin situation critical at Lachin corridor, in Nagorno-Karabakh http://tass.com/ - 09.06.23

Russia warns that supplying nuclear weapons to Ukraine would lead to 'global, irrevocable collapse' Related news aa.com.tr - 08.06.23

3 QUESTIONS - Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan, Israel Related news aa.com.tr - 07.06.23

Azerbaijan slams Armenia’s attempts to distort issues, avoid obligations Related news aa.com.tr - 05.06.23

Fyodor Lukyanov: What Erdogan's election victory means for Russian-Turkish relations https://www.rt.com - 03.06.23

Coronavirus / COVID-19

Pixar returns with immigrant fable 'Elemental' http://www.france24.com - 10.06.23

Boris Johnson quits with parting shot at panel investigating him - and criticises Rishi Sunak https://news.sky.com - 10.06.23

Former UK premier Boris Johnson resigns as MP Related news aa.com.tr - 10.06.23

Boris Johnson resigns from UK Parliament https://www.rt.com - 10.06.23

Boris Johnson: How a bombastic political career came to a bitter end https://news.sky.com - 10.06.23

The Alexei Navalny case

Rusia, condamnată de CEDO la plata unor despăgubiri morale în sumă de 40.000 de euro lui Navlanîi, din cauză că nu a anchetat ”eficient” otrăvirea opozantului rus cu noviciok https://www.news.ro - 06.06.23

Poliţia rusă a arestat peste 100 de susţinători ai lui Navalnîi https://www.news.ro - 05.06.23

Russia detains Navalny protesters on his birthday as British officials say arrests show Putin's 'paranoia' upi.com - 05.06.23

Kremlin critic Navalny in 'good mood' on third birthday behind bars http://www.france24.com - 04.06.23

Inside Russia’s penal colonies: A look at life for political prisoners caught in Putin’s crackdowns http://www.washingtontimes.com - 03.06.23

SUA-IRAN

U.S. sanctions Iranians involved in plot to kill John Bolton upi.com - 02.06.23

US sanctions IRGC member over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide Bolton Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 02.06.23

U.S. sanctions Iranians over alleged assassination plots of former American officials, dissidents http://www.washingtontimes.com - 01.06.23

Iran Guards chief threatens ‘final blow’ against US over 2020 killing of Soleimani Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 20.05.23

New information released about Iran Navy's Navab missile http://www.navyrecognition.com - 16.05.23

Syria

On This Day: Norway surrenders to Germany in WWII upi.com - 10.06.23

'You imagine the worst': People of Annecy reflect on playground attack https://news.sky.com - 09.06.23

France hails ‘hero with backpack’ who intervened in Annecy knife attack http://www.france24.com - 09.06.23

Annecy attack: Emmanuel Macron gives update on four children stabbed - including British girl who has 'woken up' https://news.sky.com - 09.06.23

Annecy attack: 'Backpack hero' chased 'possessed' knifeman after British girl and five others stabbed in French park https://news.sky.com - 09.06.23

Afghanistan

House Homeland Security chairman scolds DHS for missing Afghan vetting deadline http://www.washingtontimes.com - 09.06.23

SAS soldier ordered killing of elderly Afghan – media https://www.rt.com - 09.06.23

US can’t recruit enough Green Berets – media https://www.rt.com - 09.06.23

Palestinian president to visit China https://www.rt.com - 09.06.23

Press review: US, UK to counter Russia in nuke market and Ankara boosts diplomatic efforts http://tass.com/ - 09.06.23

Military activities in the Black Sea Region

🔴 Live: Three killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa http://www.france24.com - 10.06.23

Generalul Daniel Petrescu: Regiunea Mării Negre este o zonă de interes strategic pentru NATO. Prezenţa consistentă a unor structuri aliate şi state precum România, din proximitatea războiului, contribuie la succesul pe care descurajarea îl joacă https://www.news.ro - 09.06.23

Fyodor Lukyanov: Why Asia is much more interesting than Europe as a laboratory for the multipolar world https://www.rt.com - 09.06.23

Ukrainian military clashes with Russian forces on southern, eastern fronts upi.com - 09.06.23

Local media in Crimea keep silence about undermining of Kakhovkay HPP dam by Russian troops – AFU General Staff http://en.interfax.com.ua - 09.06.23

Ukraine

🔴 Live: Three killed in Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa http://www.france24.com - 10.06.23

Scarred and hardened by the Holocaust, survivors relive it in war-torn Ukraine Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

Preşedintele Zelenski salută eroismul soldaţilor ucraineni care duc lupte grele http://www.agerpres.ro - 10.06.23

Ukraine hits flood shelter with UK-supplied missiles – Kherson official https://www.rt.com - 10.06.23

Zelenskyy faces a difficult call before using the West's modern tanks in a spring offensive https://news.sky.com - 10.06.23

india-pakistan

Putin spune că în iulie va amplasa arme nucleare în Belarus http://www.gds.ro - 09.06.23

Organismele modificate genetic, între controverse și necesitate http://presamil.ro - 09.06.23

Want to keep reading this article? Flavia Camargos Pereira IAI deepens Indian ties with Elcom to support UAV fleets UK universities aided Iranian drone programmes, report claims India draws mixed lessons from multinational military exercises Improbable confirms sale of UK defence business Updated US Marine Corps Force Design 2030 highlights need for novel capabilitiesHow commercial technologies are helping the Pentagon combat cyber threatsWhy the Arctic could be Russia’s next targetAmentum to provide ground support for US Navy hypersonic developmentWhy delays in approving the FY2024 budget can widen the gap between Chinese and US capabilitiesSOF Week 2023: USSOCOM chief highlights special forces lessons learned from Ukraine relationship shephardmedia.com - 09.06.23

Putin spune că luna viitoare va amplasa arme nucleare în Belarus https://www.news.ro - 09.06.23

The Shephard News Team UK universities aided Iranian drone programmes, report claims Bangladesh Army seeks family of UAVs Leonardo showcases new AWHero developments at SeaFuture 2023 Third order for German 2-in-1 drone for Ukraine US Army moves forward on future tactical UAS without AeroVironmentNavantia, SAES and Perseo to jointly develop line of uncrewed underwater vehiclesBritish Army eyes new small armed UAS capability shephardmedia.com - 09.06.23

Terrorist attacks

Somalia security forces end hotel siege claimed by Al-Shabaab http://www.france24.com - 10.06.23

At least 27 killed when unexploded ordnance detonates in Somalia — agency http://tass.com/ - 10.06.23

‘A tangible, immediate threat’: Ex-police chiefs call to remove Ben Gvir as minister Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

Naționaliști peste hotare https://www.profit.ro - 09.06.23

Russian forces deliberately shell Kherson, communities in the region – Zelenskyy http://en.interfax.com.ua - 09.06.23

Israel - Gaza

Trump indictment: Storing documents in bathroom, sharing intel on the golf course Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

Scarred and hardened by the Holocaust, survivors relive it in war-torn Ukraine Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

US lawyer sorry after ChatGPT creates bogus rulings for court filing Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

4 children found alive after surviving Colombian plane crash, 40 days alone in jungle Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

Man, 21, killed in south; 100th victim of violence in Arab community this year Into the Land: The Forgery Scandal timesofisrael.com - 10.06.23

USA - North Korea

US, Ukraine behind Kakhovka dam disaster, claims North Korea researcher Related news aa.com.tr - 09.06.23

Navigating South Korea’s Plan for Preemption warontherocks.com - 09.06.23

Biden family’s China business schemes endanger national security http://www.washingtontimes.com - 08.06.23

Amid opposition, Japan takes 1st step to release nuclear waste into ocean Related news aa.com.tr - 07.06.23

Empowering N. Korean people best path for real change in Pyongyang, top human-rights activist says http://www.washingtontimes.com - 07.06.23

INTERVIEW with General Ben Hodges: Russia, the biggest threat to Romania