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Romania recalls its ambassador to Kenya after he used a racist slur during a meeting with African Group representatives in Nairobi in April.
2023-06-10

A Russian cruise missile reportedly shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft system crashes in the outskirts of Naslavcea, Moldova. No casualties are reported, though some houses were damaged by the blast, according to the Moldovan government.
2022-10-31

A Moldovan-flagged chemical tanker is hit by a missile near the Port of Odesa, seriously injuring two crew members, according to Moldova's naval agency. It is unclear who launched the missile.
2022-02-25

France announces that it will deploy "several hundred" troops to Romania in order to support NATO's eastern flank amid tensions with Russia.
2022-01-29

Romania donates 21,600 doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine to Moldova for use in their vaccination program which will begin next week with frontline health workers.
2021-02-27

In Washington, D.C., the leaders of Romania and Honduras announce they will recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, following the lead of the United States.
2019-03-24

About 200 U.S. troops arrive in Moldova from Romania for planned military exercises with the Moldovan military which will last until May 20.
2016-05-2

Thousands of people rally in the streets of Chișinău, the capital of Moldova, demanding reunification with Romania. The rally is meant to mark the 98th anniversary since the former Romanian province of Bessarabia was unified with the Kingdom of Romania on March 27, 1918. The protesters say unification with Romania is the way for corruption-ridden Moldova to move forward and join the European Union.
2016-03-27

Following pressure from Jean-Claude Juncker to nominate female candidates for the European Commission, the government of Romania alters it original choice to put incumbent commissioner Dacian Cioloş forward for a second term and instead nominates MEP Corina Creţu as the country’s new candidate.
2014-09-4

Romanian investigators find the remains of paint, canvas and nails in the oven of a woman whose son is charged with stealing seven paintings by Picasso, Monet and Matisse from the Kunsthal gallery in October 2012.
2013-07-18