Nearly 9 out of 10 large companies in Romania plan to maintain their current office footprint in 2026, a sign that the focus is shifting from expansion to optimization and efficiency, according to a survey conducted by Colliers among 101 companies. At the same time, small firms are more open to exp»»»

The hotel group Minor Hotels is accelerating its expansion strategy in the Balkans and the CIS region, with Romania explicitly included among the key markets targeted for development, according to the company’s latest announcement. The expansion comes as the group, which operates more than 640 hote»»»

Romania's short-term rentals market continued to grow strongly in 2025, with Bucharest leading urban centres at ?66.8 million in total revenues, while Brasov topped regional markets with ?20.4 million, according to a Crosspoint Real Estate study."Demand for hotel-rental apartments has grown steadil»»»

EIB Vice-President Ioannis Tsakiris visits Curtea de Arges to observe work on tunnel section of planned A1 motorway Site represents central part of highway being built between Pitesti and Sibiu EIB finances strategic transport ...»»»

The length of highways in Romania increased by 131 kilometres (km) in 2025, and the length of the public road network totalled 87,220 km, of which 18,193 km (20.8%) were national roads, 35,131 km (40.3%) were county roads and 33,896 km (38.9%) were communal roads, according to data published on Fri»»»

Turnover in wholesale and retail trade, as well as the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, decreased by 3.1% in unadjusted terms in the first two months of this year compared with the same period in 2025, according to data published on Friday by the National Institute of Stati»»»

Over half of the used cars registered in Romania (58.2%) were damaged in the past, and 1.3% of them were hiding serious accidents, according to an analysis published by a platform specialising in the analysis of vehicle history.According to carVertical, the share of severely damaged cars had damage»»»

Renault, the French car manufacturer, will give up 15%-20% of its labor force, in engineering, worldwide in the next two years, Romania included, in its attempt to become more flexible in the context of competition coming from its low-cost Chinese rivals. Up to 2,400 employees will be fired, the wo»»»

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah's rockets and drones were a key threat demanding military action, as Israel's army expanded strikes on Lebanon where authorities reported four dead on Monday despite a ceasefire. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said direct talks with Israel so»»»

Colombo: At least 34 schoolchildren were hospitalized on Tuesday after a privately owned bus transporting them to schools in Sri Lanka's Central Province met with an accident, the police said. The accident occurred at around 730 a.m. local time, the police said. The bus suffered a sudden braking sy»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Iranian Foreign Ministry: Decisions to detain ships and confiscate cargoes official legitimization of armed robbery in international waters»»»

Israeli authorities are systematically depriving people in Gaza of the water they need to live, Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday, decrying a campaign of "collective punishment" against Palestinians. The extensive destruction of civilian water infrastructure in Gaza coupled with obstruction of»»»

Dubai: Two workers were killed and 19 others injured after a building under construction collapsed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials said on Monday. The incident occurred in the Wahda district while concrete pouring works were under way, trapping several workers beneath the debris. Get updated»»»

An appeals court on Monday sided with the Pentagon under Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that it may require escorts for reporters on its grounds. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo April 28 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense may require reporters to be escorted inside the Pentagon, a »»»

Representatives of research institutions and universities from six European countries participated at the end of last week in a seminar on the Danube landscape held in the Danube Delta, the working visit being part of the Danube Ruralscapes project, funded by the European Union.The initiative, laun»»»

Romania supports the continuation of the external convergence of direct payments and bridging the gaps in support per hectare in the future post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in order to secure a level playing field in the European Union, senior official with Romania's Ministry of Agricult»»»

Outstanding non-government credit granted by lending institutions rose by 1.1% in March 2026 compared with February (0.3% in real terms), reaching 453.791 billion lei, the National Bank of Romania said in a press release.RON-denominated loans, which account for 67.8% of total non-government lending»»»

Deposits of resident non-government customers increased by 0.7% in March 2026 compared with the previous month, reaching 673.175 billion lei, while year on year they rose by 7% (-2.6% in real terms), the National Bank of Romania (BNR) said in a press release.Lei-denominated deposits of residents, a»»»

Romania's Defence Minister Radu Miruta and United States Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll on Monday signed a letter of intent for cooperation in the field of drones and anti-drone systems."Romania becomes the second country in the world, after the UK, with real-time access to the American C»»»

At a joint sitting on Monday, the standing bureaus of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate acknowledged a request from the Defence Ministry (MApN) to the Romanian Parliament for prior approval for the initiation of procedures for awarding contracts for 15 projects selected for funding under the E»»»

Ben Turner New York: Hugo Hivernat's restaurant was only open for a few days before he got dragged into New York's cost of living row for pricing a half rotisserie chicken at $40. For some, the cost highlights how dining out has become prohibitively expensive in one of the world's culinary capitals»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ministries of Municipality and Labour have reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring a safe and healthy work environment for all workers in Qatar on the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed today on April 28, 2026. In a social media post, the Ministry of Municipal»»»

Jakarta, Indonesia: The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 84 people injured, local officials said on Tuesday. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he exte»»»

Oil prices rose 1% on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, as efforts to end the US-Iran war appear stalled, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway still mainly shut, keeping energy supplies from the key Middle East producing region out of the reach of global buyers. US President»»»

Indonesia's president ordered an investigation Tuesday after a long-distance train smashed into a stationary commuter train overnight, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Officials ended a nearly 12-hour rescue effort near Bekasi Timur station, east of the capital Jakarta, which saw crews prying»»»

For more than 40 hours, a man in eastern China lived without an independent heartbeat — his body sustained by machines, his survival resting on one of modern medicine’s most advanced forms of life support. Then, against staggering odds, his heart began beating again. The extraordinary case, first r»»»

US official who served as deputy secretary of state for much of former US president Joe Biden’s administration, accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being responsible for the perpetration of a genocide in Gaza. Speaking to Bloomberg’s The Mishal Husain Show, Wendy Sherman said, “I think tha»»»

Suspects in Scot's murder in Kenya charged over attack on another man 15 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleStewart MacleanBBC Africa news editor FICOCampbell Scott's body was found in a sack 60 miles from Nairobi Four men named by police in Kenya as suspects in the murder of a Scottish bu»»»

Museum announces return of artefacts to Botswana 18 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDanielle MalgwiSouth East David McHughThe artefacts were collected from Botswana in the 1890s Brighton & Hove Museums is set to return 45 cultural artefacts to Botswana as part of a partnership between t»»»

On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs. 1 of 6 | On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl, pictured, and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs. File Ph»»»

The interim Minister of Health, Cseke Attila, said on Monday that the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) will not vote on the motion of censure to be tabled in Parliament against the Bolojan Cabinet."I understand that today's opposition in Parliament wants to introduce a motion. It is a c»»»

PSD and AUR announced that they will table together a censure motion against the government led by Ilie Bolojan at a moment where the governing coaltion was broken. Beyond political statements, however, the key lies in parliamentary arithmetic. Projections show that the two parties are close to a m»»»

The mayor of Buzau, the social-democrat Constantin Toma stated on Monday that the PSD’s move to sign, together with the Alliance for the Union of the Romanians (AUR) a censure motion against the government led by Ilie Bolojan is ‘ a big mistake’ which will lead to the loss of the party’s identity."»»»

The leader of the liberal senators (PNL), Daniel Fenechiu stated on Monday that, if the no-confidence motion announced by PSD and AUR passes, there is no other alternative but the PNL decision not to collaborate with PSD and the solution is the party getting in opposition, as the variant of early e»»»

The President of the Senate, the liberal Mircea Abrudean, declared on Monday that the submission of a motion of censure by the PSD and AUR is an attempt to validate a collaboration "established for some time", noting that, if the motion passes, the two parties should continue by proposing a governi»»»

The secretary general of the National Liberal Party, Dan Motreanu, said on Monday that the Social Democratic Party (PSD) has formalised its cooperation with Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) by announcing a motion of censure against the government led by Ilie Bolojan, adding that this allia»»»

George Simion, leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR), said on Monday that the motion of censure initiated together with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) will be tabled once 233 MPs have signed the document.Simion estimated that the vote on the motion could take place on 5 May, ad»»»

The leader of the social-democrats (PSD) senators, Daniel Zamfir, declared that the PSD-AUR approach to jointly support a motion of censure represents "a punctual, pragmatic collaboration", aimed at removing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan."There is no political agreement between PSD and AUR. AUR aims »»»

The Chairman of the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, expressed his concern on Monday in Strasbourg regarding the latest developments in Romania, stating that Europe needs a partner that can achieve results on the agreed reform agenda."We are very concer»»»

President Nicusor Dan had consultations on Monday at Cotroceni Palace with the leaders of pro-European parties on the SAFE and PNRR programmes, the Presidential Administration informs.Leaders of the Social Democratic Party, the National Liberal Party, the Save Romania Union, the Democratic Alliance»»»

President Nicusor Dan participates, on Tuesday and Wednesday, at the Three Seas Initiative (I3M) Summit, which takes place in Dubrovnik, Croatia.According to the Presidential Administration, the meeting is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, at 3:30 p.m. (Romanian time).The Three Seas Initiative is a fl»»»

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose nearly 2 percent on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, as efforts to ‌end the US-Iran war appear stalled, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway still mainly shut, keeping energy supplies from the key Middle East producing region out of the reach of g»»»

Every week brings a new slew of articles predicting that Russia's deteriorating economy will force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table as the economy slips into recession. The banking sector is showing its first system»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Israeli military spokesman: Two soldiers injured, one seriously, by a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon on Monday 28-04-2026 09:40»»»

The White House said on Monday that it was examining Iran's latest proposal to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, two months after a US and Israeli offensive sent shockwaves through the global economy. Peace talks between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war and fully reopen the vital s»»»

Kylychbek Sultan has been relieved of his duties as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to Pakistan. The decree was signed by President Sadyr Japarov. The presidential press service reported. Kylychbek Sultan was appointed to the position on July 8, 2025. According t»»»

CHUIL: Displaced people who took refuge from conflict in an isolated South Sudan village were denied lifesaving aid by the government even as deaths there mounted, eyewitnesses and aid groups said. The Associated Press spoke with people who fled to the swamp-encircled community of Nyatim in recent »»»

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Tuapse oil refinery on the Black Sea, causing a fire, authorities said on Tuesday. It was ‌the latest ‌of repeated drone ‌attacks ⁠in the past ⁠few weeks on the Rosneft-owned refinery and the port of Tuapse that led to an oil spill at sea and a blaze ⁠that»»»

NAIROBI/GENEVA: For Somalia’s malnourished children, already suffering the twin catastrophes of looming famine and radical cuts in foreign aid, the US-Israeli war on Iran means more than soaring petrol pump prices; it is a matter of ​life and death. Shortages of lifesaving therapeutic foods exacerb»»»

Doha, Qatar: MES Indian School (Evening Shift), Doha, marked World Book Day on April 23, 2026 with vibrant and engaging activities that celebrated the joy of reading. Students across all grades participated enthusiastically in competitions designed to inspire creativity and language skills. Grades »»»