Category: Romania

Romanian Court Rules to Keep Andrew Tate Under House Arrest as Human Trafficking Case Continues

BUCHAREST, Romania—A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday ruled to extend by another 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media influencer who is charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The decision at the Bucharest Tribunal comes a month after prosecutors formally indicted the…


Andrew Tate to Remain Under House Arrest in Romania as Human Trafficking Case Drags On

BUCHAREST, Romania—A Romanian court on Friday extended by 30 days the house arrest of Andrew Tate, the social media personality and former professional kickboxer who was charged this week with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision comes days after prosecutors from Romania’s anti-organized crime agency,…


Andrew Tate Is Charged With Rape and Human Trafficking in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania—Social media influencer Andrew Tate appeared Wednesday at a court in Romania, where prosecutors have charged him with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. Tate and his brother, Tristan, who is also charged with the offenses, arrived Wednesday at a court in the capital Bucharest, flanked by six bodyguards….


ANALYSIS: House Investigators Zero In on Biden Deals With Chinese, Romanian Players as White House Decries ‘Baseless Claims’

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer is “floating evidence-free innuendo, and making absurd attacks on the president and his family to try to score political points,” according to Ian Sams, the designated White House spokesman in the growing scandal on the millions of dollars flowing from foreign entities to President Joe Biden and nearly…


NATO, US Forces Join Romania-Led Black Sea Military Drills

MAHMUDIA, Romania—Romania’s navy led multinational military drills in the Black Sea region that brought together U.S. and NATO troops as the 30-nation alliance looks to boost security on its southeastern flank amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The sea and air exercises are part of a series of drills known as Sea Shield 2023 that involve…


Tate: Romania OKs 3rd Extension of Influencer’s Detention

BUCHAREST, Romania—A Romanian court on Monday upheld a third 30-day detention for the influencer and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate, who is held on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, an official said. Tate lost his appeal against a judge’s Feb. 21 decision to extend his arrest a third time for 30 days, according…


Romania, Moldova Report ‘Weather Balloon’ Objects Traversing Airspace, Prompting Safety Concerns

Officials in Romania reported seeing strange balloon-like objects traversing their skies on Feb. 14, shortly after neighboring Moldova temporarily shut down its airspace after similar sightings, according to officials. The incidents occurred around midday local time and come shortly after a number of objects, including a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon, were detected traversing over American airspace and were…


5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Romania, 2nd in 2 Days

BUCHAREST, Romania—An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 rattled Romania Tuesday, the second tremor of similar magnitude to shake the country in 24 hours. No serious damage was reported in either case. The quake on Tuesday occurred at 3:16 p.m. in Romania’s southwest Gorj County at a depth of approximately 40 kilometers (25 miles), data…


Romanian Court Rejects Andrew Tate’s Appeal Against Detention

BUCHAREST—Internet personality Andrew Tate will remain in police custody until Feb. 27 after a Bucharest court rejected his appeal against his detention on Wednesday. Tate, his brother Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects have been in police custody since Dec. 29 pending a criminal investigation into alleged human trafficking and rape and charges of forming…


Romanian Prosecutors Take Away Luxury Cars Seized in Andrew Tate Case

VOLUNTARI, Romania—Romanian authorities started on Saturday to take away luxury cars from a property close to the capital as part of a criminal inquiry into alleged human trafficking that led to the arrest of internet personality Andrew Tate. Romanian anti-organized crime prosecutors detained Tate, his brother Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects on Dec. 29…