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Andrew Tate, Accused Rapist, Is US-Bound
Tate Brothers Arrive
in Florida From Romania
UPDATED
Feb 27, 2025 1:08 PM CST

Tate Brothers Arrive in Florida From Romania

They were allowed to leave Romania for first time since 2022 arrest

(Newser) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived Thursday in the US after authorities lifted travel restrictions imposed as part of the case. The brothers landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, around midday, per the AP . Upon landing, Andrew Tate, 38, did not answer...

After 9 Months on the Run, Fugitive 'the Fly' Faces Court

Mohamed Amra, who made a deadly escape in France, busted in Romania on Saturday

(Newser) - A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape last year appeared in a Romanian court Sunday after a nine-month international police hunt culminated in his arrest in Bucharest, reports the AP . Mohamed Amra, sporting dyed red hair possibly meant to disguise his identity, flashed a big smile at onlookers...

Report: Trump Administration Squeezes Romania on Tates

Per FT , US wants travel restrictions lifted on siblings held for sex misconduct, trafficking, other crimes

(Newser) - Andrew and Tristan Tate are being detained in Romania on human trafficking, sexual misconduct, money laundering, and organized crime charges, but the US government now wants the influencers to have a little more freedom in how they move about. Per the Financial Times , the Trump administration is putting the squeeze...

Grandson of a King Fights for His Place
Grandson
of a King
Fights for His
Place
longform
Feb 8, 2025 1:45 PM CST

Grandson of a King Fights for His Place

Financial Times profiles the 'fugitive prince' of Romania

(Newser) - "I am really the rightful crown prince," the man known to his friends as Prince Paul tells Miles Johnson of the Financial Times . It's near the end of a rollicking, made-for-the movies tale of Paul's attempt to reclaim what he views as his rightful place in...

Judge Puts Andrew Tate Under House Arrest After Accusations
Court Releases Tate
From House Arrest
UPDATED
Jan 15, 2025 1:30 AM CST

Court Releases Tate From House Arrest

But he's not allowed to leave Romania

(Newser) - Andrew Tate is now free to leave his house—but not to leave Romania, where the allegations against him and his brother Tristan include trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, and money laundering. A Tate spokesman said Tuesday that a court had released the influencer from house arrest,...

Thousands Protest Annulment of Presidential Election

Suspicions about candidate's surprise victory involve AI, TikTok

(Newser) - Tens of thousands protested in Romania's capital on Sunday against a top court's decision to annul the presidential election after an outsider candidate unexpectedly emerged as the frontrunner. Many of the demonstrators in Bucharest honked horns and waved the nation's blue, yellow, and red flag, while others...

Romania Voids Election Results Over Russian Interference

Court orders rerun of presidential vote after allegations of Russian TikTok campaign

(Newser) - A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round. The Constitutional Court's unprecedented decision—which is final—came after President Klaus Iohannis...

Accusations Against TikTok Prompt Romanian Recount

Little-known Calin Georgescu, a pro-Russian critic of NATO, won first round of presidential voting

(Newser) - Suspicions about TikTok's role in the first round of presidential elections in Romania have led the nation's highest court to order a recount of the vote by won by Calin Georgescu, despite representing no party. The social media platform is accused of giving "preferential treatment" to the...

Romanian Gets Medal, Thinks of 'Sabrina and Jordan'

Gymnast Ana Barbosu cites Olympic spirit during the 'difficult situation'

(Newser) - Ana Barbosu was presented with the bronze medal in the gymnastics floor exercise on Friday, in a belated ceremony after American Jordan Chiles first was awarded third place in the Olympic event. The International Olympic Committee had given Romanian officials permission Thursday to make the presentation, USA Today reports, though...

After Fatal Mauling, Nearly 500 Bears to Be Killed in This Country

Romania has authorized the move after tourist's death

(Newser) - A 19-year-old tourist was fatally mauled by a bear in Romania last week—and now the country has authorized the killing of almost 500 bears. The woman was hiking with her boyfriend on July 9 when they were attacked, CBS News and People report. Both of them made calls to...

Andrew Tate Notches a 'Significant Victory'

Tribunal says influencer accused of rape, human trafficking can leave Romania, must stay in EU

(Newser) - A court in Romania's capital ruled Friday that social media influencer Andrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain within the European Union as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Bucharest Tribunal's decision to allow...

Tourist's Attempt to Take Photo With Bear Goes Very Badly

Scotland's Moira Gallacher is lucky to be alive after ursine encounter while vacationing in Romania

(Newser) - Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? In this case perhaps, "I see a tourist bothering me." That's after a vacation in Romania's Carpathian Mountains went horribly awry for one woman after she tried to take a picture of one of the resident omnivores. Per...

Andrew Tate Detained on UK Sex Charges
Andrew Tate Has
New Legal Trouble
Mar 12, 2024 6:48 AM CDT

Andrew Tate Has New Legal Trouble

UK has issued an arrest warrant on sex charges

(Newser) - Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday, per the AP . Tate, 37, and brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening for 24 hours on allegations of sexual aggression in a UK case dating back to 2012-2015,...

Court Denies Tate Brothers a Visit to Their Sick Mother

Romanian officials turn down request by Andrew, Tristan Tate, accused of trafficking, for UK visit

(Newser) - Andrew and Tristan Tate won't be leaving Romania anytime soon, even after they say their mother suffered a heart attack. The BBC reports that a court there has denied a request by the Tates, who've both been charged with rape and human trafficking, to let them travel to...

Prime Minister Rolls Out First AI 'Adviser'

Romanian leader says 'Ion' will tell government what people want

(Newser) - Romania's prime minister, apparently unfazed by the strange behavior of artificial intelligence chatbots elsewhere, has rolled out what he says is the first government adviser to use artificial intelligence. Politico reports that Nicolae Ciuca surprised members of his cabinet on Wednesday when he introduced them to Ion, an "...

Romania Scrambles Jets After Mystery Objects Spotted

Moldova also reported sightings

(Newser) - Romania briefly scrambled military jets and neighboring Moldova temporarily closed its air space Tuesday after authorities in both countries reported mysterious weather balloon-like objects traversing their skies. The incidents occurred at around midday local time and briefly raised concerns in the two Eastern European countries, both of which border Ukraine...

Romania Takes 15 Andrew Tate Cars
Romania Seizes
Andrew Tate's Fleet
Jan 14, 2023 5:05 PM CST

Romania Seizes Andrew Tate's Fleet

Former kickboxer denies human trafficking in tweet

(Newser) - Romanian authorities descended on a compound near Bucharest on Saturday to tow away a fleet of luxury cars and other assets worth an estimated $3.9 million in the case investigating Andrew Tate, the divisive social media personality who is detained in the country on charges of human trafficking. Romania'...

He Trolled Greta Thunberg. Days Later, an Arrest
He Trolled
Greta Thunberg.
Days Later,
an Arrest
UPDATED
Dec 30, 2022 12:28 PM CST

He Trolled Greta Thunberg. Days Later, an Arrest

Influencer Andrew Tate, brother in custody in Romania on rape, human trafficking charges

(Newser) - This story has been updated to clarify how the pizza boxes came into play. Earlier this week, climate change activist Greta Thunberg got into it online with Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer, TikTok star, and controversial influencer who, until recently, had been kicked off most social media platforms. Now, a...

History Forgot a Roman Emperor, Coins Suggest
History Forgot a
Roman Emperor,
Coins Suggest
NEW STUDY
Nov 24, 2022 2:55 PM CST

History Forgot a Roman Emperor, Coins Suggest

Sponsian may have ruled over Dacia province 1.8K years ago: researchers

(Newser) - Four coins unearthed in Romania's Transylvania region in 1713 depicted, it was thought at the time, an unknown Roman emperor. A century and a half later, Emperor Sponsian had been almost universally declared to be a fake, invented by forgers. Henry Cohen, a leading coin expert of the 19th...

A Rare Resignation Following PM's 'Mixed Race' Comments

Viktor Orbán's remarks inexcusable, adviser says

(Newser) - Update: An adviser to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has resigned in protest over Orbán's comments on the mixing of races. Zsuzsa Hegedus, whom the BBC describes as a member of Orbán's inner circle who has known him for two decades, called Orbán's...

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