Britain sends 2,000 troops to Romania for "specific military tasks"

The UK will send 2,000 military personnel to Romania for specific tasks, the British and Northern Ireland ambassador to Bucharest, Andrew Noble, said on Wednesday at the opening of a security and defence exhibition, reports caleaeuropeana.ro.

Former Ukrainian judge Mikola Ceaus sentenced to 10 years in prison

Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court has found former judge of the Dnipro court in Kiev Mikola Ceaus guilty of bribery and sentenced him to 10 years in prison, Ukrainska Pravda reports. He was immediately detained in the courtroom.

A Russian general was killed in an attack in Zaporozhye: He had commanded the troops in the Transnistrian region until 2014

A top Russian officer has been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike during Kyiv’s counteroffensive against Russian forces, a Russian-backed official in Ukraine said on Tuesday, offering his condolences, The Guardian reports.

Klaus Iohannis appointed Marcel Ciolacu as prime minister

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis designated Marcel Ciolacu, the leader of the ruling coalition's Social Democrat Party, as prime minister on Tuesday, under a rotating premiership deal meant to ensure political stability, Reuters reports.

Romania // Nicolae Ciucă is the new president of the Senate

The PNL leader, Nicolae Ciucă, was elected president of the Senate in today's plenary session, June 13. 88 votes "for" and 16 "against" were recorded, according to Agerpres.

Blinken hopes Ukraine offensive a 'Success' to force Putin to talk

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Monday that a successful offensive by Ukraine would force Russian President Vladimir Putin into talks about ending its invasion, AFP reports.

Macron warns Ukraine counteroffensive could last ‘weeks, even months’

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Monday that the Ukrainian counteroffensive against Russian forces could last “weeks, even months”, POLITICO reports.

Lithuania urges NATO to strengthen the defense of the Baltic states

The Lithuanian Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis, asked the North Atlantic Alliance on Monday to improve plans for the defense of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, especially in the context in which Russia is preparing the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, reports Mediafax.

Romanian PM Nicolae Ciuca resigns

Romania's prime minister Nicolae Ciuca said on Monday that he resigned, opening the way for planned government rotation which was supposed to take place on May 25 but was delayed by a national teachers' strike.

Ukraine: nuclear plant's cooling ponds stable despite emptying reservoir

Ukraine's Kakhovka reservoir has lost nearly three-quarters of its volume of water since the Kakhovka dam was destroyed, but cooling ponds at the nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are stable and high enough, the environment minister said on Monday.

UN nuclear watchdog concerned over water levels at Ukraine plant

The U.N. atomic watchdog said on Sunday that it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check "a significant discrepancy" in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam used for cooling the plant's reactors, Reuters reports.

Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano oozes lava

Around 13,000 people have been evacuated in north-east Philippines as the country's most famous volcano, Mayon, continued to ooze lava, BBC reports.