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Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan leave the tribunal in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Online influencer Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and handed an arrest warrant issued by British authorities, his spokesperson said Tuesday, March 12. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Monday evening on allegations of sexual aggression in a U.K. case dating back to 2012-2015, spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Online influencer Andrew Tate detained in Romania, handed U.K. arrest warrant, his spokesperson says

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Firouzja-Ding after 36. Qe2.

Ding, Nepomniachtchi struggle in first outing after grueling chess title bout

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

A Ukrainian soldier smokes as he rests in war-hit Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Iryna Rubakova via AP)

Ukraine stands firm on Crimea, wants Russia out of all areas

By Adam Pemble - Associated Press

Police officers escort Andrew Tate handcuffed to his brother Tristan Tate, to the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking appeared at the court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention. His brother Tristan is held in the same case. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Romanian court: Influencer Tate to be held for 3rd month

By Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru - Associated Press

Police officers escort Andrew Tate handcuffed to his brother Tristan Tate, to the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Andrew Tate, the divisive influencer and former professional kickboxer who is detained in Romania on suspicion of organized crime and human trafficking, appeared at the court in Bucharest on Wednesday to appeal against a second 30-day extension of his detention. His brother Tristan is held in the same case. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Andrew Tate loses appeal against 30-day detention in Romania

By Vadim Ghirda and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Andrew Tate leaves the Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre, File)

Romanian judge grants 30-day extension of Tate detention

By Nicolae Dumitrache and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko talks with US President George W. Bush, at the NATO Summit conference in Bucharest, Thursday April 3, 2008. NATO returns on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022 to the scene of one of its most controversial decisions and where it intends to repeat its vow that Ukraine, now suffering through the tenth month of a war against Russia, will be able to join the world's biggest military alliance one day.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

14 years on, NATO to renew a vow to Ukraine

By Lorne Cook and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Tedy Ursuleanu, a survivor of the Colectiv nightclub fire, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Elvire Popesco cinema in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, April 12, 2021. The Oscar-nominated Romanian documentary film “Collective” follows a group of journalists delving into the state of health care in the eastern European country in the wake of a deadly 2015 nightclub fire that left dozens of burned victims in need of complex treatment. What they revealed was decades of deep-rooted corruption, a heavily politicized system scarily lacking in care. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Oscar-nominated Romanian film reveals health care failings

By STEPHEN MCGRATH - Associated Press

Marchers protest Romania’s virus restrictions as cases soar

By STEPHEN McGRATH - Associated Press

A fire engine is parked a hospital after a fire broke out on the ground floor Friday Jan. 29, 2021. Authorities in Romania say the fire at the key hospital in Bucharest that also treats COVID-19 patients has caused less than 5 fatalities and forced the evacuation of the building that houses 100 people. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Fire at Romanian hospital treating virus patients kills 5

By VADIM GHIRDA - Associated Press

A man wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection walks by electoral posters in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Romania will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Romania: Election expected to usher in ‘European’ generation

By by VADIM GHIRDA and SABINA NIKSIC - Associated Press

A protester holds a banner that reads &quot;Today's Menu: Unemployment&quot; as hospitality workers protest against the government's decision for the closure of restaurants, cinemas, theatres and hospitality venues in the capital, for a second time, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. Hundreds of Romanian hospitality workers protested Wednesday evening in the capital, Bucharest, against what they describe as the national government’s failure to protect their industry from the economic fallout of the coronavirus epidemic in the country. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanian hospitality workers protest as new lockdown starts

By ANDREEA ALEXANDRU - Associated Press

Forensic worker carry a body from a hotel downtown Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 19, 2020. Gholamreza Mansouri, a former judge from Iran sought by his country to face corruption charges has died in unusual circumstances, Romanian media reported. Romanian police said only that a man had fallen from a high floor at a hotel in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, and was found dead. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Iranian ex-judge dies in Romania, falls from hotel window

By VADIM GHIRDA - Associated Press

In this Nov. 3, 2019, photograph a child with Down syndrome prepare to show skirts displaying drawings inspired by children, during a fashion show dubbed &quot;heART Couture&quot; in Bucharest, Romania. Children with Down syndrome staged a fashion show and performed along a ballet ensemble, two milestone events for the inclusion of people with disabilities in Romania's social life, 30 years after the fall of communism following a violent uprising at the end of 1989.(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

AP Photos: Disabled Romanian children given chance to shine

By VADIM GHIRDA and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU - Associated Press

Polgar-Gaprindashvili after 16...Qh4-h5.

Legendary Nona Gaprindashvili adds to bulging chess trophy case

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 photo a little girl carries the pumpkin she carved in Bucharest, Romania. The Halloween Pumpkin Fest, &quot;the biggest pumpkin carving event in Europe&quot;, according to organizers, took place over the weekend in a popular park in the Romanian capital with thousands trying their hand at carving more than 30 thousand pumpkins ahead of Halloween.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

AP PHOTOS: Romania hosts carving of over 30,000 pumpkins

By VADIM GHIRDA and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU - Associated Press

Plane makes emergency landing in Black Sea port in Romania

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A woman held a photograph of a 1989 uprising victim while singing the national anthem along with others during a protest in Bucharest on Saturday. More than 1,000 Romanians have demanded more democracy. (Associated Press)

Romania fights corruption, civil rights accusations

By Vlad Odobescu - Special to The Washington Times

People walk wearing masks during an anti-pollution protest outside the city hall in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. Dozens of Romanians protested poor air quality in the capital recently ranked one of the most traffic-congested cities in Europe wearing medical face masks to make their point as they walked around the city hall.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Romanians protest poor air quality in congested Bucharest

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Romania: minister, mayor resign before government reshuffle

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