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\nto the relics of Saint Parascheva, the largest religious pilgrimage in Romania,
\nstarted Saturday morning in Iasi, eastern Romania. The feast of St. Parascheva
\nis celebrated every year on October 14. People go to pray at the Metropolitan
\nCathedral in Ia\u015fi, where the relics are kept. The coffin carrying the Saint’s
\nrelics was taken out of the Metropolitan Cathedral early Saturday and placed on
\na large table decorated with flowers in the cathedral’s courtyard. Tens of
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ATTACK – Israel and the Gaza Strip are
\nat war again, after the Hamas group on Saturday launched a surprise military
\noffensive, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating fighters into the
\nIsraeli territory. Previously, the leader of the armed wing of the Palestinian
\nmovement had announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The attack, that
\nmade numerous victims, attracted many international reactions, including from
\nRomania, which firmly condemned it. Our thoughts go to the families of
\nthe victims and to those who are attacked, President Klaus Iohannis wrote
\non Twitter. The State of Israel will win every time in the face of terror
\nand those who try to destroy it, the president of the Federation of
\nJewish Communities in Romania, MP Silviu Vexler, said. The Romanian Foreign
\nAffairs Ministry emphasized the sovereign right of the state of Israel to
\nself-defense. At the same time, the ministry raised the travel alert level for
\nIsrael, Romanians being advised to reschedule their trips to the area or, if
\nthey are already there, to follow the instructions of the local authorities,
\ntake shelter in buildings and leave the country when the situation allows it.
\nPrime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said that the Romanian authorities are looking
\nfor solutions to bring home as quickly as possible approximately 790 Romanians
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WAR – The armed branch of the
\nPalestinian group Hamas stated, on Saturday evening, that its fighters are
\nstill engaged gun battles in 25 locations in Israel. According to the Israeli
\nauthorities, at least a hundred people were killed by the Palestinian fighters
\nwho entered the country. In the Gaza Strip, the response of the Israeli army
\nhas allegedly caused about 200 deaths and over 1,600 wounded, according to the
\nMinistry of Health of the so-called Hamas administration. Under the cover of
\nthousands of rockets, Palestinian militants infiltrated Israel using
\nmotorcycles, paragliders and boats. The Israeli radio reported that 35
\nIsraeli soldiers were kidnapped and taken to Gaza. According to Radio Romania’s
\ncorrespondent in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video
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VISIT – Romania’s President, Klaus
\nIohannis, discussed, on Saturday, in Lisbon, with his Portuguese counterpart,
\nMarcelo Rebelo de Sousa, about the war in neighboring Ukraine, in which context
\nhe thanked the Portuguese authorities for their country’s substantial
\ncontribution, with troops, to the consolidation of NATO’s deterrence and
\ndefense posture on the eastern flank. The presence of the Portuguese
\nmilitary in Romania is a strong signal of Portugal’s solidarity with and
\nsupport for the consolidation of Romania’s security, President Iohannis
\nsaid. Talks also focused on the increased security risks in the Black Sea
\nregion, as a result of the numerous Russian attacks on the Ukrainian ports on
\nthe Danube, aimed to impact Ukraine’s ability to export its agricultural
\nproducts Iohannis said, adding that additional defense measures were taken
\nthrough NATO and that the protection of the Romanian territory and citizens is
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PARIS – Romania’s national rugby team
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\n– This autumn’s budget revision will take place after the Constitutional Court
\nrules on the fiscal-budgetary measures for which the Government has recently
\nassumed responsibility, PM Marceal Ciolacu said. He specified that the budget
\nrevision is urgent, because the Ministry of Transport in particular needs
\nsubstantial sums for the co-financing of large infrastructure projects, given
\nthat the Executive’s priority is to absorb more than 95% of the European funds.
\nThe Romanian PSD-PNL ruling coalition assumed responsibility, in Parliament,
\nfor a thorough fiscal-budgetary reform, with the purpose of reducing budget
\nspending and ensure the long-term sustainability of the country’s finances. A
\npart of the opposition is against the new measures and notified the Constitutional
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\nwill play, on Sunday, October 8, against Tonga, in Lille (north), their last
\nmatch in Group B of the World Cup in France. In the first three games, Romania
\nlost to Ireland, South Africa, and Scotland.
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