The Latest Breaking News from Romania

“We can confirm that we have authorised charges against Andrew and Tristan Tate for offences including rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution, and actual bodily harm against three women.”

The charges were authorised in January last year but the Crown Prosecution Service said this is the first time it confirmed the two had been criminally charged in Britain.

In a sensational development involving the highly controversial influencer and his sibling, Andrew Tate and his brother have been charged with rape, human trafficking and controlling prostitution in the UK.

Prosecutors confirm 21 charges, with brothers due to be extradited to the UK after conclusion of Romanian proceedings

They will be extradited to the UK when criminal matters in Romania conclude

Heavy flooding in Romania's Harghita County has caused critical conditions at the historic Praid salt mine, a major tourist attraction. Authorities are assessing the damage.

Georgescu said he made his decision to take a step back following the conclusion of the presidential race, which for him indicated "the sovereignist movement has come to a close."

The co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, on Tuesday repeated his allegation that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in this month's Romanian presidential election.

The May election rerun was held months after the Constitutional Court voided the previous election in which the far-right outsider Călin Georgescu led the first round, following allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference.

Pro-European Nicusor Dan faces big challenges after defeating pro-Russian George Simion last week in a tense run-off.

Pro-European centrist Nicusor Dan was on Monday sworn in as Romania's president, having pledged to stand against "isolationism and Russian influence".