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World Service,29 May 2026,49 mins
Nato criticises Russia after drone hits Romanian apartments
Outside SourceAvailable for 29 days
The head of NATO, Mark Rutte, says the military alliance is ready to defend every inch of its territory after an apartment block in Romania was hit during a Russian drone attack. We hear messages from Romanians and speak to our Europe experts. The US Vice President, JD Vance, has said Washington and Tehran are very close to agreeing an extension of their ceasefire. We get the latest from BBC Persian. People in Iran have been largely without internet for the past three months, disconnected from the outside world. This week the internet has started to be restored. We speak to three Iranians abroad who have been connecting with their families. A man has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicides in Canada after he sold toxic chemicals online. Our reporter has details. Arsenal Football Club will face Paris Saint-Germain in their first Champions League final since 2006. We speak to journalists in London and Paris. Presenter: James Reynolds (Photo: Romanian law enforcement officers work on the site of an explosion at a residential block of flats following a drone hit close to the border with Ukraine, in Galati, Romania, 29 May, 2026. Credit: George Calin/Reuters)
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