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AP PHOTOS: Romanian children celebrate International Children’s Day at the Palace of Parliament
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Bucharest, Romania (AP) — Children in Romania took part in a series of events marking International Children’s Day at the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest on Sunday.
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Students of a dance school pose for a photograph outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school pose for a photograph outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school strike a pose outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school strike a pose outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl looks through the scope of a military firearm at an exhibition inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl looks through the scope of a military firearm at an exhibition inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children touch a machine gun as they climb inside a transporter outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children touch a machine gun as they climb inside a transporter outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl gets a kiss inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl gets a kiss inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child plays with balloons inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A child plays with balloons inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl plays inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A girl plays inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school check their outfits outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school check their outfits outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A boy plays inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A boy plays inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children interact with weapons at an exhibition inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Children interact with weapons at an exhibition inside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)