Cornel Feruta has been named as the acting Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
It comes after the death of Yukiya Amano earlier this week.
Members of the board held an extraordinary meeting on Thursday in which they decided to designate the Romanian official as acting director general.
During the meeting, all attendees stood a moment of silence as a respect gesture for the achievements of the late Japanese director.
Israel pounds Lebanon with heaviest airstrikes as Hezbollah pauses attacks
Israel carried out its heaviest strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah broke out last month, even as the group paused attacks on northern Israel and Israeli troops in Lebanon under a two-week US-Iran ceasefire.
Trump says US will work closely with Iran, discuss sanctions
The United States will work closely with Iran and the two countries are discussing tariff and sanctions relief, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire.
US and Iran agree to truce; huge strikes on Lebanon as Israel escalates
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, suspending a six-week-old war that has killed thousands, spread across the Middle East and caused unprecedented disruption to the world's energy supplies.
Israel issues new evacuation order for Tyre in southern Lebanon
Israel's military has issued repeated urgent warnings to residents of the city of Tyre on Wednesday to evacuate their homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River, saying it will strike the area.
Turkey detains 10 suspects over Istanbul attack outside Israeli consulate: reports
Turkish authorities have detained 10 people in connection with Tuesday's gun attack near the Israeli consulate in Istanbul as the investigation widened, Turkish media reported on Wednesday.
