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‘An unforgettable rail journey’: my night on the Istanbul-Sofia Express

The overnight service from Turkey to Bulgaria started running again this year and was voted one of the world’s best journeys for 2023 by Lonely Planet

The Guardian - UK

EU pushes to add Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to passport-free travel zone

The European Commission called on Wednesday for Romanian, Bulgarian and Croatian citizens to be able to travel freely without passports across Europe, which would expand the so-called Schengen area with no border checks to 29 countries.

Reuters

Analysis-Bulgaria's euro zone entry threatened by election stalemate

Bulgaria's longstanding political deadlock threatens to delay its plan to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, 2024, at a time when the eurosceptic and pro-Russian Revival party is increasingly vocal and Bulgarians themselves are deeply divided about the euro.

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Türkiye Arrests Two Suspects in Killing of Bulgarian Border Officer

Turkish security forces have arrested two suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bulgarian police officer at the border with Türkiye, regional Turkish authorities said on Tuesday. Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said the officer was killed by gunfire from the direction of a group of migrants trying…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bulgaria says willing to host COP29 climate talks

Bulgaria is willing to host global climate talks in two years time, the country's president said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Turkey arrests two suspects in killing of Bulgarian border officer

Turkish security forces have arrested two suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bulgarian police officer at the border with Turkey, regional Turkish authorities said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bulgarian lawmakers give government month to devise Ukraine military aid plan

Bulgaria should send military aid to Ukraine, the parliament decided on Thursday, giving the caretaker government one month to come up with a plan for what weapons the Black Sea country could send to support Kyiv.

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Romania plans to boost Black Sea talks, military procurement

Romania will speed up defence procurement and intensify talks with Turkey, Bulgaria and Georgia to counter potential spillovers from Russia's war in Ukraine towards the Black Sea, the country's supreme defence council said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Eurovision: Bulgaria latest country to pull out of Liverpool 2023 over increased fees

Bulgaria joined North Macedonia and Montenegro and declined to take part in Eurovision 2023. The blow comes after Russia was banned from the competition with entry fees hiked up to cover their absence

Daily Mirror

Spain to send up to eight fighter jets to Bulgaria

Spain will send up to eight warplanes to Bulgaria next month to help with the its air policing tasks amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Bulgarian Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov said on Thursday.

Reuters

Bulgaria’s fragmented parliament fails to elect new speaker

Bulgaria’s fragmented parliament has failed to elect a new speaker following the country's fourth election in less than two years

The Independent UK

Ancient fridge dug up in former Roman camp - and it still contains food

Leftovers and fragments of dishes were discovered in the object built from ceramic plates on the site of the former Roman military base being excavated in Bulgaria

Daily Mirror

Bulgaria says truck that blew up on Crimea bridge was never on its territory

Bulgaria on Tuesday rejected reports that the truck linked to the powerful blast that damaged Russia's bridge to annexed Crimea had travelled via its territory.

Reuters

First pictures of innocent victims in Crimean bridge attack to humiliate Putin

Eduard Chuchakin, 53, and Zoya Sofronova, 33, died on the spot of the Kerch Bridge explosion, as experts believe 'foreign special services' were involved in 'this terrorist act'

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Under 15 girls praised after flawless display in Bulgaria

Stephen Graham's side recorded wins against Montenegro, Bulgaria and Faroe Islands during the trip

Bangkok Post

She's a doctor. He was a limo driver. They pitched a $30m arms deal

NEW YORK: After falling out with his partner at a limousine company in the St. Louis suburbs, Martin Zlatev recently sought a lucrative new business opportunity: selling $30 million worth of rockets, grenade launchers and ammunition to the Ukrainian military.

Liverpool Echo

Strangers forced to share hotel room after being 'stranded' in wrong country

The group were forced to share an old staff room with no bedsheets

Reuters

Up to 3 people dead in blast at Bulgarian arms workshop - company boss

As many as three people may have died in an explosion on Tuesday at a workshop belonging to Bulgaria's largest weapon maker Arsenal, state news agency BTA quoted the plant's chief executive as saying.

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The Independent UK

Bulgaria: Borissov offers coalition, doesn’t want PM's post

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has invited his political opponents to talks on forming a government

Reuters

Bulgaria's ex-PM Borissov seeks path to coalition in fractured parliament

Bulgaria's former prime minister Boyko Borissov said on Tuesday his centre-right GERB party would seek talks with political rivals to try to form a government after an election win that offered no clear path to a coalition.

Al Jazeera

GERB party wins Bulgaria election, near-final vote count shows

Centre-right party headed by a former PM scoops 25.4 percent of the vote, with 99 percent of ballots counted.

The Independent UK

Center-right party wins on pledges to stabilize Bulgaria

Bulgaria's central election commission says the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appears to be the winner of the parliamentary election, with nearly 99% of the ballots counted

Reuters

Centre-right GERB party leads in Bulgaria election -partial results

Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party of former long-serving Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is set to win Sunday's election, the fourth in less than two years, partial results showed, but its chances of forming a coalition government remain unclear.

Tribune News Service

Borissov heads for win in Bulgaria election, though paralysis looms

Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov appeared on track to take first place in a parliamentary election, though a fragmented party landscape meant the nation may be headed for an extended period of political paralysis.

Reuters

Bulgarian GERB ahead in election, but coalition outlook uncertain

Bulgaria's GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov looked set for a narrow win in Sunday's election, the fourth in less two years, as voters sought predictability from a former leader amid steep inflation and the war in Ukraine.

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