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President Iliana Yotova told Nova TV that she accepts the European Council’s conclusion that Russia is responsible for strikes in the Black Sea, but said Bulgaria must await evidence from the investigation before taking diplomatic action, while stressing…

Bulgarians discard an average of 96 kilograms of food per person annually, while half of households threw away food in the month before a national survey, according to research by Ipsos commissioned by the Bulgarian Food Bank and a major retail chain.

A fire destroyed much of the 143-year-old city hall in Limoges on Saturday, October 17, during the largest day of protest France has seen in the current wave of unrest.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks October 19 as the feast day of St.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting with U.S.

An Austrian Airlines flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport after the crew reported a bomb threat while flying near the Bulgarian-Romanian border, the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport said, with the aircraft departing aga…

Drone attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea are threatening Bulgaria’s exports and tourism, with financier Nikola Yankov warning on bTV that a lack of insurance could effectively shut the ports of Varna and Burgas, while grain producers say five…

Bulgaria’s energy storage capacity has reached 6 gigawatts this year, approaching the country’s electricity demand of 7.4 GW and reshaping domestic and regional power markets, Greek outlet Newsit reported.

Romanian F-16 fighter jets shot down two jet-powered Geran-series strike drones over the country's territorial waters in the Black Sea on October 17, with the Romanian Ministry of National Defense identifying the aircraft as belonging to a type used by Ru…

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has reported that the country's current account deficit reached 8.1% of gross domestic product over the 12 months to July, its highest level since 2009, while forecasting economic growth of 2.8% for 2026. ...

On October 6, drones struck two commercial vessels inside Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea, roughly 70 nautical miles off the coast near Cape St.

Sunny conditions will continue across Bulgaria on Friday, October 9, although the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology forecasts increasing cloud cover from the west and isolated light rain in Western Bulgaria by evening.

Rumen Radev’s government has approved Emiliyan Gebrev’s planned gunpowder plant after the Council of Ministers decided Wednesday to add the company behind the project to the list of strategic sites considered important to national security, Svobodna Tochka

Syria has asked Bulgarian authorities and the International Maritime Organization to conduct an independent investigation into the sinking of the ALFA WATAN, according to Syrian General Directorate of Borders and Customs representative Mazen Alloush, while

Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev said the Pancho Vladigerov metro station is 90% complete and is expected to begin operating in the summer of 2027.

GERB leader Boyko Borissov, from the opposition, said security service reports at the Consultative Council for National Security (CCNS) indicated that the sunken Black Sea vessel may have been transporting people or troops.

European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said at the International Ministerial Conference on Corridor VIII in Sofia that Bulgaria serves as a gateway to Europe and that she expects the entire Western Balkans to eventually join the European Union.

Russian forces struck passenger buses in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least 33 people and injuring 18 others, according to Ukraine’s emergency service and Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin.

Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova said Bulgaria will summon Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova if clear evidence shows that Russia carried out the drone attack on two merchant vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.

Trade in the Black Sea has virtually stopped and the region is becoming a “dead zone,” shipping agency owner Captain Todor Georgiev said in an interview with bTV.

North Macedonia has agreed to let Bulgarian medical specialists examine Iva Mihaylova, who needs treatment after a car accident, Progressive Bulgaria MP Ivan Golomeev said during a parliamentary session.

Ruja Ignatova’s ex-husband, Björn S., is on trial in Germany over alleged money laundering linked to financial flows from the OneCoin scheme, with the case involving payments of about €16 million and assets worth millions, according to German publication…

The presidential ticket of Iliana Yotova and Kiril Valchev leads Bulgaria’s presidential race with 44.9% support, according to a nationally representative survey by Gallup International Balkan conducted between September 26 and October 6, 2026.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Thursday that they had hit Saudi Arabia’s main international airport in Riyadh with a missile, while Saudi authorities said three people were killed and 36 wounded in attacks on two international airports.

Water levels on the Danube continue to decline across the Bulgarian section, with readings significantly below the reference zero level at almost all key hydrometeorological stations operated by the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the…

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Russian strikes on Ukraine on October 7 killed 28 people, including five children in Pryluky, while two people were killed in a separate attack on a Kyiv residential building, Ukrainian officials said.

Democratic Bulgaria MP Ivaylo Mirchev said in an interview with Nova TV that a witness claims a Russian drone carried out the attack on vessels in Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.

Bulgaria has fallen five places to 90th in the latest FIFA world rankings, with the decline following a poor start to the Nations League campaign.

Retailers in Bulgaria will have to let customers buy food using their own boxes and containers from February 12 next year, instead of requiring store-provided packaging, bTV reported.

Two commercial vessels were attacked by aerial and maritime drones overnight on October 6 inside Bulgaria’s Exclusive Economic Zone, about 70 nautical miles east of Byala, with one ship sinking, the crew of the other evacuated and two people injured.

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said after a Consultative Council for National Security meeting that Bulgaria currently has no evidence allowing it to definitively attribute the strikes on vessels in its exclusive economic zone to Russia.

President Iliana Yotova said Bulgaria will propose a moratorium on hostilities in the Black Sea, seek stronger allied surveillance and anti-drone capabilities, and pursue diplomatic efforts with all Black Sea littoral states following a meeting of the Con…

Bulgaria will have sunny and warm weather on Thursday, October 8, with temperatures reaching up to 30°C and morning frost possible in parts of the western plains and basins.

Nine people were injured when a bus carrying workers overturned in a field near the village of Asen in Pavel Banya municipality, according to the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Stara Zagora.

Bulgaria is among the EU countries where Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) payments have been suspended over unfulfilled milestones, while the European Commission also recognizes progress in anti-corruption reforms and green investments.

The European Commission is providing Bulgaria and Romania with satellite imagery of attacks on ships in the Black Sea at the request of both countries, an EC spokesperson said.

Six of the sailors aboard the sunken ALFA WATAN were Syrian nationals, Vice Admiral Rumen Nikolov of the Maritime Administration Executive Agency said.

Bulgaria’s Commission for Consumer Protection (CPCo) has fined three major retail chains a combined €95,000 for unfair commercial practices detected at different locations, the regulator said.

The Russian Embassy in Sofia said the cargo ships Alfa Watan and Able were not among the targets hit by Russian forces on the night of October 6, citing information from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Greece and Bulgaria have agreed to launch the return of ecclesiastical relics removed from Northern Greece, Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said in an interview with ERTnews Radio.

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov is the first of seven writers proposed by the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z....

Israelis began marking the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Wednesday, with 1,200 people killed and 251 hostages taken in the assault, while this year's commemorations are the first in which all hostages or their remains are back…

A suspected coordinated attack by aerial and maritime drones on two commercial vessels inside Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone was likely carried out using a Russian Geran-4 drone, drone manufacturer Draganfly founder Cameron Chell told Fox News, as one…

Prime Minister Rumen Radev said the government will approve an investment expenditure plan for five additional air defense missile systems, while warning that developing capabilities against unmanned systems in the air and maritime domains requires time,…

Czech public television has said the Czech Republic will not take part in Eurovision 2027 because cost-cutting measures are required following planned changes to state funding for public media.

More than 250,000 pupils, teachers and parents demonstrated across France on Tuesday, according to the Interior Ministry, as police used teargas during clashes and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said 215 teenagers and 85 school staff had been injured si…

A 28-year-old laboratory worker at a plague research institute in Siberia died after falling ill on October 2, leading Russian authorities to quarantine about 200 people while officials said there was no evidence linking her death to her work or to plague.

Casino gaming is one of the most closely supervised leisure industries around, yet there is no single rulebook that governs it.

Former Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky said in an interview with bTV that Bulgaria has full grounds to request NATO consultations under Article 4 following the drone attacks in the Black Sea, stressing that the conflict has reached the country’s Exclusi…