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Europe · LondonA 17-year-old Belgian-British pilot has become the youngest person to complete a solo flight around the world. Mack Rutherford, 17, took off from Sofia in Bulgaria on 23 March this year. He flew to Italy and Greece, before navigating Asia, Africa, the US and two oceans. He broke the Guinness World Record set by 18-year-old Travis Ludlow in 2021.See the Story
Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world
69% Center coverage: 126 sources
Europe · Sofia Bulgarians are voting in their fourth general election in less than two years. The European Union's poorest member state is battling annual inflation of close to 20 percent. Up to eight political parties may enter the next parliament, with the centre-right GERB party leading with about 25 to 26 percent of the vote.See the Story
Bulgaria election: Exit polls suggest victory for ex-PM Boyko Borissov's GERB party
45% Center coverage: 31 sources
Europe · SofiaBulgaria's interior ministry says two police officers were killed as they tried to stop a bus containing migrants. The incident occurred at 5 a.m. in the Black Sea city of Burgas after the bus refused to stop at two consecutive border police checkpoints. The bus rammed the police vehicle, then drove over the top of it before smashing into a bus stop.See the Story
2 Bulgarian police killed by speeding bus carrying migrants
57% Center coverage: 14 sources
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Europe · SofiaHundreds of Bulgarians took to the streets of the capital Sofia Wednesday. They voiced fears that the country's caretaker government could revert to close energy ties with Russia. The second in a planned series of protests under the slogan #GAZwithme took place in front of the presidential building in Sofia. Organizers said they want greater accountability from the caretaker cabinet.See the Story
Hundreds join anti-Gazprom protest in Bulgarian capital
50% Left coverage: 18 sources
Europe · AthensGreece and Bulgaria started commercial operation of a long-delayed gas pipeline on Saturday which will help decrease southeast Europe's dependence on Russian gas and boost energy security.See the Story
Greece-Bulgaria pipeline starts operations to boost non-Russian gas flows
36% Center coverage: 17 sources
Europe · SofiaRussia says it is expelling 14 Bulgarian consular and embassy staff. The move is in response to Sofia's "unmotivated" decision to expel Russian diplomatic personnel. Bulgaria in June said it was expelling 70 Russian diplomatic staff, the biggest number ordered out in one-go.See the Story
Russia Expels 14 Bulgarian Diplomats In Tit-For-Tat Move
57% Right coverage: 7 sources
Europe · SofiaBus was carrying tourists back to Romania from a trip to Istanbul. It crashed into a parked car on the side of a highway in central Bulgaria. Three people died on the spot, while a fourth died of his injuries later. In November, a tourist bus from North Macedonia crashed in western Bulgaria.See the Story
Bus crash kills at least 4 people in Bulgaria, officials say
50% Left coverage: 12 sources
Europe · SofiaPresident Rumen Radev is trying to prevent Bulgaria from sliding into new political turmoil. Two main parties stumbled over mustering enough support to form a government coalition. The two leading contenders are running neck and neck, according to the latest opinion polls. If the third attempt also fails, the president will have to dissolve parliament.See the Story
Bulgaria’s president tries to unlock political crisis
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Europe · SofiaPresident Rumen Radev has handed a mandate to the third-largest political party in parliament to form a government. The chances of the Socialist Party's success are dim. But its floor leader said Monday his party would invite the three other groups in the former coalition to give it a new try.See the Story
Bulgaria’s president asks third party to form a government
50% Center coverage: 6 sources
US & Canada · SofiaThe center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov appears to be the winner of Bulgaria's parliamentary election. Results showed the party receiving 25.4% of the vote, edging out the reformist We Continue the Change party. Five other parties are expected to have made it into the 240-seat chamber. The European Union nation's fourth election in 18 months was marked by a raging war nearby.See the Story
Center-right party wins on pledges to stabilize Bulgaria
Coverage: 4 sources
Arsenal FC · SofiaUp to 3 people dead in blast at Bulgarian arms workshop - company boss. UK's Truss refuses to rule out welfare cuts to fund economic plan. Large swathes of Bangladesh left without power after national grid failure. North Korea test-fires a ballistic missile farther than ever before over Japan.See the Story
Up to 3 people dead in blast at Bulgarian arms workshop - company boss
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
