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The Independent UK

Bulgaria set for tough coalition talks after fifth inconclusive election

Bulgaria looked set on Monday for lengthy and difficult coalition talks after a parliamentary election, the fifth in two years, again failed to produce a clear winner.

Reuters

Bulgaria votes for fifth time in 2 years under Ukraine shadow

SOFIA: Bulgarians were voting on Sunday in their fifth general election in two years, amid visible frustration and deep divisions over the war in Ukraine.

Bangkok Post

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Passion of the Christ actor Christo Jivkov tragically dies aged 48 from lung cancer

Jivkov was an actor and producer who was born in Sofia, Bulgaria and found fame starring in Passion of the Christ

Daily Mirror

Dividing a nation? Pro-Russian minority in Bulgaria clings onto Slavic history

Bulgarians are voting on Sunday in their fifth parliamentary election in two years. No stable majority has emerged from the previous polls. The political landscape is divided, particularly over the question of support for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022. Bulgaria is a member of NATO and…

France 24

Six charged after 18 migrants found dead in truck in Bulgaria

Bulgarian prosecutors have charged 6 people with human trafficking after 18 Afghan migrants were found dead inside a truck dumped on an dirt road near the capital Sofia on Friday.

Reuters

Bulgarian police find 18 Afghan migrants dead in abandoned truck

Bulgarian police have arrested four people after they found the bodies of 18 dead migrants from Afghanistan, including that of a child, in an abandoned truck near the capital Sofia, officials said on Friday.

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Bulgaria protests to Russia after journalist Grozev put on wanted list

Bulgaria protested to Russia on Thursday for putting Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev on a wanted list, with its prime minister criticising the move as an intimidatory tactic designed to muzzle free speech.

Reuters

Port of Blyth chosen as construction base for huge offshore wind farm

The port in Northumberland will have a site for RWE's Sofia wind farm at Dogger Bank in the North Sea

Birmingham Post

Kevin, in love at first sight

A romantic interlude in Sofia, 1959.

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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

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.

Reuters

Three people killed by lightning in Bulgarian capital

Three people were killed by a lightning in a small park in downtown Sofia and another man was rushed to hospital in a critical condition during a heavy thunder storm late on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.

Reuters

Liverpool fan Tom Grivosti swaps terraces for on-field action as he pursues his own European dream

St Pat's hold a 1-0 lead as they prepare to host CSKA Sofia at Tallaght Stadium tonight with a Conference League playoff up for grabs

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The Independent UK

Hundreds join anti-Gazprom protest in Bulgarian capital

Hundreds of Bulgarians have taken to the streets of the capital Sofia, voicing fears that the country’s caretaker government could break with the policies of its pro-Western predecessor and revert to close energy ties with Russia

Irish Mirror

St Pat's release statement as Shelbourne League tie postponed

The Dublin side are stranded in Bulgaria after a famous 1-0 victory over CSKA Sofia on Thursday evening in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round

Irish Mirror

St Pat's stuck in Bulgaria due to flight issues as Shelbourne clash in doubt

St Pat's pulled off a massive upset against CSKA Sofia but are now stuck in Bulgaria.

Irish Mirror

Tim Clancy hails new goal hero Serge Atakayi and a 'perfect' night for St Pat's in Sofia

'He feels on top of the world because he's after getting one of the best results there has been from an Irish club in Europe, away to the team of the calibre of CSKA'

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Tim Clancy calls for 'appropriate action' from officials if St Pat's suffer racist abuse in Sofia

'You need to be brain-dead or knuckle dragging to be talking about racism' - says the Saints boss ahead of big ECL third round first leg against CSKA

Reuters

Bulgaria blocks bank transfer to Russian embassy citing EU sanctions

Bulgaria has blocked a bank transfer worth some $890,000 to the Russian embassy because of EU sanctions, Finance Minister Assen Vassilev said on Wednesday, several days after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff from the Balkan country.

Bangkok Post

Thai spikers lose to Italy in final week of FIVB Nations League

Thailand lost to Italy in their last match on Sunday in the final week of the FIVB Nations League in Sofia.

Bangkok Post

Thai spikers lose to Brazil in FIVB final week

The Thai women's volleyball team lost 3-1 to Brazil on Saturday as they will wrap up the final week of the FIVB Women's Nations League in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday.

Reuters

Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions

Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to reverse what she called an unprecedented hostile step to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff was ignored.

Reuters

Bulgaria urges Russia to withdraw diplomatic ultimatum with embassy closure threat

Bulgaria's outgoing prime minister on Thursday called on Russia to withdraw a diplomatic ultimatum sent after Sofia expelled 70 Russian diplomatic staff which included a threat to close Russia's embassy in the Balkan nation.

Reuters

Russia will respond to Bulgaria's 'hostile' expulsion of diplomats

The Russian Embassy to Sofia said on Wednesday that Bulgaria's decision to expel 70 Russian diplomatic staff was a hostile action to which Moscow would respond accordingly.

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