At least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured in crashes on foggy Bulgarian highway
At least 12 people have died in traffic accidents on the same road in Bulgaria on Tuesday. Nearly 50 people have been injured.
WorldAt least 12 people have died in traffic accidents on the same road in Bulgaria on Tuesday. Nearly 50 people have been injured.
WorldAt least 35 flights have been targeted by bomb threats over the past three days. The affected countries are reportedly investigating possible links to Russia.
WorldBulgaria’s incumbent president, Iliana Jotova, will remain in office. “Bulgaria chose the future over the past. They chose a clear path,” Jotova said in her victory speech.
ConflictsIncumbent President Ilijana Yotova looks set to win the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election by a narrow margin, AFP reports.
World politicsA plane from Tel Aviv, Israel, was forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, after what Bulgarian authorities described as a “bomb threat signal,” Sky News reports.
WorldTwo ships have been hit by drones off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. One has sunk, and eleven people are missing, the country’s leadership says.
ConflictsTwo merchant ships have been hit by drones in the Black Sea off Bulgaria. One of them has sunk, the government of the NATO member country says.
ConflictsGreece is to return the remains of one of Bulgaria's last rulers, Tsar Samuel, before the country was conquered by the Byzantine Empire. Sofia has long wanted to bring Samuel, who ruled between 997 and 1014, home.
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