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            <title><![CDATA[At least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured in crashes on foggy Bulgarian highway]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 12 people have died in traffic accidents on the same road in Bulgaria on Tuesday. Nearly 50 people have been injured.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 10:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[At Least 35 Flights Hit by Bomb Threats as European Officials Investigate Possible Russian Links]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 35 flights have been targeted by bomb threats over the past three days. The affected countries are reportedly investigating possible links to Russia.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iliana Jotova wins Bulgaria’s presidential election with 58% of the vote]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bulgaria’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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:38:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Yotova Set to Lead Bulgaria’s Presidential Election First Round, Polls Suggest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Incumbent President Ilijana Yotova looks set to win the first round of Bulgaria’s presidential election by a narrow margin, AFP reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Austrian Airlines Flight From Tel Aviv Makes Emergency Landing in Sofia After Bomb Threat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[One Ship Sinks After Drone Attacks in Black Sea, 11 People Missing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:58:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ship Sinks in Drone Attack in Bulgaria’s Black Sea Zone, Crew Missing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:06:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Greece to return remains of Bulgarian ruler Tsar Samuel to Sofia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Greece 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.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:30:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Burgas to host Eurovision 2027, first contest held in Bulgaria]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas will host the Eurovision Song Contest 2027, Eurovision said in a press release.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:54:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four Bulgarian cities compete to host Eurovision next year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Four Bulgarian cities are competing to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 09:28:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eurovision winner Dara greeted by cheering fans when she returned home to Bulgaria after winning with Banagaranga]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Eurovision winner Dara was greeted by cheering fans when she returned home to Bulgaria on Sunday evening.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 00:33:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgarian ex-president looks set to win parliamentary elections]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The coalition led by former fighter pilot and general Rumen Radev - who served as president from 2017 until January this year - looks set to win the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, an exit poll shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:53:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chevron and Quantum Energy plan joint bid for Lukoil's international assets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil giant Chevron and venture capital firm Quantum Energy are planning a joint bid for Russian Lukoil's international assets, sources told the Financial Times.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria adopts the euro as its currency]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:55:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Washington reduces pressure on Russian Lukoil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US Treasury Department continues to ease some of the sanctions against Russian oil company Lukoil. Sanctions have been aimed at Russian interests due to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Romania also takes over Russian refinery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Following Swedish oil billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist's attempted takeover of Russian Lukoil, Romania is now planning to nationalize the Petrotel Ploiesti refinery.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gunvor awaits green light for Russian oil deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the purchase of Russian Lukoil's international assets, Swedish oil billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist's company Gunvor is waiting for the go-ahead from the US sanctions agency Ofac. At the same time, questions are being raised about how the deal will be financed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:14:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bulgaria halts diesel exports after sanctions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bulgaria temporarily stops exports of diesel and jet fuel, among other things, to secure domestic supply following sanctions against Russian Lukoil.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish billionaire in major deal with Russian Lukoil]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian oil giant Lukoil is selling its international assets to Swedish oil billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist's company Gunvor, Lukoil announced in a press release. Gunvor confirms the conditional deal.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:48:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turkish Goalkeeper Berke Özer Leaves Team After World Championship Snub]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Turkish goalkeeper Berke Özer left the gathering "without permission" and went home when he was not selected for the match squad in the World Championship qualification against Bulgaria. "At the same time as we are fighting to reach the World Championship, such behavior is unacceptable", writes the Turkish football association in a statement.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The notorious Bulgarian drug smuggler Evelin "Brendo" Banev has surrendered to Bulgaria's judiciary.]]></description>
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