Bulgaria
Bulgaria's former pro-Putin president Radev wins parliamentary election, official partial results
Progressive Bulgaria, led by pro-Russian former president Rumen Radev, leads the parliamentary election with 44.59% of votes as 32% are counted.
Blue-and-white skates to hockey gold in Bulgaria
El Al to add nine additional destinations, several int'l airlines to resume Ben-Gurion flights
Israel’s ‘ice orphans’: Survival, legacy, and the battle for hockey gold in Sofia
Russia expels 2 Bulgarian diplomats in retaliatory move
Two Bulgarian politicians were arrested for throwing red paint on the Russian Embassy and live streaming it over Facebook.
Bulgaria blames Russian spies for tensions with North Macedonia
Bulgaria’s Specialized Prosecutor’s Office is already investigating alleged Russian espionage activity in the country’s National Security Agency and searching the offices.
Ukraine-Russia war: NATO will 'defend allies' against Russian attack - Blinken
US Secretary of State Bliken warns Russia • Ukraine issues humanitarian aid request from Red Cross
UNHRC votes 32-2 to probe Russian human rights violations in Ukraine
The probe will "establish the facts, circumstances, and root causes" of Russia's human rights abuses against its embattled neighbor.
Ukraine-Russia war: Bulgarian DM dismissed for calling Russian invasion an 'operation'
"My defense minister cannot use the word operation instead of the word war," Bulgarian prime minister Kiril Petkov said.
'Nazi salute' sparks uproar in European Parliament
Bulgarian lawmaker Angel Dzambazki said his gesture was just "humbly waving."
Bulgarian media apologizes to Jewish leader accused of embezzlement
The Shalom and World Jewish Congress organizations had called much of the criticism of Oscar antisemitic in nature and said the ordeal led to an increase in online antisemitism in Bulgaria.
Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm Bulgaria's parliament
Bulgaria reported record high daily infections on Wednesday, largely fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.
Nides to present credentials Sunday, EU ambassador on Monday
After three months, Dimiter Tzantchev, the head of the European Union delegation in Israel, will present his credentials to the president, followed one day later by US ambassador designate Tom Nides.
Bulgaria opts out of Durban IV Conference citing antisemitism
Countries other than Bulgaria opting out of Durban IV are Israel, the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, the UK, Hungary, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and France.
