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Slovakia PM Robert Fico in stable but serious condition after shooting, doctors say
May 16 (BBC/GNA) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after being shot several times on Wednesday, according…
Slovakian prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times
May 15 (CNN/GNA) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico is hospitalized in a life-threatening condition Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt.…
Russia says it shot down missiles over Crimea as Blinken in Kiev
Moscow, May 15, (dpa/GNA) – Russia’s air defences have shot down 10 US-made ATACMS missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea overnight, the Defence Ministry…
Ukraine withdraws troops from some Kharkiv positions
Kiev, May 15, (dpa/GNA) – The Ukrainian army says it has been forced to withdraw soldiers from some of its positions in the north-eastern Ukrainian region that…
Manhunt in France for gunmen who staged deadly ambush to free inmate
Paris, May 15, (dpa/GNA) – A huge manhunt continues in France for the gunmen who ambushed a prison van, shot dead two guards in the vehicle, and…
22 Bulgarian Black Sea beaches and one Marina with Blue Flag Certificate in 2024
Burgas, on the Black Sea (BTA/GNA) – Twenty-two beaches and marina Dinevi will receive the Blue Flag certificate in 2024, Stanimir Georgiev, Chairman of…
Senior Russian general arrested as corruption probe deepens
Moscow, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – Following the transfer of Russia’s former defence minister Sergei Shoigu to other duties amid corruption investigations, another high-ranking Russian general has been arrested for taking…
Two Polish miners killed, one missing after rock collapse
Warsaw, May 14, (dpa/GNA) – Two workers were killed in a rockfall in a coal mine in southern Poland, the operating company PGG said on Tuesday as rescuers…
King Charles hands over military role to William
May 13 (BBC/GNA) – King Charles has handed over a prestigious role with the Army Air Corps to his son Prince William. “The great…
National Archaeological Museum to join European Night of Museums
Sofia, May 13 (BTA/GNA) – The National Archaeological Institute with Museum under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences will participate in the initiative “European Night…
North Macedonia’s president uses old country name in oath of office
Belgrade, May 12, (dpa/GNA) – The new president of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, took the oath of office in parliament in Skopje on Sunday,…
Spain Prime Minister Sánchez hails Socialists’ win in Catalonia
Madrid, May 12, (dpa/GNA) – Spain Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has hailed the victory of the regional offshoot of his national Spanish Socialist Workers’…
Georgia’s parliament begins final reading of divisive ‘Russian law’
Kiev, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – A law that has sparked mass protests in Georgia faces its final reading before parliament on Monday as part of a government…
Spain Prime Minister Sánchez hails Socialists’ win in Catalonia
Madrid, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the victory of the regional offshoot of his national Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) in…
Avocados getting smashed by climate change, report warns
London, May 13, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Activists are calling for more support for avocado farmers as a report revealed climate change is having a “terrible impact” on…
Putin sacks defence minister Shoigu, shifts to head Security Council
Moscow, May 13, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, from his post to head the Security Council of the Russian…
Kenyan Athletes dominate Varna Marathon, Bulgaria’s Nikolay Kaufman, Marinela Nineva make top three
Varna, on the Black Sea, May 12 (BTA/GNA) – Kenyan athletes dominated the classic 42-km course at the Varna marathon on Sunday. Shadrack Kimaiyo…
Ukraine: Hundreds flee Kharkiv area after Russian cross-border attack
May 11 (BBC/GNA) – Russian attacks in north-east Ukraine have prompted the evacuation of almost 1,800 people from the Kharkiv area, the regional governor…
Russia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years
May 11 (CNN/GNA) — Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky…