US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is arriving in Sofia and is to hold talks with Bulgaria’s Minister of Defence Dragomir Zakov. In an interview with the BNR Minister Zakov said this was a high-profile visit and went on to explain that the NATO and EU allies were the form in which the military aid for Ukraine is being discussed.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of war crimes and warned China that Washington would take action if Beijing renders Russia military support.
The military situation in Ukraine remains unchanged. The Russian invasion is stalling, but there are more and more reports of civilian loss of life. The search is still on for survivors beneath the ruins of the drama theatre in Mariupol where more than 1,000 people had been hiding. Around 30,000 people have managed to evacuate from the city in the past 24 hours, though 35,000 civilians remain trapped in Mariupol.
53 civilians were killed during the Russian bombardment of Chernihiv, including an American civilian killed while waiting in a bread line. 21 people were killed in artillery fire against a school and a cultural centre in the town of Merefa, the local authorities report.
The Bulgarian team won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Balkan Olympiad in Informatics held in Ohrid. The gold medallists were Daniel Koynov from the Nancho Popovich High School in Shumen, Boris Mihov from the Sofia High School of..
A State Aviation Operator crew is standing by to fly to Lebanon as soon as the phased evacuation of the Bulgarians there is given a green light. This was reported to caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev on Monday morning at a Council of Ministers meeting..
The speculations of a rise in the price of sunflower oil in the coming months due to the poor harvest in the country will not come to pass, Vladimir Ivanov, chairman of the Commodity Exchange and Wholesale Markets State Commission said for the BNR...
A State Aviation Operator crew is standing by to fly to Lebanon as soon as the phased evacuation of the Bulgarians there is given a green light. This..
Bulgaria has begun evacuating our fellow citizens who expressed a desire to leave Beirut following Israel's attacks on Lebanon. Some of the Bulgarians..
The speculations of a rise in the price of sunflower oil in the coming months due to the poor harvest in the country will not come to pass, Vladimir..
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