Thousands of north African migrants have broken into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta from Morocco. Regional authorities have pleaded with Spain’s socialist government to send in the military, but Madrid has refused. Groups of migrants began swimming around the border fence separating Ceuta from Morocc»»»

President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks at the General Debate in the U.N. General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in 2025 in New York City. In a statement on Thursday, he said, "The defense of the nation, its citizens and its national symbols is non-negotiable. Anyone who attack»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s economy is expected to stay resilient amid geopolitical conflicts and is expected to grow by 1.7 percent this year before accelerating to 5.5 percent in 2027, according to the International Monetary Fund. In its latest Article IV Consultation report, the IMF said that Saudi A»»»

The Annual Scientific Conference of the Romanian Academic Economists from Abroad (ERMAS) has become much more than an annual academic space for debates. It has established itself as a forum for rigorous dialogue on issues that are central to the advancement of sound economic and financial policies.»»»

Thousands of evacuees were allowed home in Spain after firefighters gained ground against some of the country's worst blazes in decades, but soaring temperatures and new outbreaks in France underscored the broader wildfire emergency unfolding across southern Europe. Thousands who fled huge wildfire»»»

People walk on a beach covered in sargassum in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, earlier this month. Photo by Alonso Cupul/EPA July 29 (UPI) -- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday her government will present a comprehensive agreement to address the sargassum crisis in the Mexican Caribbe»»»

Residents began returning to fire-ravaged communities west of Madrid after officials lifted some evacuation orders, while authorities in southwestern France warned a looming heatwave could reignite major blazes and force thousands more from their homes. Spanish residents forced to flee some of the »»»

Vazrazhdane has called for Parliament to include in this week's agenda a hearing with State Agency for National Security (SANS) Chair Plamen Tonchev on the continuing activities of the KYB group. KYB is a Ukrainian development company linked to an alleged illegal construction scheme in the Baba Ali»»»

Bulgaria's President Iliana Iotova will make a statement regarding the 2026 State Budget Act later on Wednesday, the head of State's Press Secretariat said. On Tuesday, Continue the Change submitted a petition calling on the President to veto the 2026 State Budget Act. The petition was signed by mo»»»

Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave in France over fears that a looming heatwave would prevent containment of fires that have ripped through the country's southwest. Get upda»»»

NAVA DEL REY: Returning to her home at the heart of the wildfires near Madrid, Maria Paz Bolanos’s voice trembled as she declared it undamaged, by some “miracle.” After flames forced her to evacuate the village of Navas del Rey, the facade and interior of her home were intact, with only the garden »»»

NAVA DEL REY: Returning to her home at the heart of the wildfires near Madrid, Maria Paz Bolanos’s voice trembled as she declared it undamaged, by some “miracle.” After flames forced her to evacuate the village of Navas del Rey, the facade and interior of her home were intact, with only the garden »»»

Navas del Rey: Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday, after the country lifted evacuation orders for more than a dozen areas. But in France, thousands more people were ordered to flee, as fears grew that another seari»»»

Prime Minister and Progressive Bulgaria leader Rumen Radev said on Tuesday that the party and its coalition partners had decided to support the presidential candidacy of incumbent President Iliana Iotova. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the party's Executive Council, Radev said he and Ioto»»»

The parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs approved at second reading on Tuesday amendments to the Election Code abolishing the limitation of up to 20 polling stations outside the diplomatic and consular missions of Bulgaria in non-EU countries. The Interior Ministry proposed allowing not to open»»»

Prime Minister and Progressive Bulgaria leader Rumen Radev said on Tuesday that the coalition had decided to support the presidential candidacy of incumbent President Iliana Iotova. Speaking to reporters after a meeting of the party's Executive Council, Radev said he and Iotova had spent the past 1»»»

Iran's leadership fully understands that the US aircraft to be deployed at Bezmer Air Base are not intended for combat missions under any circumstances, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev told journalists in Sofia on Tuesday. "We have long-standing relations with Iran based on cooperation, mutual»»»

Speaking at a roundtable organized by Democratic Bulgaria and dedicated to road safety, risk assessment, and effective management of public resources, here on Tuesday, Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said that his Ministry has taken steps regarding traffic barriers. He reported that the Gener»»»

The Minister of Health Katya Ivkova dismissed four members of the Board of Directors of the state-owned commercial corporation BulBio and appointed new ones in their place as announced by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday. The new board will perform its functions until a competitive procedure is he»»»

Rome: Inch by inch, the high-pressure jet erased the huge, gaudy tag -- the second time in two weeks that Valerio Tuveri has sandblasted clean the wall of a historic park in Rome. Wearing a full white overall, headphones over his ears and a work mask protecting his face, Tuveri and his helper patie»»»

The constitutional challenge against the state budget will be filed after the law is published in the State Gazette, Vladislav Goranov of GERB-UDF told journalists in parliament on Tuesday. He added that talks are under way with representatives of parliamentary groups that did not support the state»»»

In 2023, 3,172 deaths resulting from viral hepatitis were registered in the EU, the lowest number since data collection began in 2011. This represents a 9.3% decrease compared with 2022 (3,499 cases) and a 53.7% reduction compared with 2013 (6,856 cases), according to data from EU’s statistical off»»»

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanka Tasheva received copies of the letters of credence from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Bulgaria, based in Warsaw, Raimonds Jansons, the Foreign Ministry announced on its website. During the meeting, Tasheva and Jansons reaffirme»»»

Transport and Communications Minister Georgi Peev believes that the biggest problem with Bulgaria's road safety control system is its fragmentation. "There are many institutions, ministries and municipalities dealing with different parts of the system, but no integrated database exists that can als»»»

Employees of the state-owned commercial corporation BulBio organized a rally again on Tuesday to protest the company's poor management, which they allege is the reason for the company's financial loss at the end of 2025 and the lack of vision for the company's future development. The protesters dem»»»

Positions deemed to carry a high risk of corruption will be filled only after candidates successfully pass an integrity test, the parliamentary Legal Affairs Committee approved at first reading on Tuesday through government-sponsored amendments to the Civil Servants Act. The Committee rejected anot»»»

Democratic Bulgaria Floor Leader Nadejda Iordanova highligted "a controversial provision stating that the Election Code's rules on election campaigning will apply to social media and personal blogs" in the proposed amendments to the Election Code, which are to be voted on at second reading by the p»»»

Iliana Iotova has the strongest starting position for the upcoming presidential elections, with around half of respondents saying they would probably or definitely support her. Among potential presidential candidates, Andrey Gurov ranks second with 23% support, followed by Daniel Valchev with 18% a»»»

Russia remained the main external potential security threat to Bulgaria and the European NATO Member States and EU Member States in 2025, while the intensity of hybrid and cyber threats, including the spread of disinformation, increased significantly, states the 2025 activity report of the State In»»»

In 2025, developments in the global security environment were dominated by a tendency to use force, particularly military means, to resolve disputes among leading nations and to advance their national interests, according to an annual report of the Military Intelligence Service, published on the we»»»

The Podkrepa Confederation of Labour has called on President Iliyana Iotova to veto the 2026 State Budget Act and return it to Parliament for reconsideration. The trade union objects to provisions in the Act's transitional and final provisions that introduce significant amendments to the Labour Cod»»»

The Continue the Change party tabled two bills to amend the Pre-school and School Education Act, relating to virtue education and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools, the party's press service reported on Tuesday. The bills were finalized following discussions with a range of experts»»»

Four Siemens trains will enter service when a 3-kilometre extension of Sofia Metro's Line 3 beneath Gen. Vladimir Vazov Boulevard opens, Sofia Municipality said on Tuesday. Mayor Vasil Terziev inspected the newly completed section ahead of the state acceptance commission's inspection. The eastward »»»

Bulgaria's Golden Sands Resort will host the Senior Leadership Team Meeting of TUI Group, one of the world's leading tour operators, from September 24 to 26, the Tourism Ministry reported Tuesday. A total of 155 TUI senior managers are expected to attend. Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov held an onli»»»

The 2026 Public Social Insurance Budget Act and the 2026 National Health Insurance Budget Act were gazetted on Tuesday. They were adopted by Parliament on July 22. The total amount of revenues and transfers received under the public social insurance budget for 2026 is EUR 15.265 billion, including »»»

NAVALUENGA, Spain: Magaly Vargas sobbed as she stared down at the square of grey ash where her caravan once stood. “This is where I used to live,” she cried. “There’s nothing left of it. It’s awful. Awful.” Around her, crumpled sheet roofs and bars of twisted metal jutted from the ruins of the Pant»»»

Magaly Vargas sobbed as she stared down at the square of grey ash where her caravan once stood. "This is where I used to live," she cried. "There's nothing left of it. It's awful. Awful." Around her, crumpled sheet roofs and bars of twisted metal jutted from the ruins of the Pantano del Burguillo c»»»

Albania's Parliament has approved a $302 million loan agreement with the United States to finance the purchase of military equipment, following a closed-door parliamentary session held on Monday. The agreement was passed with 74 votes in favour from the ruling Socialist Party-led majority, with the»»»

Firefighters faced another day battling massive blazes scorching forests across France and Spain Monday, with a forecast of another heatwave in southwest France threatening to complicate matters. More than 325,000 people have fled their homes as some of the worst forest fires in either country's hi»»»

HAVANA: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Sunday denounced Washington’s pressure campaign against his country as a “genocidal policy,” accusing the United States of seeking to “appropriate” the island. On top of a decades-long embargo, the United States under President Donald Trump has drastical»»»

BORDEAUX: Forests burned and villages emptied as more than 325,000 people fled blazes tearing through France and Spain on Sunday, with firefighters struggling to contain flames stretching kilometers. Forests burned and villages emptied as more than 325,000 people fled blazes tearing through France »»»

Rome: Hundreds of people in Italy were evacuated by sea on Sunday as a wildfire swept through parts of the southern Adriatic coast, with many more expected to be rescued, the coastguard said. "More than 400 tourists and beachgoers have been evacuated by sea, the only viable evacuation route," the c»»»

Colombo: The Qatar national tennis team clinched promotion to Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group IV after edging Kyrgyzstan 2-1 yesterday in the Group IV promotion semi-final in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The victory came after Mubarak Shanan rallied from a set down to defeat Kirill Kistanov 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in th»»»

Another 25,000 people were evacuated from villages near Madrid threatened by wildfires, bringing the total who have fled to 70,000, Spain's government delegate to Madrid said on Saturday. The latest evacuations took place in the Valle del Tietar area of Avila province west of the capital, as well a»»»

Authorities in the Texas city of Laredo said at least six bodies were found in a Union Pacific boxcar. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI July 24 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury in Texas indicted Friday an 11-person smuggling ring in connection with the deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old chi»»»

SAN ANTONIO: A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May. Six people were found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, and ano»»»

Parliament's final approval of the 2026 State Budget Act on Friday prompted criticism across the opposition, with parties attacking the government's fiscal policy, spending priorities and lack of reforms. The budget projects a consolidated fiscal deficit of 5.7% of GDP and sets the ceiling for new »»»

A road in Lege-Cap-Ferret in southwestern France is engulfed by an inferno late Thursday as a huge wildfire threatens the Cap Feret Peninsula, prompting authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents and holidaymakers. Photo by Damien Rembert/Gironde Department Fire and Rescue Service/EPA J»»»

Madrid: Firefighters raced Friday to prevent two major wildfires from merging west of Madrid, where some residents awoke to the smell of smoke drifting in from blazes burning out of control near the Spanish capital. Strong winds were expected to hamper efforts to contain the blazes, which authoriti»»»

Wildfires fuelled by extreme heat and strong winds swept across western Europe on Friday, forcing thousands to evacuate in France, triggering a state of emergency in Spain's Madrid region and prompting Paris to seek emergency assistance from the European Union. Wildfires fanned by scorching tempera»»»