An oil tanker that was struck by Ukrainian drones near Turkey last week had to be rescued in bad weather about a mile off the coast of Bulgaria, the Balkan nation’s maritime authority said.
The fire-damaged Kairos tanker in the Black Sea, in a photo released by the Turkish Ministry of Transport on Nov. 30. Source: Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure
Bulgarian protesters clashed with the police in the biggest rally in more than a decade that took place only a month before the Balkan country is set to join the euro area.
Protesters scuffle with police as thousands took to the streets of Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, to denounce steep tax hikes in next year's draft budget before being finally voted on in parliament, Wednesday, Nov 26, 2025.
The seizure of oil refineries in Bulgaria and potentially Serbia shows how Putin’s influence has waned in the region since he invaded Ukraine.
The Lukoil Neftohim Burgas oil terminal near Burgas, Bulgaria, last year. The government has now appointed a manager to find a buyer for Lukoil’s assets in the country.
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