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Bulgaria's acting President Iotova takes lead in presidential runoff vote, exit polls show • Nov. 1, 2026, 3:52 AM ET (Straits Times)

Flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna makes emergency landing in Bulgaria after bomb threat • Oct. 18, 2026, 9:55 PM ET (Washington Post)

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