News from Oct 23, 2026 (UTC)
Bulgaria isTense
Worse than usualBelow usual for 6 days
Oct 10Oct 23
Why
Eight ships were attacked in 18 days in a series of incidents off the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania.
Outrage followed an assault by the bodyguard of the Bulgarian parliament speaker.
Men suspected of assaulting Pendikov were acquitted.
What happened
- Statements31%
- Cooperation33%
- Criticism22%
- Protests0%
- Pressure7%
- Fighting7%
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