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Bulgarian parliament confirms Rumen Radev as new prime minister

Radev won last month’s election, seen by many as one of the most consequential in the Balkan nation’s recent history, by a landslide, securing an outright majority for the first time since 1997. He was given the presidential mandate to govern on Thursday.

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German police announce end to hostage-taking crisis at bank in Sinzig

Police said a situation which saw armed robbers taking several people hostage at a German bank in the town of Sinzig earlier on Friday has ended, adding that none of the victims were hurt in the incident.

United Kingdom

UK to summon Chinese ambassador over dissident spy convictions

The two men were found to have carried out intel gathering missions on political dissidents residing in the UK wanted by Chinese authorities. One witness reported the pair threatened to arrest him on foreign soil due to his continued opposition.

Europe News

EU critic Rumen Radev named new Bulgarian prime minister

Radev won the first outright parliamentary majority in Bulgarian elections since 1997 last month on promises to fight corruption.

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USA

Top Trump advisers urge China to assist in reopening Strait of Hormuz

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have both expressed a need for China to leverage its tight relations with Tehran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz for “their own interests”.

USA

Trump says the pontiff's words help Iran, make world 'less safe'

In an interview with US media outlets, Trump said Pope Leo XIV’s words are helping Iran and making the world “less safe”, slamming him for his stance which Trump perceives to mean indifference about Tehran acquiring nuclear weapons.

China

21 people killed, 61 injured in fireworks plant explosion in China

Authorities are still investigating the reasons of the explosion, with negligence being suspected as a likely cause. Officials warned that the death toll is likely to climb as search and rescue operations continue.

Culture news

Gap co-founder Doris Fisher dies aged 94

The iconic merchandiser is widely credited with helping revolutionise the fashion industry in the US. The company she co-founded with her husband did not disclose the cause of Fisher’s death.

Germany

This is what we know about the man arrested for killing two in Leipzig

Two people have been confirmed dead while two others remain hospitalised and in critical condition after a man rammed a vehicle into a crowd of people in a busy shopping district in the eastern city of Leipzig.

Europe News

At least 10 people killed in Russian strikes over the past 24 hours

Kyiv says Russian drone and missile strikes have killed at least 10 people and injured more than 76 others across the country over the last 24 hours.

Europe News

Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany 'a lot further'

Trump indicated without sharing details that a substantial further reduction of US troop presence in Germany was imminent, just a day after the Pentagon announced a withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers. Trump has also threatened earlier in the week to rollback troops in Spain and Italy.

USA

Trump sceptical new Iranian peace proposal would lead to deal

The US president had earlier in the week refused another Iranian proposal, saying Tehran is not willing to give Washington what it “needs to have” to strike a deal.

USA

Trump says Iran hostilities 'have terminated' in letter to Congress

Trump sidestepped a legal deadline for gaining approval from members of Congress over his war in Iran as he sends a letter to top lawmakers claiming that hostilities have ended due to the ongoing ceasefire.

Europe News

Two killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine

Russia is continuing to bombard Ukrainian cities daily with barrages of drones and missiles as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled in the wake of the war in Iran. Kyiv says its counter strikes targeting Russian oil facilities have been achieving success.

USA

Spirit Airlines goes out of business after 34 years

The budget airline had hoped for a government bailout to arrive on Friday to prevent it from going out of business. The Trump administration announced on Friday that it had offered the airline its final proposal, but a deal could not be reached.

Cuba

Trump jokes that US Navy will takeover Cuba on the way back from Iran

Trump appeared to hint at a potential military operation in Cuba after US forces “finish the job” in Iran. The comments come as Washington announced a set of new sanctions targeting the island nation on Friday, which Havana slammed as a form of collective punishment.

USA

Trump to withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Germany amid Merz spat

Trump had earlier threatened to pull some US troops from Germany after Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed his disapproval with the US-Israeli war on Iran, which has upended the Middle East and caused a global oil price crisis.

Europe News

Man charged for knife attack on Jewish men in north London

The suspect, identified as Essa Suleiman, faces three counts of attempted murder following Wednesday’s stabbings of two Jewish men, as well as another incident earlier elsewhere in London.

Brazil

Brazil's Congress reduces ex-President Bolsonaro's coup jail sentence

Lawmakers defied President Lula da Silva’s veto and moved to adopt a bill that would dramatically reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the October 2022 presidential elections.

USA

Trump mulls US troop cuts in Italy and Spain over Iran war row

Trump suggested his administration was also looking into reducing its presence in Spain and Italy over clashes with their leaders on the war in Iran. The comments come just one day after the US president made a similar proposal in Germany.

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