Bulgaria appeared to elect Iliana Yotova as its first woman elected president Sunday, strengthening the political position of Prime Minister Rumen Radev, whose government has moved closer to President Donald Trump's administration on key security issues while increasingly challenging some European Union policies.

Bulgarian President Ilijana Jotova has clearly won the runoff election for the highest office in this EU and NATO member country. This is according to the official results published by the Central Election Commission (CEC) in Sofia after all the election records had been tallied.

Three maritime drones have struck a container ship in the Black Sea off Bulgaria’s coast, according to the country’s defense minister

Reuters, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Sea drones struck ⁠a ⁠container ship off Bulgaria's ⁠Black Sea coast on Wednesday, defence minister Dimitar ​Stoyanov said, the latest in a string of attacks that have ‌raised fears about the growing ‌scope of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Bulgarians are voting in a presidential run-off between incumbent Iliana Iotova and former caretaker prime minister Andrey Gyurov, with the contest unfolding amid heightened security concerns over drone attacks in the Black Sea linked to the Ukraine war.