Headlines- A shooting that took place early on Sunday on a pedestrian promenade near to the University of Iowa campus in downtown Iowa City injured at least three students.
- After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
- Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
- On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Tag: Bulgaria
November 2, 2022
Ukranian Refugees in Bulgaria
Two women who had fled Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion took refuge in the Nu Boyana Film Studios in Sofia, Bulgaria
January 8, 2022
In the Midst of the Lira...
In 2021, the Turkish lira had a particularly bad year, losing a large portion of its value against the US dollar. As a result, shoppers from neighbouring Bulgaria have gone on a cross-border buying spree
November 13, 2020
Saving Buzludzha, Bulgaria’s Mountaintop Communist Monument
Buzludzha is the biggest communist-era monument in the Balkans. Built on a mountaintop in Bulgaria in 1981, it’s since fallen into ruin and its very future is at risk