According to the exit polls, the candidate from the ruling centre-left party is set to win 52 per cent of the vote in the run-off election in Bulgaria. Her pro-Western challenger, Andrey Gyurov, trails by a considerable margin. Voter turnout stood at just 29 per cent.
Month: November 2026
Latest news bulletin | November 1st, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 1st, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
Did a dolphin just photobomb the most perfect beach run?
A tropical beach, white sand, palm trees leaning lazily over the shore, turquoise water so clear it looks like a filter. A woman in a bikini runs along the edge of the waves, hair bouncing, the kind of perfect holiday shot that every travel brochure dreams about. It is beautiful, calm and very predictable. And…
Heidi Klum’s 2026 Halloween party costume: a giant bloody replica of her own hand
“I looked at my hand and I thought, ‘Hey, I think I could fit my body in this somehow,’” Klum said of the inspiration for the costume, per the Associated Press.
Russia arrests minor after US embassy warns of ‘credible threat of a mass casualty event’
Russian state media published a statement from the Federal Security Service (FSB) on Sunday announcing that a minor had been detained in relation to the threat.
University of Cambridge scientist among victims of deadly Spain train crash
Marta Shahbazi had been on her way to collect the 2026 José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta prize for her “outstanding contributions to the study of the early stages of human development.”
Russian strikes leave thousands without power in Ukraine, says Zelenskyy
Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure have left thousands of households without electricity, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday. “Overnight alone, our energy infrastructure came under Russian attack in four regions: Dnipro, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi. Substations, transformers, and power lines that supply electricity to our people’s homes were targeted, Zelenskyy wrote on social media. …