An enormous monument to the Communist Party in Bulgaria is now a decrepit ruin. The country is wrestling with how to deal with a symbol of an unwanted and, in many ways, deeply ugly past.
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Bulgaria Takes Unusual Stand Against Russia With Sanctions
Bulgaria has imposed economic sanctions on Russia, offered to repair broken military equipment for Ukraine and expelled Russian diplomats.
Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Cuts Gas Supplies
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Seeking Arms for Ukraine, Pentagon Buyers Scour Eastern European Factories
Soviet-designed ammunition is part of the ‘life blood’ for Ukrainian troops fighting Russia, and the United States is keeping it flowing.
NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia
Brussels is proud to be providing military aid, but Moscow may see it as a dangerous intervention.
Bulgaria Bus Crash Kills Dozens
The bus, which had Macedonian plates, caught fire on a highway on the way back from a trip to Istanbul, officials said.
Europe Toughens Rules for Unvaccinated as Fourth Covid Wave Swells
Austria took the hardest line yet on Monday, beginning a lockdown aimed exclusively at those who are not inoculated, part of a pattern to make life harder for resisters.
Inside the Struggle to Save Bulgaria’s Last Narrow-Gauge Railroad
The Rhodope Narrow-Gauge Railway serves remote communities in southwestern Bulgaria. Can longtime riders — and young enthusiasts — keep it running?
In Romania, Hard-Hit by Covid, Doctors Fight Vaccine Refusal
An anti-vaccine clarion call by leading religious figures, echoed by prominent politicians and social media, helps explain why Romania now has the world’s highest Covid death rate.