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Kostadin Kostadinov, the leader of Revival who has previously spoken of Bulgaria’s withdrawal from NATO, was filmed blocking a civilian car from entering the plant, according to a report by Mediapool. The visit to Bulgaria’s state-owned arms manufacturer comes on the heels of an announcement by Germany’s defense company Rheinmetall that it would build two new factories in the Balkan nation, including expanding facilities at Sopot, to establish Bulgaria as Europe’s largest gunpowder manufacturer. During the Cold War, Bulgaria emerged as one of the Warsaw Pact’s major arms producers, specializing in small arms, ammunition and light armored vehicles. But the…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has cancelled a planned visit to China, where he was due to attend a “Victory Parade” commemorating the end of World War II and Japan’s formal surrender on September 3. The ceremony in Beijing will be hosted by President Xi Jinping, who has invited several foreign leaders, including the guest of honour, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Subianto’s office has publicly announced his absence. “The president wants to continue monitoring (the situation in Indonesia) directly…and seek the best solutions,” presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in a video statement on Saturday. “Therefore, the president apologises to the Chinese…

In addition to Poland, von der Leyen is visiting Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia — all of which share a border with Russia or Belarus — as well as Bulgaria and Romania, in what amounts to her biggest diplomatic push on EU security and defense since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. Von der Leyen and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited Ozierany Male near a section of a newly completed electric fence on the Polish-Belarusian border. Tusk said the border was “as important” as the dream of liberation from “Soviet domination” 45 years ago,…

This year the summit will focus largely on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Trump has slapped 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods over New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil. Putin meanwhile is facing fresh Western sanctions tied to his ongoing war in Ukraine. “How in the hell did Trump so alienate Modi that he’s now attending a summit with autocrats, Xi and Putin?” Michael McFaul, a Hoover Senior Fellow at Stanford University and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, wrote on X. “Just last year, China and India were at war with each other!” he added. Both Xi and…

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Soaring across the Adriatic Ocean by speedboat, my Boomer mum squeals in delight as she accidentally grips onto my recently developed, Millennial motherhood-induced belly rolls for extra anchorage.  My eight-year-old is there with us, with freshly bloodied knees and elbows from an impromptu Parkour move-gone-wrong on Our Lady of the Rocks island, standing in a superman pose as the wind whips his hair. My Gen Z brother, who I’ve not been on holiday with in 20 years, watches on with tears in his eyes, overcome by the beauty of the looming Montenegrin mountains drawing closer as we glide into Boka…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with families of soldiers killed in overseas military operations, promising them a beautiful life, the state-run media said in a statement released with pictures on Saturday.  It follows last week’s ceremony in the capital, Pyongyang, that paid tribute to soldiers who returned from combat in Ukraine, an event where Kim was seen sobbing in tears and placing posthumous state awards on the soldiers’ corpses. According to Saturday’s statement from the Korean Central News Agency KCNA, Kim expressed deep condolences to all the bereaved families of the officers who fell in the battlegrounds on foreign…

North Korea launched new air defence missile weapons earlier this week that the government claimed had “superior combat capability,” according to a release from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).   The government said in a press release that these two new missiles are suitable for “destroying various air targets,” like attack drones and cruise missiles.  The report from the KCNA didn’t explain the missiles in any detail and only said that their “operation and reaction mode is based on unique and special technology”. They did not say where the test had been conducted either.  Here is all we know about…

Birdwatching tourism has exploded in the last decade, mainly because of the increasing desire for sustainable outdoor travel, which provides a deeper connection with nature. Other factors, such as discovering new destinations, seeing as many bird species as possible and meeting new people have supported this trend as well.  The rise of technology, such as the eBird app, which receives more than 100 million bird sightings from around the world, also makes it much easier to connect with other birdwatchers. This lets them participate in communities, share observations, as well as swap pictures and destination recommendations.  However, birdwatching tourism also…

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