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Bulgaria

Arcs in and about Bulgaria from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 38 stories · 159 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 8, 2023

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Latvian prime minister resigns after drone incident · 7 articles, May 14NATO members condemn Russia after drone slams into Romania apartment building, wounding two · 21 articles, May 29NATO member Romania shoots down stray drones from Ukraine war after years of incursions · 23 articles, Jul 24Russian strikes across Ukraine kill 10 and NATO scrambles jets after a missile falls in Poland · 69 articles, Jul 29US intelligence believes explosives-equipped drone at German airport likely belongs to Moscow, WSJ reports · 44 articles, Aug 5Would Putin Attack NATO? The Incursion Everyone Fears Is the One Move That Costs Moscow Most · 7 articles, Aug 7A drone likely from Ukraine explodes in Bulgaria near a gas pipeline close to Romania’s border · 15 articles, Aug 8NATO fighter jet shoots down drone in Romania near border with Ukraine · 14 articles, Aug 14CIA chief was in Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO and encourage cutting off Iran · 29 articles, Aug 26Russia threatens strikes on UK military targets, ‘catastrophic consequences’ over Ukraine · 7 articles, Aug 27Germany blames Russia for drone attack on airport; EU considers countermeasures · 69 articles, Aug 29Russia to close German cultural centers amid deepening tensions with Europe over supporting Ukraine · 21 articles, Sep 3Bulgaria: Fire at factory making munitions for Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Next months will see 'very intensive actions' from Russia, Tusk warns after strikes near Polish border · 1 article, Sep 14NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter · 36 articles, Sep 14U.S. Charges Five Men in Russia-Backed Assassination Plots · 31 articles, Sep 15Poland says Moscow plans to strike Ukraine’s NATO allies · 12 articles, Sep 17Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace · 3 articles, Sep 23Polish Deputy PM says Starlink station fire possibly Russian sabotage · 6 articles, Sep 24NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks · 14 articles, Sep 24Finland and Sweden scramble fighter jets together against Russia in historic first · 5 articles, Sep 25

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Jan 20, 20251103
Jan 27, 202516313
Jul 21, 20253118
Jul 28, 20252305
Sep 1, 2025412638
Dec 8, 20250101
Dec 29, 20250304
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Apr 20, 20262002
May 11, 202624021
Jun 29, 20262216
Jul 20, 20261015
Jul 27, 20260303
Aug 3, 202624216
Aug 10, 20261208
Aug 17, 20260101
Aug 24, 202604210
Sep 7, 20261103
Sep 21, 20260011
Sep 28, 20261001

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else8 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Bulgaria that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 23– 25Two US tanker aircraft leave Bulgaria a month after deployment upset Iran7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Aug 13– 14Eurovision music contest will take place in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Burgas next year9 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Jul 22Bulgarian Parliament approves US use of air base to support Middle East operations5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  4. May 16– 17Bulgaria wins Eurovision, Israel finishes second amid boycotts over its participation27 articles · 23 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Apr 19– 20Bulgaria: Pro-Russia Rumen Radev on course to win election8 articles · 5 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right

Stories that name Bulgaria

  1. Aug 24The Netherlands will not participate in the 'no longer neutral' 2027 Eurovision Song Contest5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Jul 30– Aug 6Hungary's only nuclear plant on brink of shutdown as Danube River dries up7 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Jul 1– 2Eurovision, eh? Canada will compete at the glitzy song contest in 20277 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
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