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A woman wearing a Martenitsa walks on a street in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 1, 2025. Bulgarians marked the day named Baba Marta ...

Night - Cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 3 to 8 mph (4.8 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C). Cloudy with a high of 70 °F (21.1 °C). Winds ...

The Association "For Free Russia" in Bulgaria has appealed to the Sofia Municipal Council to rename ... from a similar action in Paris, where a street near the Russian Embassy was named after ...

Bulgarian photojournalist Anastas Tarpanov captured the tensions as ideological opponents staged rallies in Sofia over the weekend ... slogan “No Nazis on our streets”. Like the Lukov march ...

Europe’s eastern frontier is feeling the full brunt of a warming world. From rivers bursting their banks to fields withering in record heat, emerging Europe stands on the climate front line—and must ...

Aruba is a dream come true for someone hoping to set eyes on a crisp white-sand beach, while Bonaire is a world-class scuba ...

Our selection of Premium stories from Balkan Insight is packed with action this week, featuring hard-fought elections, corruption arrests and yet more protests in the streets. Albin Kurti ...