Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo ship
Rescuers halt operation off the coast after finding no survivors.

Rescuers halt operation off the coast after finding no survivors.





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Former President Rumen Radev wins big in Bulgaria’s eighth election on an ‘anti-corruption’ ticket.
Ex-PM Boyko Borissov congratulates Radev, cautioning that ‘winning elections is one thing, governing is another’.
Bulgaria votes to elect a new parliament after mass protests brought down the previous government in December.
Bulgaria has held seven national elections in the past four years because of political and social divisions.
Eighth vote in just five years follows government resignation after weeks of protests over budget, alleged corruption.
Andrey Gurov will head a caretaker government tasked with organising snap elections .
Radev widely expected to form his own political party prior to upcoming snap vote.
President Radev expected to appoint caretaker cabinet, set a date for vote.
Move comes nearly two decades after it entered the EU as hope for stability clashes with fear of rising prices.

Bulgaria is saying goodbye to the lev and officially adopting the euro, but some citizens worry about higher prices.