The Latest Breaking News from Bulgaria

Teams reportedly requesting more funding from RCS to travel to Grande Partenza in Bulgaria, have rejected first two offers

A 56-year-old Bulgarian national has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody at a detention facility in Michigan, bringing the number of deaths in ICE detention this year to at least 30.

Claims online frame Bulgaria's mass protests as driven by anti-EU sentiment, but the reality is more complex.

A dying breed.

Bulgaria's government collapse follows weeks of mass protests over corruption and budget hikes, prompting Prime Minister Zhelyazkov's resignation and snap elections

The fall is the biggest of any of the G7 countries with the UK overtaken by a string of European counterparts including Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Czech Republic, Italy and Hungary

The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for "alternative solutions". EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv's financial and military needs for the next two years.

Extremely rare evidence of a lion attack on a teenage boy's remains suggests the teenager survived the initial trauma but became severely disabled, requiring support from his community.

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Mass protests have gripped the country just weeks before it is due to join the eurozone

Tens of thousands gathered across Bulgaria on Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's resignation, with protesters accusing the government of widespread corruption. The demonstrations come weeks before Bulgaria joins the eurozone on 1 January.