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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she held a โ€œgoodโ€ phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday night, stressing that both sides are deeply affected by regional instability and are in close contact with key partners to pursue de-escalation.

โžก๏ธ She welcomed Tรผrkiyeโ€™s readiness to mediate, underlined that โ€œdiplomacy is the only viable path forward,โ€ and noted Ankaraโ€™s preparations for possible migration fallout, saying EUโ€“Turkish cooperation on Syria continues as regional and global stability is at stake.

๐Ÿ”— Full statement

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JUST IN: ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ President Trump orders US Navy to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary to ensure the "free flow of energy."

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿช–โ—๏ธ โ€” French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants "to build a coalition to resume and secure traffic in these essential maritime routes" as in the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, Red Sea
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โ€”โœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: Serbia has offered aircraft to evacuate Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens from the Middle East amid ongoing security risks, alongside repatriating its own nationals.

โžก๏ธ President Vuฤiฤ‡ stated Serbia's fleetโ€”the largest in the regionโ€”is available, with additional flights planned as conditions allow and passenger safety prioritized.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ NEW: Serbia's FM Marko ฤuriฤ‡ spoke today by phone with Cyprus FM Constantinos Kombos about current events and the conflict escalation in the Middle East.

โžก๏ธ They exchanged views on regional circumstances, stressing the need for quick peace and stability restoration.

โžก๏ธ ฤuriฤ‡ voiced full solidarity with Cyprus and condemned threats to the island's security.

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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑโ˜ข๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ #BREAKING โ€ข Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk signaled that Poland will seek to strengthen its independent nuclear deterrence capabilities in the future, stating Warsaw โ€œtakes nuclear security very seriouslyโ€ and will strive for โ€œthe most autonomous actions possibleโ€ as its military capacity grows.
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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy National Day to the People of Bulgaria!
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๐ŸŽ‰ Happy National Day to the People of Bulgaria!
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Today Bulgaria celebrates its National holiday & commemorates its liberation from the Ottoman Empire 148 years ago, following the Russo-Ottoman war of 1877-78.

โžก๏ธ Some 30k Bulgarians took part in the war serving as armed units, logistics, medical support and reconnaissance.

๐Ÿ”— Alexander Stoyanov

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Today Bulgaria celebrates its National holiday & commemorates its liberation from the Ottoman Empire 148 years ago, following the Russo-Ottoman war of 1877-78. โžก๏ธ Some 30k Bulgarians took part in the war serving as armed units, logistics, medical supportโ€ฆ
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ WATCH: Italyโ€™s Embassy in Sofia has joined the celebrations marking Bulgariaโ€™s Liberation Day, highlighting close ties with what it called the โ€œfriendly Bulgarian people.โ€

โžก๏ธ The gesture follows broader international congratulations to Bulgaria on its national day, including messages from NATO and regional partners underlining support for Sofia and its role in Euro-Atlantic structures.

๐Ÿ”— Italian Embassy in Sofia

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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Iran's strategy of unprovokedly bombing the Gulf countries without any discrimination is an unbelievably wrong one and condemns the strikes against Qatar specifically:

โ€œA large part of the Gulf countries worked very hard to prevent this war from breaking out,

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโšก๏ธโ€” Greece says it will send two frigates, 2 fighter jets to protect Cyprus after Iranian drone strikes. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Legion Europa | Group Chat ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ
โ€”๐Ÿช–๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ NEW: France is sending anti-missile and anti-drone systems plus frigate Languedoc to Cyprus following the Iranian-made Shahed drone crash at RAF Akrotiri on March 2.

โžก๏ธ President Macron informed Cypriot leader Christodoulides of the move amid regional tensions from US-Israel strikes on Iran.

โžก๏ธ Greece has dispatched F-16 jets and frigates with anti-drone tech in support.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโ—๏ธโ€” BREAKING : French fighters began to intercept Iranian drones that were heading to the UAE - French Foreign Minister Barrot
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JUST IN: ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korean stock market halted after 8% crash, triggering circuit breaker.

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JUST IN: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Dubai stock market crashes 4.6% at open.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌโŒ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: Sofia's FM called on Iran to cease attacks on civilian sites in Gulf partner countries amid escalating regional tensions.

โžก๏ธ The statement follows Tehran's strikes expanding military confrontation, as Bulgaria monitors the crisis with thousands of its citizens stranded in the Middle East.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ BREAKING: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announces resignation amid reports he may launch a new political party ahead of snap elections. โœ… @balkanspectator โ€” the leading Balkan news channel in English
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ NEW: Former president Rumen Radev announced that he will participate in the parliamentary elections as leader of a new coalition named "Progressive Bulgaria" composed by small Social-Democratic and Liberal parties (3 for now).

โžก๏ธ The image shows the coalition members registering it.

โ„น๏ธ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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#BREAKING | ๐Ÿงญ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€” NATO Intercepts Iranian Ballistic Missile Heading Toward Turkish Airspace

The Republic of Tรผrkiye's Ministry of National Defence announced that a ballistic missile launched from Iranโ€”after crossing Iraqi and Syrian airspaceโ€”was detected heading toward Turkish airspace and was timely intercepted and neutralized by NATO air and missile defense systems deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Debris from the intercepting munition fell in the Dรถrtyol district of Hatay province, with no casualties or injuries reported.

The Ministry emphasized: "We remind you that we reserve the right to respond to any hostile attitude towards our country."


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