—🇧🇬 NEW: Claims that Bulgaria decided to join the Croatian-Albanian military alliance are false.

➡️ The Bulgarian Foreign Minister has denied such thing.

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—❗️🇷🇴/🇲🇩 NEW: Romanian politician George Simion unveils plan for reunification with Moldova.

Simion calls for a shift in institutional approach, urging Romania to view Basarabia as “a mother country that awaits its son at home.”

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—🇧🇬 NEW: Bulgarian Parliament rejects second no-confidence motion initiated by opposition parties.

The motion, aimed at bringing down Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov’s government, failed to secure a majority, marking the second unsuccessful attempt within months.

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—🇷🇸 /🇺🇸 BREAKING: Dodik invites Trump and US firms to invest in $100B lithium reserves in Republic of Srpska.

President Milorad Dodik has proposed US investment in vast lithium deposits, citing strategic interest and mineral importance to the US.

📰 Source: The National Independent on X.

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💙🇬🇷 Beautiful Easter flames lit Pyrgos on Santorini Island for Easter.

🔗 Lisa ♰ ֍ on X.

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💙🇬🇷 Greek priest reenacts the excitement of the women running to tell everyone about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

🔗 LionOf_Christ on X.

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🇵🇸🇬🇷📹 — In Beit Jala, in the Palestinian Authority territories, the local Christian youth march proudly as the Holy week arrives

Notice the Greek flag at the front of the procession

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✝️🇻🇦 Pope Francis has passed away.

—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ cause of death officially confirmed as stroke by Vatican.

The Pontiff reportedly fell into a coma before suffering irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse, following an earlier cerebral hemorrhage.

🇻🇦📝❗️ — The Holy See is officially vacant

—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 UPDATE: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expresses condolences over the death of Pope Francis.

Radev highlighted Pope Francis’ role in promoting peace, dialogue, and compassion across nations.

📰 Source: BTA.

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—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ 2019 apostolic journey to Bulgaria recalled following his death.

The late Pontiff visited Sofia and Rakovski in May 2019, emphasizing peace, interfaith dialogue, and support for migrants.

📰 Source: BTA.

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—🕊🇧🇬/🇻🇦 UPDATE: Catholic community in Rakovski, the biggest in Bulgaria, mourns the death of Pope Francis.

Residents remember the Pope’s 2019 visit as a historic moment, expressing deep sorrow and gratitude for his message of peace.

📰 Source: BTA.

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—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: First images of the Pope's body.

📰 Source: Vatican News.

—🕊🇻🇦 UPDATE: Pope Francis’ casket arrives at St. Peter’s Basilica as faithful gather to pay respects.