Bulgarian-language cinema is enjoying a moment this year, starting with Valeska Grisebach’s extraordinary crime drama The ...

A senior couple's long-planned dream vacation slips out from under them in Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov's 'Black ...

Bulgaria’s newly-appointed government plans to end providing weapons to Ukraine in a move that would run counter to European attempts to pressure Russia to end the war. “Ukraine needs more people, not ...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said Friday that his country will cut the stay of the U.S. military aircraft in Sofia at the end of June after the Trump administration did not greenlight a ...

Bulgarians celebrated on May 17 their country's surprise first win in the Eurovision Song Contest as they prepared to welcome home Dara, who triumphed with her catchy, crowd-pleasing, optimistic dance ...

Bulgaria was the surprise winner at the 2026 Eurovision, with the country’s Dara and her “Bangaranga” victorious at the 70th annual Song Contest. The win marked Bulgaria’s first Eurovision victory ...

VIENNA — Bulgaria triumphed Saturday night at the Eurovision Song Contest, held under the shadow of controversy over the continued participation of Israel. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Dara's dance-hall thumper "Bangaranga" is the top point-getter as Bulgaria wins the contest for the first time. Noam Bettan's "Michelle" comes in second despite boycotts. By Steven Zeitchik, Lexi ...

Bulgaria’s Dara has triumphed at this year’s Eurovision following a politically charged edition of the contest, which has been roiled by several countries boycotting it over Israel’s ongoing ...

Radev, 62, was born in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria, and his early career was dedicated to military service. He is an ex-fighter pilot and former commander in the Bulgarian Air Force, and received several ...

Russia looked set to regain a degree of leverage inside the European Union after Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly former president Rumen Radev won a resounding majority in an election that will allow his ...

Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev has won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election by a landslide, official results showed on Monday, crushing long-dominant political forces and possibly pushing ⁠the ...