News archive of October 2023

In an alarming turn of events, Israel is now under attack not only from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon but also from Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported this morning that they had identified an "air target" approaching Israeli territory near the southern resort town of Eilat.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia was committed to preservation of peace and stability and that the country knew its commitments and was meeting them in line with agreements but that it was clear what it could not do because doing so would be contrary to its constitution.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday Serbia was committed to preservation of peace and stability and that the country knew its commitments and was meeting them in line with agreements but that it was clear what it could not do because doing so would be contrary to its constitution.

Course of Freedom, the smallest of the eight parties represented in parliament, has lost another MP in less than three weeks.

In a letter to the speaker, Areti Papaioannou, who represents the Thessaloniki II constituency, said she was leaving the parliamentary group headed by Zoe Konstantopoulou.

The growth of real estate prices is slowing down, and for the third quarter of the year, it is below 6%.

The average price of properties in the third quarter of the year is 1,550 euros per square meter, resulting in an average total purchase price of 137,000 euros.

Albanian* man is in a critical condition after a scaffolding collapsed at a construction site in the German city of Hamburg on Monday morning (30 October). The man has been hospitalized, BTA reported, citing DPA, which quoted local authorities.

Turnout in Bulgaria's 29 October local elections was 44.94, in line with preliminary forecasts by sociologists. More than 2 713 000 voters went to the polls out of a total of just over 6 038 000 on the electoral rolls. This can be seen from the data published on the Central Election Commission website.

Bulgaria has the highest social risk in the European Union, according to the Social Resilience Index. It tracks 12 economic, social and political parametres in 185 countries around the world, said Allianz Trade, which produces the ranking.

The results of the study covered the period from early 2022 to September 2023.

Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou's English-language debut imagines a world where dating apps are out and couples search for true love through fingernail samples and science.

"Fingernails" stars Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White as Anna and Ryan, who have established their compatibility in the lab, and then reflect on their relationship three years later.

"These elections are a punishment for the entire political class - 27% turnout - this is absolute illegitimacy. So few voted and such a low turnout - the analysts and each of us must come to a conclusion as to why we are going down like this". This is what GERB leader Boyko Borisсov said in Plovdiv, quoted by BGNES.