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American Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope on May 8, taking the papal name Leo XIV and becoming the first head

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American Citizens Abroad welcomes statement from Harris on issues affecting US citizens living overseas

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

American Citizens Abroad (ACA), a non-profit, non-partisan association said on October 30 that it welcomes US Vice President Kamala Harris’s

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New Nato chief Rutte names Ukraine among top three priorities

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Taking office on October 1, Nato’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte listed his top three priorities. “The first is to

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Azerbaijan police detain members of religious group doing missionary work

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Azerbaijan have detained 11 Azeri members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light who were doing missionary

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Bulgaria among countries urging Hamas to close proposed deal announced by Biden

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Bulgaria is among several countries that issued a joint statement calling on Hamas to accept the proposed ceasefire and hostage

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IOM’s World Migration Report 2024: Record number of displaced people

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched on May 7 the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global

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OECD: Global growth projected to slow to 2.9% in 2024

February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Global growth, which rose by an estimated 3.1 per cent in 2023, is projected to slow to 2.9 per cent

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Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Secretary General slams unprecedented rise in antisemitism

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Secretary General Dr Kathrin Meyer has issued a statement slamming the unprecedented rise in antisemitism

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Co-founder of multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin sentenced to 20 years in prison

September 13, 2023September 13, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff

Karl Sebastian Greenwood, who co-founded OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, the so-called “Cryptoqueen,” was sentenced on September 12 to 20 years

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