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By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) – A pro-Western reformist bloc won most votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election on Sunday, according to exit polls, but it is expected to struggle to form a stable coalition government in the European Union’s poorest member state. The reformist bloc, comprising We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), won around 25.3% of the vote, an exit poll by GALLUP International showed, just ahead […]

By Stoyan Nenov SOFIA (Reuters) – A pro-Western reformist bloc won most votes in Bulgaria’s parliamentary election on Sunday, according to exit polls, but it is expected to struggle to form a stable coalition government in the European Union’s poorest member state. The reformist bloc, comprising We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), won around 25.3% of the vote, an exit poll by GALLUP International showed, just ahead […]

(Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken it was unacceptable for Washington to politicise the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained and accused of spying in Russia. * The U.S. State Department said Blinken called for the immediate release of Gershkovich during a telephone call with Lavrov. REPORTER’S ARREST * The Wall Street Journal […]

(Reuters) – The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. In Memphis, Tennessee, two children and an adult were found dead on Saturday after the storm’s heavy winds knocked trees onto several houses, according to the Memphis Police Department. In Tennessee’s McNairy County, […]

By Mark Trevelyan and Felix Light (Reuters) – Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed in a bomb blast in a cafe in St Petersburg on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. They quoted the interior ministry as confirming the death of Tatarsky and saying that 16 people had been wounded. Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, had more than 560,000 followers on Telegram and was one of the […]

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Sunday missed estimates for first-quarter deliveries as a bleak economic outlook and rising competition outweighed the electric automaker’s efforts to prop up demand with price cuts. Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles, a record high for the automaker but smaller than analyst expectations for 430,008 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data. Investors have been watching Chief Executive Elon Musk’s gamble that cutting prices would stimulate sales, making up […]

MADRID (Reuters) – Karim Benzema scored three goals in seven first-half minutes as Real Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday to cut Barcelona’s lead in LaLiga to 12 points. The hat-trick moved Benzema up to 14 league goals this season and second on the list of top scorers — three behind Barca’s Robert Lewandowski. Rodrygo’s opener from a smooth counter-attack after 22 minutes opened the flood gates as Benzema […]

By David Latona MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz launched her bid to become the country’s first woman prime minister on Sunday at a packed event in Madrid, where the absence of two government ministers signalled a deepening rift among the progressive left. Before more than 3,000 supporters, Diaz announced her candidacy for the upcoming general elections slated to take place at the end of the year, in […]

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Sunday missed estimates for first-quarter deliveries as a bleak economic outlook and rising competition outweighed the electric automaker’s efforts to prop up demand with price cuts. Tesla delivered 422,875 vehicles compared with analyst expectations for 430,008 vehicles, according to Refinitiv data. Investors have been watching CEO Elon Musk’s gamble that cutting prices would stimulate sales, making up for the profit hit from eroding margins. Shares […]