News archive of June 2024

Corruption cases involving public officials abound and are on the rise. Security officers at Piraeus Port arrested for trafficking in cocaine; border guards in the northeastern city of Orestiada involved in human trafficking; customs officials taking part in a contraband fuel scheme; a prison guard caught trying to smuggle hashish into Korydallos Prison.

Conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday attacked main opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis, labeling him a toxic and populist politician while criticizing his economic policy proposals as unrealistic.

A divorced woman faced a horrifying ordeal when her second husband brutally attacked her in her apartment in Vratsa, Bulgaria. Despite having a restraining order against him, the man waited for her and subjected her to six hours of torture.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, made a historic visit to the Philippines, where he met with his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the first time in bilateral relations between the two nations, as reported by Unian.

Turkish startup ecosystem displayed a decline in deal volume in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same quarter of last year, following the downtrend in global startup activity, according to a report by KPMG.

In Plovdiv, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasized that GERB and the European People's Party will not permit extremists to destroy the values of Europe, as reported by BGNES. She congratulated Bulgarians on Botev's Day, honoring those who died for the country's freedom and independence, and recited some words which the national hero has spoken.

The Mediterranean resort of Antalya and Greek Islands will be in high demand during the Eid al-Adha holiday in mid-June, with some 50,000 Turks expected to visit those islands, according to representative of the tourism industry.

The Eid al-Adha will take place between June 16-19, but people from the tourism sector expect the government to extend the holiday.

Grigor Dimitrov has advanced to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the first time in his career. The top Bulgarian tennis player defeated world number 8 Hubert Hurkacz 7:6(5), 6:4, 7:6(3) in two hours and 51 minutes on the "Suzanne-Lenglen" court. This victory marks Dimitrov's sixth win in as many matches against the Pole.

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl has been hospitalized with serious injuries on the southern island of Crete, leading to child abuse and endangerment charges against her mother and her partner.

Claudia Sheinbaum has been declared the winner of yesterday's presidential election in Mexico by the ruling party, Morena. Provisional results indicate that Sheinbaum leads her opponent, Xochitl Galvez, by more than 20%. Mario Delgado, Morena's leader, announced to supporters in Mexico City that Sheinbaum is winning by a "very large" margin.