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Antalya, one of Türkiye's most popular holiday destinations, welcomed 3.96 million foreign tourists in the first five months of 2024.

The number of foreign tourist arrivals in the January-May period increased by a strong 16.3 percent from a year ago, the Culture and Tourism Ministry said in a statement.

Is there a property bubble forming in Bulgaria? Predicting such market phenomena is notoriously tricky, often resembling guesswork more than science, especially in a country like Bulgaria, where market unpredictability reigns even after 35 years of market reforms.

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.

Romania has inaugurated a support center for American HIMARS missile systems, marking another step in the collaboration between Aerostar Bacau, a leading company in the Romanian defense industry, and the American giant Lockheed Martin, according to BTA.

In 2021, Romania became the first Eastern European country to acquire HIMARS, ahead of nations such as Poland and Lithuania.

Authorities arrested four people and took down or disrupted more than 100 servers in the "largest ever" operation against botnets that deploy ransomware, Europol said Thursday.

Dubbed Operation Endgame, the sweep was initiated and led by France, Germany and the Netherlands, with a French official saying they wanted to act before this summer's Paris Olympics.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevičs has proposed the construction of a "wall of drones" along NATO's border with Russia to counter potential migration-related provocations by Russian President Putin and other threats. In an exclusive interview with "The Times" during his visit to the UK, Rinkevičs outlined plans for this measure, emphasizing the need to protect NATO's eastern flank.

A recent study conducted by the Foundation for Political Innovation and the Ipsos Institute across 27 EU member states reveals that only 13 percent of citizens express a desire to leave the bloc. Notably, this sentiment spans even among voters of far-right parties.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday congratulated Gitanas Nauseda on his re-election as president of Lithuania.

"Congratulations to Gitanas Nauseda on his re-election as the President of Lithuania. Wishing him success as he continues to serve his country," Vucic wrote in a post on the social media network X.

The European Commission has warned Cyprus and several other EU member-states to step up their game on important new tax and data rules.

Cyprus, along with Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal, is under pressure to enforce a minimum 15% tax rate for big multinational companies, a key part of the European Union's efforts to ensure fair taxation.

NATO appears to be on the verge of sending troops to Ukraine, according to a report by the New York Times. The troops will train Ukrainian soldiers, a move expected to deepen US and European involvement in the conflict.