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Bulgaria remains the EU's poorest country, with a minimum wage that feels out of reach compared to central European standards, according to Dariknews.bg. While a minimum wage above 1,500 euros may seem unrealistic for many Bulgarians, in the heart of Europe, these figures are quite common.

Türkiye secured a narrow 1-0 victory against Montenegro on Friday in the third match of the UEFA Nations League B Group 4.

The game remained goalless for most of the match at the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadium. The breakthrough came in the 69th minute when Irfan Can Kahveci, who had replaced Yunus Akgun just seven minutes earlier, scored the winning goal with a close-range finish.

Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal announced his retirement from professional tennis at the end of the 2024 season through a social media post. The 38-year-old revealed that his final competitive event will be the Davis Cup Final, scheduled to take place in Malaga from November 19 to 24, according to the ATP.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in 2025, a year ahead of schedule.

His appeal comes as Spain is grappling with a surge in migrant arrivals in the Canary Islands and as Hungary and the Netherlands are seeking an opt-out from the bloc's rules on asylum.

European universities are seeing a decline in their global standing, as their counterparts in Asia continue to advance, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025. The rankings, which assess research-focused institutions globally, reveal that Europe now hosts 91 of the world's top 200 universities—a decline from 99 in 2019.

Global police body Interpol on Thursday launched a new campaign to identify 46 women whose remains have been found across Europe in unsolved cases some dating back decades.

Most of the women were "murdered or had died in suspicious or unexplained circumstances," the Lyon-based organization said.

Neeskens was part of Ajax’s great team that dominated Europe, winning three consecutive European Cups between 1971 and 1973, led by Johan Cruyff. He played for Barcelona from 1974 to 1979.

The great composer Mimis Plessas has passed away. On October 12, he would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

A new photo of Athina Onassis has surfaced, marking her first public appearance in three years.

The golden heiress appears unrecognizable in an image shared by the TV show “To Proino.” In the photo, Athina Onassis has brown hair and appears noticeably slimmer.

Athina Onassis looks unrecognizable in a new photo that has been released.