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election resultIsrael ends 10-day Hebron siege as UN logs record settler attacksOracle and Alphabet tap bond markets as AI selloff easesTrump administration asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California mail ballotsTigray fighting pushes Ethiopia's health system toward collapse as Sudan complains to UN about dronesNine dead after Learjet crash in Palm Beach, FloridaChina steps up Gulf diplomacy as Xi hosts Oman's sultan and Wang Yi meets Iranian officialPoland's Constitutional Tribunal clash deepens as EU Commission backs parliament's right to appoint judgesBinance customers withdraw billions after record hack linked to North KoreaUS pushes Russian gas deliveries to Europe, Kremlin says transit not possible nowUN envoy expects Sudan transition talks with RSF within weeksBelgian PM De Wever offers resignation after budget talks failChina launches $15bn swap facility to support stocks after sell-offJapan weighs near-doubling of defence spending over five yearsIotova wins Bulgarian 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Symbolic image: Iotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoffSymbolic image

Iotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoff

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Incumbent Iliana Iotova won Bulgaria's presidential runoff on Sunday against a pro-European opponent, near-final results show (Reuters); Koha calls her the country's first woman president. She promised to be a "president of peace" and hopes Russia will play "an important role in European security architecture", Le Monde reports.

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