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  "id": 17611014,
  "title": "Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid security tensions in the Black Sea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bulgarians-vote-in-presidential-runoff-amid-security-tensions-in-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T05:47:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261101-bulgarians-vote-in-presidential-runoff-amid-security-tensions-in-the-black-sea"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bulgarians voted Sunday in a presidential runoff between two candidates with opposing views on the Ukraine war and relations with Russia as tensions mount in the Black Sea. Incumbent President Iliana Iotova, who favours dialogue with Moscow, faces off against Andrey Gyurov, a former caretaker prime minister backed by the pro-Western opposition.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Bulgarians vote in presidential run-off amid Black Sea tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bulgarians-vote-in-presidential-run-off-amid-black-sea-tensions",
        "published": "2026-11-01T10:57:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Bulgarians Vote in Tight Presidential Runoff Dominating Black Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/bulgarians-vote-in-tight-presidential-runoff-dominating-black-sea",
        "published": "2026-11-01T13:28:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}