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Sofia Mayor Vasil Terziev, former mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil joined officials and school staff to inaugurate the capital’s first new municipal school in 30 years. The new 204th Primary School is located in the Manastirski Livadi-West district. The last school built by the Sofia Municipality before this was completed in 1996 in the Levski residential district. ...

The United States has weapons deployed in orbit, the US Space Force has confirmed, publicly acknowledging the existence of such capabilities for the first time. “The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” a Space Force spokesperson said in a press release. The statement did not specify what weapons are currently deployed. ...

Rail services across parts of the Netherlands were severely disrupted Wednesday morning after incidents at multiple locations along railway lines in the central part of the country were identified as sabotage, Dutch media reported. The incidents began around 5:30 a.m....

Education system reform is an absolute priority for the government, Prime Minister Rumen Radev said while opening the new school year at Hristo Botev Primary School in the village of Rakovitsa. Radev said the government plans to introduce a “zero grade,” or pre-first grade, for children who face difficulties with the Bulgarian language. Strengthening discipline and establishing clear rules in schools are also among the government’s priorities, with the aim of preparing young people for life “with respect for the rules and the people around them....

There is no risk of a fuel shortage in Bulgaria, but localized difficulties with diesel deliveries are being reported in the northern part of the country due to transportation problems, according to Georgi Manushkin of the Association of Bulgarian Fuel Traders, Importers, Producers, and Transporters. Speaking on Radio Varna, Manushkin said current fuel supplies are sufficient, with around 95–96% of the fuel on the Bulgarian market produced by the Burgas refinery. The main difficulties are not related to fuel availability but to getting supplies to some depots in Northern Bulgaria....