Did you know that the guy who covered Germany's Reichstag was Bulgarian?

On June 13th, Bulgarian State media commemorated Christo's 90th birthday. Born in 1935 in Gabrovo to a chemist father and an art‑enthusiast mother, he studied at Sofia’s National Academy of Art before launching an iconic international career in land art and environmental sculpture.

He gained renown transforming public spaces into ephemeral art.

📰 Source: Bulgarian News Agency

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—🇷🇸 NEW: In relation to last night's incidents in Belgrade following the conclusion of protests at Slavija Square, student organizers stated that after 9 p.m., the gathering no longer represented their protest.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 Serbia’s Director of Police, yesterday night, on Belgrade's riots: “More than dozens of rioters and hooligans have been detained. We have six injured police officers and two injured civilians. Police activity is ongoing but nearing completion”

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 Serbian President Vučić: More arrests expected after Belgrade unrest.

➡️ President Aleksandar Vučić says more arrests will follow after recent incidents in Belgrade, with the Security Information Agency (BIA) helping identify those involved.

➡️ “There will be many more arrests — this is not the end,” Vučić said. “Lives of citizens, police, and intervention units were endangered. They’re now demanding only elections — they want to rule.”

➡️ Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 48 police officers were injured, and 22 citizens sought medical help. He added that 77 people were detained.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: In a joint operation by the Serbian Ministry of Interior and the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA), six individuals have been arrested so far on suspicion of preparing acts against Serbia’s constitutional order and security.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: New footage captures the ongoing blockade of Belgrade’s Gazela Bridge, as protests erupt over the arrest of several students suspected of planning a violent overthrow of the constitutional order.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 BREAKING: Blockades and protests have now been reported in Kragujevac, Serbia.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: New footage captures barricades set up on a road in Niš, Serbia.

Protests have erupted in Serbia following the arrest of multiple students suspected of planning a violent overthrow of the constitutional order.

🔗 The National Independent

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