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Bulgaria prepares to pump Russian gas to Central Europe

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Bulgarian miners protest to demand job security

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A portrait of slain television reporter Viktoria Marinova is placed on the Liberty Monument next to flowers and candles during a vigil in Ruse, Bulgaria, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Bulgarian police are investigating the rape, beating and slaying of Marinova, whose body was dumped near the Danube River after she reported on the possible misuse of European Union funds in Bulgaria. Authorities discovered the body of 30-year-old Viktoria Marinova on Saturday in the northern town of Ruse near the Romanian border. One Bulgarian media site demanded an EU investigation, fearing that Bulgarian officials were complicit in the corruption. (AP Photo/Filip Dvorski)

Suspect in Bulgarian journalist slaying arrested in Germany

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A portrait of the Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, killed in the northern town of Ruse, is seen during a vigil in Sofia, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Bulgarian police are investigating the rape, beating and slaying of a female television reporter whose body was dumped near the Danube River after she reported on the possible misuse of European Union funds in Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgarian journalist killed after reporting on corruption

By ALISON MUTLER - Associated Press

A child holds next to a portrait of slain television reporter Viktoria Marinova during a vigil at the Liberty Monument in Ruse, Bulgaria, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Bulgarian police are investigating the rape, beating and slaying of a female television reporter whose body was dumped near the Danube River after she reported on the possible misuse of European Union funds in Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

The Latest: UN’s Guterres notes violence against journalists

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Bulgaria’s ex-intelligence chief sentenced for embezzlement

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France's Olivier Giroud , left, and France's Antoine Griezmann fall during the World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match between France and Belarus at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Tuesday, Oct.10, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France qualifies for World Cup; but Netherlands fails again

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Injuries hurt France ahead of World Cup qualifiers

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Kurzawa out of French squad for final World Cup qualifiers

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Sweden's Christoffer Nyman, left, struggles for the ball with Belarus' Mikhail Sivakov during the World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match between Belarus and Sweden at the Borisov-Arena stadium, in Borisov, Belarus, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Luxembourg holds France to shock 0-0 draw

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Netherlands'goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, left, misses to save to the goal from France's Antoine Griezmann, right, as Netherlands' Stefan de Vrij looks on during the World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match between France and The Netherlands at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday, Aug.31, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

France routs Netherlands 4-0 to regain control of Group A

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

France's Paul Pogba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group A qualifying soccer match in the ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Pogba’s long-range strike gives France 1-0 win over Dutch

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

In this May 15, 2014, file photo, a JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 pushes back from the gate at the Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) ** FILE **

Bomb threat that caused Egypt-bound plane to divert was a hoax, airline says

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 321st Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 18th Fires Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fire 155 mm rounds using an M777 Howitzer weapons system, on Forward Operating Base Bostick, Afghanistan, 2009. The Army is now looking for a canon with much longer range — 1,000 miles. (U.S. Army)

Marine Corps ships tanks, heavy artillery to Eastern Europe to deter Russia

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 15, 2015 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, left, talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, before holding a joint news conference in Sofia, Bulgaria Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. Kerry visited Bulgaria to push for a new gas spur and press an American company's bid to build a new nuclear plant there. Bulgaria relies on Russia for 85 percent of its gas and all of its nuclear power. Its prices, among NATO&#8217;s highest, are a concern within the alliance, which prides itself on winning the Cold War. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)

U.S., Russia at odds over energy in Cold War-style conflict

By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint press conference with Pakistani prime minister's adviser on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Kerry praised the Pakistani military's operation against militants in the country's northwest, saying the results are "significant." (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

U.S. pushes Bulgaria on energy dependence, corruption

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, above, speaking at the French National Assembly in homage to the 17 victims of the Jan. 7 terror attacks in Paris, says France is at war with radical Islam. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

France traces arms, attack money, prepares new terror laws

By Lori Hinnant and Angela Charlton - Associated Press

Border policemen stand guard at Bulgarian-Turkish border where many of the illegal immigrants enter in 2013. Bulgarian authorities built a 20-mile fence on its border with Turkey to prevent illegal entry. (Associated Press)

Syrian refugees unwelcome in Bulgaria

By John Dyer - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Turkish immigrants go shopping on a market in Duisburg, Germany. The government has even fashioned its own version of the American dream, with its "Make it in Germany" campaign. Launched in 2012, this online platform lures non-German-speaking skilled immigrants with the promise of a lucrative future. (Associated Press)

Germany welcomes immigrants to sustain economic growth, population

By Nele Obermueller - Special to The Washington Times

U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, left, the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, speaks to colleagues during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with Non-NATO ISAF Contributing Nations at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ukrainian officers join NATO drills in Bulgaria

By VESELIN TOSHKOV - Associated Press