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Russia has provided fresh evidence of its territorial ambitions in Ukraine

After a meeting hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron on September 4, 26 countries have pledged to create a “reassurance force” to provide security guarantees for Ukraine in the event that a peace agreement with Russia is reached. The Russian president reacted by saying that Russia would target any…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2025

Uzbek Workers Fill Gap As Bulgarian Population Shrinks

Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel rooms in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena.

International Business Times · Sep 1, 2025

Ukrainian Drone Sparks Blazes Just Miles From Putin's Mysterious $1.5B Black Sea Palace

A Ukrainian drone strike has ignited widespread forest fires in close proximity to Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s opulent Black Sea residence, colloquially known as “Putin’s Palace”.

Benzinga · Aug 31, 2025

Birdwatch: a newish arrival to England’s southern shore means gulls galore

They once mainly bred near the Black Sea, but the Mediterranean gull is now commonly seen in Kent

The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025

'Turkish Salmon': The Black Sea's New Rose-coloured Gold

Sitting in his spacious office with a view of the Black Sea, Tayfun Denizer smiles: his rainbow trout, raised in submerged cages, have made him a wealthy man.

International Business Times · Jun 20, 2025

EU pitches security hub to protect Black Sea from Russia's threats and 'shadow fleet'

The security hub in the Black Sea envisioned by the European Commission could help oversee an eventual peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Euronews · May 28, 2025

How marine drones have become essential in the fight against sea mines

The western part of the Black Sea is threatened by sea mines. Hundreds of devices are a hazard to the coastal and maritime activities of NATO countries such as Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. Sea drones could be the solution to eliminate the risk experts say.

Euronews · May 22, 2025

Joanna Lumley’s Danube: release date, trailer, locations, episode guide, interview and everything you need to know

Joanna Lumley’s Danube sees the AbFab star taking a trip along Europe's most famous river...

WhatToWatch · May 16, 2025

Viking DNA helps reveal when HIV-fighting gene mutation emerged: 9,000 years ago near the Black Sea

A study of more than 3,000 genomes has traced a gene mutation that confers HIV resistance to a person who lived near the Black Sea around 7000 B.C.

LiveScience · May 12, 2025

Why does Russia want the Crimea? The fight for power in the Black Sea

Why is a peninsula in Eastern Europe at the centre of a billion-dollar war?

Evening Standard · Apr 29, 2025