Villages Near Plovdiv Flooded with Nepalese Workers Amid Labor Shortage
Villages surrounding Plovdiv are increasingly hosting Nepalese workers, brought in by local entrepreneurs to address Bulgaria’s persistent labor shortages.
The latest YouGov poll indicates that Britain’s Labor Party is poised for a historic victory in the general election on July 4, with a projected 194-seat majority in the House of Commons. This would mark the largest number of seats won by a British party since Stanley Baldwin's 208-seat majority in 1924.
Published by "Sky News," the survey suggests a significant shift in the political landscape of the country. The YouGov poll predicts a near-total wipeout for the Tories across much of Britain, a substantial increase for the Liberal Democrats, and a loss of more than half of the Scottish National Party's seats in Scotland if the election were held today.
Labor is forecasted to secure 422 seats, an increase of 222 from the 2019 election, reflecting the new constituency boundaries. A 194-seat majority for Keir Starmer would surpass Tony Blair’s notable 1997 majority of 179 seats and Margaret Thatcher’s 144-seat majority in 1983.
The Conservatives are expected to drop to just 140 seats in parliament, which is 232 fewer than their 2019 total, bringing them close to their historic low of 131 seats in 1906.
According to POLITICO, the long-delayed Future Combat Air System (FCAS) being developed by France, Germany and Spain is now widely seen by officials in Paris and Berlin as nearing its end.
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison over national security offences, a move rights groups condemned as “effectively a death sentence” and emblematic of the city’s shrinking press freedoms.
Keir Starmer is facing a critical moment in his leadership as he seeks to reassert authority over the Labour Party following the resignation of his closest political adviser, Morgan McSweeney.
Sinisa Karan has been confirmed as the new president of Republika Srpska following a repeat early election held to replace the banned Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, according to final results.
WHO launched its Humanitarian Appeal for Ukraine 2026, requesting USD 42 million to protect access to health care for 700,000 people.
At least 31 people have died and 169 were injured in a suicide attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, authorities confirmed.
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