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What could the election results mean for Bulgaria's relationship with Russia and other countries?

Exit polls put Rumen Radev's new, left-leaning, pro-Russian party far ahead following Bulgaria's eighth election in five years. Radev, a former fighter pilot, stepped down as Bulgaria's president in January

How can countries work together to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz while respecting Iran's concerns?

Iran's supreme leader issued a statement implying that Tehran wanted to keep its nuclear program and perhaps impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. Crude prices remain volatile. DW has more

What should the EU consider when choosing leaders for trade deals?

What should the U.S. do about concerns regarding technology theft related to artificial intelligence?

Trump official Michael Kratsios says Chinese entities stealing from American labs

How should European countries respond to concerns about US loyalty in NATO?

Donald Tusk also suggested that the EU step up its own mutual defense commitment

What do you think are the important steps for ending the war in Iran and promoting peace in the region?

By Humeyra Pamuk, Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce went in to effect between Lebanon and Israel. Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran could take place at the weekend and an extension of a two-week ceasefire was possible, but may not be needed as Tehran wanted a deal

What are the possible effects of NATO leadership decisions on international relations and security?

NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday that the military alliance's members were discussing the "best way" to open the Strait of Hormuz, through which a large chunk of the world's oil supply normally passes. "I have been in contact with many allies. We all agree, of course, that strait has to open up again. And what I know is that allies are working together, discussing how to do that, what is the best way to do it," Rutte told a news conference during a visit to a NATO exercise in northern Norway