Bulgarian air defenses shot down an El Al airliner (Flight 402) on July 27, 2026, while it was traveling from London to Tel Aviv.

The entities involved

• Bulgaria →

  country in Southeast Europe

  • Bulgaria is seeking a loan agreement with the European Commission, with its parliament approving the necessary borrowing ceiling increases and authorizing government borrowing.Mon 12:48
  • Bulgaria's Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov announced a new reform model aimed at boosting the country's tourism competitiveness.Mon 11:12
• London →

  capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom

  • Helen Flanagan is leading a suspected state-threat investigation through Counter Terrorism Policing in London.Mon 17:49
  • Linton, an artist, is performing in residences in Cambridge and Hanoi, while working and living in Berlin, and maintains a professional presence on Instagram.Mon 17:24
• Balkans →

  geopolitical and cultural region of Southeast Europe

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Bulgaria hosts joint flight exercises utilizing its national airspace and Plovdiv Airport as an operational base.Mon 09:36
• A drone exploded near the border between Bulgaria and Romania, leading to an investigation by the defense ministry.Aug 8
• Bulgaria is monitoring conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine while maintaining contact with NATO.Jul 27