Crosswire — October 07, 2026
DAILY BRIEFING
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GEOPOLITICS
Black Sea Attacks on Civilian Shipping Escalate — Two Ships Hit in Bulgarian Waters
What changed: A Turkish-owned cargo ship, the Alfa Watan (Togo flag), sank after a drone strike roughly 70 miles off Bulgaria's coast; its crew is missing and a search is ongoing. A second grain carrier, the Able (Palau flag), was hit inside Bulgaria's exclusive economic zone — its 18 crew (11 Turkish, 7 Indian) were rescued, two injured. Bulgaria's PM condemned the attacks as a "flagrant violation of maritime law" without attributing them; the EU called attacks on civilian…
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