Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 2-Xinhua

Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Nov. 2

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-11-02 08:30:15

SOFIA -- Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova wins Sunday's presidential runoff, according to exit polls announced on Bulgarian National TV.

According to pollster Alpha Research, Iotova would secure 52.5 percent of the vote while former caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov would have 43.4 percent. The remaining 4.1 percent preferred the option "I don't support anyone." (Balgaria-President-Runoff)

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WASHINGTON -- A plane carrying nine people crashed in a residential neighborhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all those on board, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.

At 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, a Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, FLorida, Duffy said in a post on X. "All nine people on board were killed." (US-Plane Crash)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian forces have determined a vast battlefield to inflict damage on the "enemy" and achieve complete deterrence, spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Hossein Mohebbi said Sunday.

Speaking at a conference in Iran's southeastern Kerman province, Mohebbi said Iranian forces are more prepared than ever "to respond decisively to the enemy," according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. (Iran-US-Warning) ■