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The two leading candidates condemn recent deadly Black Sea drone strikes but differ on the war more broadly. Polls have opened in Bulgaria’s presidential election after a campaign that focused on growing economic hardship and drone attacks on Black Sea shipping. Before Sunday’s vote, President Iliana Iotova, 61, and former caretaker Prime ⁠Minister Andrey Gyurov, 50, were leading a field of 27 candidates in the polls. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3War and heat: Why are wheat prices soaring?list 2 of 3Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit two ships in Black Sealist 3 of 3Bulgaria ends search for missing crew after drone strike sinks cargo shipend of list⁠The presidency is a largely ceremonial post in Bulgaria. While major policies must be approved by parliament, direct election gives the president greater political authority. The president leads the armed forces and can veto legislation, sign international treaties and appoint ambassadors. The election has also gained attention after a series of drone attacks on merchant ships off Bulgaria that likely killed about two dozen international seafarers.

A shooting near a college stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, left 11 with gunshot wounds Saturday night, officials said.

Israel has imposed a lockdown and displaced thousands of Palestinians from their homes in Hebron, as the military conducts raids in the occupied West Bank following the deaths of two Israeli soldiers. This comes as the Palestinian Authority on Saturday called for international pressure on Israel to protect Hebron’s residents, who said soldiers announced forced evacuation orders over loudspeakers late at night, leaving them with no time to prepare and few places to move to. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israel raids towns, arrests dozens of Palestinians in occupied West Banklist 2 of 3Why is Israel launching a new military operation in the occupied West Bank?list 3 of 3Full lockdown of occupied West Bank beginsend of listHebron’s Mayor Yousef al-Ja’bari told Al Jazeera on Saturday that 2,200 people had been forced from their homes by Israeli troops and raids. Later on Saturday, Israel’s defence minister confirmed that “about 2,000” people have been displaced. “They will not be allowed to return to their neighbourhood until we’ve finished dealing with all the Hamas issues in Hebron,” Israel Katz said in an interview with public broadcaster Kan.