{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_iha7yefyr6elspl66yga","title":"MiG-29s and F-16s to Escort Tsar Samuel’s Remains to Sofia","title_en":"MiG-29s and F-16s to escort Tsar Samuel's remains to Sofia","outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/mig-29s-and-f-16s-to-escort-tsar-samuels-remains-to-sofia-iha7yefyr6","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_sxxt2ydj2qcwkxx5n32q","seq":1316643,"kind":"article","title":"MiG-29s and F-16s to Escort Tsar Samuel's Remains to Sofia - Novinite.com","url":"https://www.novinite.com/articles/240840/MiG-29s+and+F-16s+to+Escort+Tsar+Samuel%E2%80%99s+Remains+to+Sofia","published":"2026-10-02T10:07:14Z","seen":"2026-10-02T10:07:14Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"novinite.com","name":"novinite.com","domain":"novinite.com"},"via":"gdelt-gkg-english","topics":["economy","politics","security"],"entities":[{"id":"Q7064915","name":"Novinite.com","type":"org"}],"story":"st_iha7yefyr6elspl66yga","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.5600000023841858,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05999999865889549,"political":0.8199999928474426},{"id":"n_iha7yefyr6elspl66yga","seq":1278893,"kind":"article","title":"MiG-29s and F-16s to Escort Tsar Samuel’s Remains to Sofia","title_en":"MiG-29s and F-16s to escort Tsar Samuel's remains to Sofia","url":"http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=240840","summary":"Bulgaria will receive the remains of Tsar Samuel at a state ceremony in Sofia on October 3, with the Spartan military transport aircraft carrying them to be escorted by MiG-29 and F-16 fighter jets, the Government Information Service said. More than 1,000 years after his death, the medieval ruler is returning to Bulgaria, whose freedom and independence he devoted his life to, according to the government statement. His remains will be formally handed over to the Bulgarian…","published":"2026-10-02T05:51:30Z","seen":"2026-10-02T06:17:55Z","lang":"bg","country":"BG","source":{"id":"kite-novinite-com-ca56b4","name":"novinite.com","domain":"novinite.com"},"via":"kite-novinite-com-ca56b4","topics":["culture"],"entities":[{"id":"Q270740","name":"Samuel of Bulgaria","type":"person"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_iha7yefyr6elspl66yga","category":"conflict-war","category_p":0.5799999833106995,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.07000000029802322,"political":0.8600000143051147}]}