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Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns
Fox News
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Counterterrorism expert Jonathan Gilliam said Iranian sleeper cells might be hiding "in plain sight" as Iran has issued threats against America. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed...
Kosovo fighter's sentence cut despite court upholding convictions for murder, torture
ABC News - New York
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July 14, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Appeals judges at a European Union-backed court upheld murder, torture and arbitrary detention convictions against a former Kosovo war liberation fighter Monday. But they cut his prison term from 18 years to 13 years,...
Rethinking rainwater
WellBeing Magazine
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July 2, 2025
Explore how sponge cities, rain gardens and depaving help manage rainwater and restore nature to our increasingly urban spaces. Many years ago, Joni Mitchell sang about developers paving paradise and putting up a parking lot. Today, it is becoming...
Ava Max strips down to a bikini for patriotic new single ahead of her July 4th concert
Daily Mail
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July 1, 2025
Ava Max transformed herself into a patriotic pin-up model for the racy music video for her new single Wet, Hot American Dream arriving just in time for the States' July 4th Independence Day. In it, the 31-year-old pop star paraded her petite...
Turkey ramps up political influence in the Western Balkans
Deutsche Welle
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July 6, 2025
With a height of 50 meters (160 feet) and space for around 8,000 worshippers, the Namazgah mosque in Albania's capital Tirana is one of the most impressive Islamic places of worship in the Western Balkans. It was partly funded with around €30...
GOCAT Gallery Draws Attention from Italy’s Leading Arts Media
Euronews Albania
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July 9, 2025
The Gallery of Contemporary Art Tirana (GOCAT) has captured the attention of Italy’s largest cultural media outlet, Artribune. The prestigious publication—Italy’s most followed source for all things art and culture—highlighted the gallery’s latest...
Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore
Mail & Guardian
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July 15, 2025
Graphic: John McCann/M&G Around the world, an invisible threat is increasing the risk of disease, shortening lives and fraying the fabric of our communities. Social disconnection — when a person lacks sufficient social contact, feels unsupported...
Why the UN’s SOGI Mandate Renewal Matters for Global Human Rights Pro...
ImpACT International
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On July 7, 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) renewed the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) for an additional three years....
White Cube: empowering exploited communities through art
Blooloop
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June 26, 2025
The White Cube project uses art and architecture to connect people on an abandoned Unilever plantation in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Western museums and the art community that has profited from the region’s commercial and cultural...
77 Palestinians Killed in New Israeli Attacks Across Gaza Strip
Watan
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July 6, 2025
Watan-Since dawn on Sunday, 77 Palestinians—including children and a doctor—have been killed in Israeli attacks involving airstrikes and gunfire across various parts of the Gaza Strip. These killings are part of the ongoing genocide carried out by...
This European Country Has 300 Miles of Coastline and Some of the Continent’s Most Underrated Beaches
AFAR
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July 9, 2025
When summer hits, visitors flood nearly every strip of sand from Portugal to Croatia. What, then, is a beach lover to do? Plan a trip to go beach hopping in Albania. I’ve thoroughly traveled this welcoming western Balkan country, Greece’s neighbor...
Hague court upholds Kosovo war crimes conviction for Shala
Deutsche Welle
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July 14, 2025
Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member Pjeter Shala saw his conviction upheld but the sentence reduced from 18 to 13 years, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers tribunal in The Hague said on Monday. The tribunal, staffed by international judges and...
The most beautiful country you’ve probably never heard of
AOL
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Some countries are beautiful in the ways you expect: big monuments, glossy resorts, and famous landmarks. Albania isn’t that kind of place. It’s the kind that catches you off guard. Its beaches rival the Ionian, its mountains hold centuries of...
'Invisible threat' claims thousands of lives worldwide as 'overlooked' epidemic behind more than 100 deaths per hour, WHO warns
GB News
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July 14, 2025
The World Health Organisation has issued a worrying warning over an "invisible threat" that claims 871,000 lives annually worldwide. Social disconnection, encompassing loneliness and isolation, affects nearly one in six people globally, driving up...
Bangladesh: South Asia's Next 'Bloody Battlefield'?
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi: Since 5th August 2024, when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted, extremist Islamist groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT) have been freely carrying out terrorist activities in Bangladesh under Muhammad Yunus-led...
These Countries Let You Stay for 6 Months or More: Long-Term Travel on the Rise
Tunisie Numerique
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July 7, 2025
As more travelers look to extend their stays abroad, certain countries stand out for offering particularly flexible visa policies—allowing stays of six months or even longer. In 2024–2025, about a dozen destinations have adopted immigration...
A Unique Summer Season Full of Rhythm and Rewards for Credins bank Clients!
Albanian Daily News
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Albania today is not just a beautiful tourist destination, it is increasingly recognized on international travel maps for the vibrant European energy of its cities. Its artistic, cultural, historical, and social traditions have evolved with a...
Drug growers to be deported after sneaking into Yorkshire to run £1m cannabis farm
Yorkshire Live
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July 9, 2025
Two Albanian criminals who had already been deported after spending time in UK prisons illegally returned to Yorkshire before being caught running a £1m cannabis farm. Fatos Demucaj, 34, and Daniel Kabali, 22, were caught when police raided a...
Denial as a Threat to the Balkans: Marking 30 Years Since the Srebrenica Genocide
Novinite
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DENIAL AS A THREAT TO THE BALKANS On the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide: Manipulating Truth as a Strategy for the “Serb World” Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arben Fetoshi With only one or two bones found from each of the seven victims being buried...
“Without mass deportations and border control, there is no solution”—MEP
The European Conservative
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July 8, 2025
There is little talk about the illegal immigration arriving in the Canary Islands, just off the coast of Morocco-controlled Western Sahara, and part of Spain. Thousands of boats have reached the islands for years, overwhelming local services. Now,...