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Belgrade in focus: challenges and solutions for sustainable urban development
Author: Ivan Gazdić, Attorney at Law and Partner at Petrikić & Partneri AOD in cooperation with CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz An analysis of the current situation reveals that Belgrade holds significant potential for transformation. This ranges from...

The Sordid History of Offshoring Migrants
Just weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Department of Homeland Security began sending immigrants living in the United States to prisons in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Panama and to the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. At the...

UAE adventurers embark on 12,600km-long overland trip through 26 countries
A group of intrepid adventurers from the United Arab Emirates has launched an ambitious overland journey spanning 26 countries, setting off from Dubai and concluding in Scotland. The 12,600km-long expedition aims to promote cultural exchange and...

Arian Leka: We have turned the sea into a monster
Rain on Adriatic sea - © Bits And Splits/Shutterstock From the role of literature in today’s world to the nature of the creative process, passing through his hometown of Durrës and the experience of migration, following the red thread of sea, an...

Diplomatic revenge under the slogan of “decolonization”: Azerbaijan’s policy in New Caledonia
Azerbaijan, France, and New Caledonia A significant event took place in the French town of Bougival, near Paris: on July 12, a historic agreement was signed between the French government and pro-independence supporters of New Caledonia on the...

GOCAT Gallery Draws Attention from Italy’s Leading Arts Media
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...
The most beautiful country you’ve probably never heard of
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...

Cole Palmer Reveals Conversation With Donald Trump After Club World Cup Victory
Cole Palmer has shed light on a riveting conversation with Donald Trump after the US president handed him the Player of the Tournament award at the FIFA Club World Cup. The English attacker was at the double in a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain...

Ex-Wife Among 5 Charged in UC Berkeley Professors Murder
The ex-wife of a beloved UC Berkeley professor is among five charged in the man’s shocking death overseas. Przemyslaw Jeziorski, 43, on July 4, 2025, was shot to death at close range, not far from the home of his ex-wife in the Athens suburb of...

This European Country Has 300 Miles of Coastline and Some of the Continent’s Most Underrated Beaches
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...
Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heat wave
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Western Balkans faces a severe drought after a heat wave hit the region, disrupting daily life and creating issues with agriculture and power. Temperatures on Thursday in central Albania reached 40 C (104 F) and...
Bangladesh: South Asia's Next 'Bloody Battlefield'?
(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...

'Nandini Mana?!' Brings Viewers On Discovery Of Asia & Europe From Malaysian Perspective
If you're looking for a travel show that blends culture, identity, and a uniquely Malaysian perspective, Nandini Mana?! might be your next obsession. The series is hosted by Nandini Balakrishnan, a familiar face from SAYS' video content. In this...

Trump has greatly raised his money-making game
WASHINGTON — From crypto coins to Bibles, overseas development deals to an upcoming line of cellphones, President Donald Trump’s family businesses have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars since his election. That flood of money — from...

Bulgarian Associations in Serbia Back Students amid Cuts in Some University Quotas
The Bosilegrad Cultural and Information Centre, the GLAS - Bosilegrad Association and Cultural Alternative Tsaribrod have expressed outrage over a dramatic reduction in places slated for students from the Bulgarian communities abroad for Medicine,...

Two more Azerbaijani monuments included in UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List
From July 6 to 16, 2025, the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee is being held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the capital of France, the Ministry of Culture told APA. In accordance with the session agenda, on July 11, discussions...

11 of the best small-ship Mediterranean cruise lines to avoid the crowds
Part of the Mediterranean’s timeless appeal lies in its impossibly glamorous, exclusive feel. Cruising its sunbaked coastline should mean taverna-lined marinas, deserted coves and sleepy cobbled old towns where you can watch the world go by over...

Ex-Wife and Four Men Arrested for Murder of UC Berkeley Professor in Greece
Greek police have apprehended the ex-wife of murdered UC Berkeley Professor Przemysław Jeziorski, her companion and three other men in relation to the crime that took place in Athens on July 4. Photo of the Sather Tower (the Campanile), the center...

UC Berkeley Prof’s Murder: How Greek Police Were Led to Suspects
For Greek Police homicide detectives the simple of question of why someone would gun down a man, a Polish national in this case, who lives and works in the United States and had just arrived in the country immediately led to an initial assumption:...

Teen violence rises amid parenting gaps, social media
TIRANA, July 4 - A growing rise in adolescent violence is emerging in schools and communities, with sociologists pointing to unregulated social media use and decreasing parent–child communication as key drivers. “Social networks are a major...