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‘You are malevolent’ – Rama responds to Farage: Why your figures are false
Euronews Albania
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June 29, 2025
The long-distance debate continues between Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and the leader of the British Reform Party, Nigel Farage. After Farage’s response on Twitter, where he mentioned Rama in his post, the Albanian Prime Minister quickly...
MAGA darling claims Fed chair's firing is 'imminent' after Trump reveals Jerome Powell's critical mistake
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
By SONYA GUGLIARA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:26 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 01:32 EDT, 16 July 2025 MAGA firebrand Anna Paulina Luna said Jerome Powell was on thin ice - and his firing was 'imminent' after Donald Trump slammed the the fed...
What Will Become of the C.I.A.?
The New Yorker
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July 16, 2025
In December, 1988, as the Soviet Union was beginning to come apart, Senator Bill Bradley, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, convened a closed-door hearing with several of the C.I.A.’s top Soviet experts. These were analysts,...
Hungary’s Significant Role in the Balkans
Hungarian Conservative
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June 29, 2025
The ties between Hungary and the Balkan countries are historical, very important for both sides, but potentially extremely important for the future of Europe and certainly this part of the world. The hypothesis and recommendation of this article...
Algorithmic bias: Platform capitalism, data and reality
Bianet
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July 1, 2025
According to data from Duke University Reporters' Lab, there are 443 platforms actively engaged in fact-checking worldwide (Duke Reporters' Lab, 2025). These organizations play an important role in combating disinformation; however, their...
Murderer avoids deportation to Jamaica after judge said ‘he has an admirable work ethic’
The Sun
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July 4, 2025
A JAMAICAN murderer has won a human rights appeal to stay in the country after a judge said he has an "admirable work ethic". The unnamed killer has avoided deportation after an immigration court in Cardiff ruled key facts in the case had not been...
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...
Folk Dance & Music Festival Brings Artists from 10 Countries to the Stage in Durrës
Euronews Albania
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July 3, 2025
The coastal city of Durrës has transformed into a hub of folklore in recent days, hosting the 6th edition of the International Folk Dance & Music Festival. Artists, musicians, and dancers from 10 different countries — including Albania, Kosovo,...
Cyber Escape Rooms: Inside INL's Pioneering Training to Protect Industrial Control Systems
Newswise
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July 15, 2025
Newswise — As manufacturers and utilities recognize their automated systems are vulnerable to hackers, the Idaho National Laboratory’s cyber escape rooms have become a go-to training resource for cybersecurity organizations around the world. INL...
Weapons Raids and Political Targeting: What Kosovo’s Election Tension...
ImpACT International
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Kosovo’s 2025 parliamentary elections took place in a climate marked by deep political, ethnic, and socioeconomic tensions. While the process was largely peaceful, the underlying issues of minority rights, state legitimacy, and economic hardship...
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...
Western Balkans Region Faces Severe Drought and Water Restrictions During Heatwave
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 3, 2025
The Western Balkans faces a severe drought after a heatwave 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 meteorologists warned that there...
Kosovo starts new Ibar bridges, EU says it wasn’t consulted
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
MITROVICA, July 2 – Kosovo has begun building two new bridges over the Ibar River in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, sparking concern from the European Union, which said it was not informed of the project and called for inclusive...
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner issued warning after buying up tiny island paradise for audacious $1.4 billion project… as locals adopt telling new nickname
Daily Mail
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June 29, 2025
As Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner move ahead with a plan to transform an Albanian island filled with decaying Soviet-era military outposts into a one-of-a-kind resort experience for the ultra wealthy, one local has a message for the couple....
Kosovo fighter's sentence cut to 13 years despite court upholding convictions for murder and torture
The Messenger - Kentucky
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — 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,...
Poll: Who should win the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2025?
wiwibloggs
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July 15, 2025
Eurovision national finals are a tough game. Only one act can win each country’s selection, often leaving many great songs behind. But some of these fallen favourites are given a new chance at victory each year in the OGAE Second Chance Contest....
'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...
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: July 14, 2025
Balkan Insight
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July 14, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Ankara, 12 July 2025. Photo: EPA/NECATI SAVAS Turkey: Erdogan supports PKK’s disarmament President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave full support for the process that has started since the...
Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heat wave
Journal News - Ohio
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The soaring temperatures have pushed Albanian authorities to assist local agriculture with irrigation networks. A project to take water from the northern Mat river to help irrigate around 4,000 hectares (9,885 acres) of agricultural land in the...
The ‘Serbian World’ Doctrine: A 21st Century Challenge to European Stability
BGNES
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July 13, 2025
In most cases, the Balkans are associated with wars, instability, and nationalist hatred. Even if all three descriptions are accurate, there is one question that remains unasked—but the answer to it reveals the reasons behind what has happened in...