—🤝🇦🇲/🇹🇷 NEW: Armenian PM Pashinyan meets Turkish President Erdoğan in Istanbul.

The Armenian Prime Minister held a landmark visit to Istanbul for talks with Erdoğan aimed at advancing normalization and regional reconciliation efforts.

📰 Source: AP News

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—🇮🇷/🇦🇱 NEW: Iranian hacker group "Homeland Justice" claims cyberattack on Tirana City website.

Hackers say they disabled the site, stole sensitive data, and wiped servers in retaliation for Albania hosting Iranian opposition group MEK.

📰 Source: kos_data

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🇷🇴🧂⛏️ The president of Hungary, Tamás Sulyok, arrived earlier today in the town of Praid to meet with the residents who are mostly ethnic Hungarians.

Hungary has promised to aid the residents of Praid and nearby towns who suffered due to the flooding of two weeks ago which virtually destroyed the Praid salt mine.

Romania has ~1 million ethnic Hungarians residing inside its territory. They are politically active not just in Romanian elections but also in Hungarian ones.

Hungarian premier, Viktor Orbán expressed support for George Simion in the Romanian presidential campaign which he later took back after his main rival, Peter Magyar, lambasted him for it and went to Transylvania to campaign among Hungarians and Szeklers, fearmongering that they will become 2nd class citizens if Simion was to win.

The next Hungarian Parliamentary elections are scheduled in 2026 and Orbán's FIDESZ isn't polling to over 50% as it did for much of the last decade with Magyar's TISZA being only a few % points behind FIDESZ.

As such, Tamás Sulyok's visit and promise, on behalf of the Hungarian state, to aid those who had their properties damaged by the flooding, isn't a coincidence. FIDESZ is looking to regain the trust of the Hungarians and Szeklers they might've upset with their support for George Simion.

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—🇷🇸/🇪🇺 NEW: EU transfers first loan tranche to Serbia under Western Balkans Growth Plan.

Serbia received €51.7 million in pre-financing through the Western Balkans Investment Framework following ratification of agreements related to the EU Growth Plan.

📰 Source: European Western Balkans

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🇷🇸🤝🇧🇦-Dodik: West Undermining Orthodox Christian World

➡️ Dodik claims the West is creating instability to weaken Orthodox nations like Serbia and Republika Srpska.

—🇽🇰/🇺🇸/🇪🇺 Albin Kurti, PM of Kosovo:

Nuclear weapons in the hands of authoritarian regimes pose a grave threat to global security.

Kosova stands firmly with the US and EU in opposing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Peace and stability must prevail for the protection of civilians and the future of the region.

📰 Source: Official Statement on X

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—🤝🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) /🇺🇸 NEW: Milorad Dodik welcomed former Illinois Governor, Rod  Blagojevich, today in Republika Srpska, praising the region's resilience and declaring solidarity against “those who cannot stand free people.”

He stated that they share the principle of refusing to kneel before anyone, remarking: “Two systems, two continents, but one same principle: we don’t kneel before anyone.”

📰 Source: Official Statement on X

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—🪖🇷🇸 NEW: Serbian President Vučić announces covert military buildup, major arms reveal set for September parade.

Vučić claims Serbia is "stronger than ever", revealing most recent military acquisitions were kept secret; hints at defensive posture amid alleged regional military coordination between Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia.

📰 Source: Gazeta Express

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—🇺🇸/🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) NEW: Ex-Governor Blagojevich vows to present Republic of Srpska's case to Donald Trump.

Rod Blagojevich, a Trump ally and former Illinois governor, pledged to personally brief Trump on challenges facing Srpska and advocate removal of US sanctions on President Milorad Dodik, calling them a “mistake” imposed by prior administrations.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🇺🇸 NEW: Trump extends state of emergency for Western Balkans through June 2026.

The Executive Order, originally declared in 2001 and expanded through EO 13219, 13304, 14033, and 14140, remains in force citing persistent threats from extremist violence, obstruction of peace accords, and widespread corruption that jeopardize US foreign policy and national security in the region.

📰 Source: Gazeta Express

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—🇺🇸/🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) Rod Blagojevich, Trump ally and former Illinois governor:

That's me with Milorad Dodik, the President of the Republic of Srpska. He was one of the few European leaders who openly supported President Trump's election and is an outspoken opponent of left-wing deep state globalists. The morning after Trump's election, Dodik, wearing a red Maga hat, organized a rally to celebrate Trump's victory. Later that same day, Biden slapped sanctions on him.

📰 Source: Rod Blagojevich on X

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—🇲🇰/🇮🇷/🇺🇸 NEW: North Macedonia condemns the recent Iranian attack on the US base in Qatar.

Skopje denounces the assaults as threats to regional stability and allied safety, expressing full solidarity with the US and support for its peacekeeping efforts.

📰 Source: MFAFT North Macedonia on X

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Serbian President Vučić accuses US of violating international law in Iran strike.

Vučić declared the US action against Iran illegal, warning that breaching international law undermines global order; he reaffirmed Serbia's balanced ties with Israel and Iran, and its commitment to the UN Charter.

📰 Source: Beta Briefing

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