—🇭🇺/🇷🇸/🇷🇺 BREAKING: Hungary and Serbia have discussed the construction of an oil pipeline to transport Russian oil, with Russian representatives also participating in the talks, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.

🔗 The National Independent

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—🇹🇷/🇮🇱/🇸🇾 NEW: Erdogan accuses Israel of undermining Syrian stability with reckless attacks.

Turkish President Erdogan condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, calling Israel “a mad beast” acting irrationally and claiming it deliberately seeks to sabotage efforts to stabilize the region.

📰 Source: Balkan Spectator Newsroom

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—❗️🇧🇦 URGENT: International community initiates process to remove High Representative Schmidt.

According to Istraga, multiple diplomatic sources confirm that U.S.-involved talks are underway to end Christian Schmidt’s mandate by late 2025. At the same time, Croatian officials are urging him to use his Bonn Powers to impose permanent changes to Bosnia’s Election Law that would secure HDZ's ability to appoint a Croat member of the Presidency.

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—🇷🇸/🇧🇦 NEW: Normalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina is possible only if the illegitimate High Representative Christian Schmidt’s decisions are revoked, said Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik.

🔗 The National Independent

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—🇲🇰 Is the “Skopje 2014” project making a comeback?

In August 2024, North Macedonia’s new government announced plans to revive the controversial urban project “Skopje 2014”, an ambitious neoclassical transformation of the capital’s city center.

As of today, however, no significant progress has been made. The government has acknowledged that several structures remain unfinished and that their legal status and funding options are currently under review, with a view to possibly completing them in 2026.

Launched in 2010, the project aimed to symbolically link the country to ancient Macedonia and Alexander the Great, but was widely criticized for its high cost, kitsch aesthetics, and its role in heightening identity tensions with Greece and Bulgaria.

👉 For now, “Skopje 2014” remains a static and controversial legacy, rather than an active development.

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🇭🇺❌🇺🇦-Hungary Sanctions Ukrainian Generals Over Forced Mobilization

➡️ Hungary has banned entry for three top Ukrainian military officials, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó confirmed.

➡️ They are accused of involvement in forced mobilization and the death of an ethnic Hungarian in Zakarpattia.

➡️ Budapest acted without waiting for Brussels, with Szijjártó calling Ukraine’s actions a “brutal hunt for people.”

—🇦🇱 NEW: Albania has been fined by FIFA again, for the match against Serbia.

FSHF has been hit with a 161,500 Swiss franc fine.

The punishment is due to repeated inappropriate and discriminatory fan behavior:

- Discriminatory chants
- Throwing objects
- Lighting fireworks
- Inappropriate gestures/messages
- Disruptions during national anthems

This is among the largest fines Albania has received.

FSHF has urged fans to follow the rules and avoid actions that harm the team.

🔗 kos_data

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