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Everyone’s screaming about past wounds, while ignoring the bleeding gash of real, immediate problems that threaten their future. Let’s take Serbia as an example. Fine—Serbia won’t let go of Kosovo. But how exactly does it plan to reintegrate it? Politically?…
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—‼️ 🇺🇸 ❌ 🇽🇰 NOTE: The suspension of the planned strategic dialogue between Kosovo and the US is already negatively affecting Kosovo’s economy and could, if prolonged, impact its stability and international standing. ✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan…
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—❗️🇺🇸 ❌ 🇽🇰 WATCH: US foreign policy experts told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee that State Department officials view Kosovo’s acting PM Albin Kurti as an “obstructionist,” highlighting growing frustration in Washington over his approach to key diplomatic issues.
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—🇷🇸 /🇸🇪 NEW: A Serbian candy brand called “Negro” has caused outrage in Sweden after a Swedish music producer publicly demanded the product be banned, describing it as “normalized racism.”
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—🤝 🇷🇸 /🇨🇿 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has congratulated his “dear friend” Andrej Babis on being appointed PM of the Czech Republic.
➡️ In his message, Vucic praised Babis’s enthusiasm, dedication and energy, expressing confidence that his mandate will bring stability and development to the Czech Republic and further strengthen ties with Serbia.
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—☦️ 🇯🇴 /🇷🇸 NEW: Jordan’s King Abdullah II has granted the Serbian Orthodox Church a plot of land near Al-Maghtas, the Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” on the east bank of the Jordan River, revered as the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
➡️ The gesture was conveyed to Serbian Patriarch Porfirije during his recent visit to the site, where it was welcomed as a historic move for the Church’s presence in the Holy Land.
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—🤝 🇧🇬 /🇺🇸 NEW: Bulgarian PM Rosen Zhelyazkov said energy is taking a central role in Sofia’s strategic dialogue with Washington.
➡️ He said Bulgaria is “strongly committed” to further deepening cooperation with the United States in civil nuclear energy at the opening of the third session of the Bulgaria–US Strategic Dialogue in Sofia.
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—🇽🇰 ❌ 🇲🇰 NEW: A seventh-grade geography textbook in North Macedonia has sparked backlash after labeling the Dukagjini region of Kosovo as “Metohia” and presenting Kosovo in line with Serbian territorial narratives.
➡️ Following public and political outcry, education authorities signaled the term will be replaced with “Dukagjini” and announced online corrections to address the contentious wording.
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—❗️🇧🇬 URGENT: Tens of thousands of mostly Gen Z protesters have flooded Sofia and other major Bulgarian cities, rallying against the government’s proposed 2026 state budget, which they denounce as unfair and opaque. ➡️ Demonstrators, many of them students…
—❗️🇧🇬 URGENT: More than 30 cities across Bulgaria have seen what our source in the country describes as one of the largest protests in the country’s recent history.
➡️ Largely youth-led crowds returned to the streets to denounce corruption and demand the government’s resignation, days after Sofia withdrew its controversial 2026 draft budget.
➡️ Demonstrators again gathered outside parliament in the capital and in major centres including Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas and Ruse, insisting that shelving the euro-denominated budget and postponing tax hikes is not enough, and calling for broader political change and accountability.
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—❗️🇧🇬 URGENT: More than 30 cities across Bulgaria have seen what our source in the country describes as one of the largest protests in the country’s recent history. ➡️ Largely youth-led crowds returned to the streets to denounce corruption and demand the…
—❗️🇧🇬 MAP: Where did today's protests take place?
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—❗️🇧🇬 URGENT: More than 30 cities across Bulgaria have seen what our source in the country describes as one of the largest protests in the country’s recent history. ➡️ Largely youth-led crowds returned to the streets to denounce corruption and demand the…
—❗️🇧🇬 UPDATE: Some pictures of today's protests shared by our source in Bulgaria.
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A Bulgarian court has refused to extradite a Russian citizen to Lebanon over the Beirut port explosion case
The court ruled that Lebanese authorities cannot provide sufficient security guarantees, specifically, that the man would not face the death penalty, Reuters reports.
Russian national Igor Grechushkin, the owner of the ship Rhosus, from which nearly 3 tons of ammonium nitrate ended up in a Beirut port warehouse before causing the explosion, was detained in Bulgaria in September. Interpol issued a warrant for his arrest in 2020 at Lebanon’s request.
The August 4, 2020, blasts at the Port of Beirut were among the deadliest non-nuclear explosions in history, killing more than 200 people and injuring several thousand.
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The court ruled that Lebanese authorities cannot provide sufficient security guarantees, specifically, that the man would not face the death penalty, Reuters reports.
Russian national Igor Grechushkin, the owner of the ship Rhosus, from which nearly 3 tons of ammonium nitrate ended up in a Beirut port warehouse before causing the explosion, was detained in Bulgaria in September. Interpol issued a warrant for his arrest in 2020 at Lebanon’s request.
The August 4, 2020, blasts at the Port of Beirut were among the deadliest non-nuclear explosions in history, killing more than 200 people and injuring several thousand.
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—🇧🇬 Bulgaria faces new no-confidence vote amid nationwide protests ➡️ After five failed attempts, the liberal opposition succeeded in placing a new vote of no confidence against Prime Minister and the government on parliament’s agenda. ➡️ The motion will…
—❗️🇧🇬 BREAKING: Bulgarian government resigns minutes before the no-confidence vote.
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—❗️🇧🇬 URGENT: More than 30 cities across Bulgaria have seen what our source in the country describes as one of the largest protests in the country’s recent history. ➡️ Largely youth-led crowds returned to the streets to denounce corruption and demand the…
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—❗️🇧🇬 WATCH: Impressive drone footage of yesterday's protest in Sofia, one of the biggest in Bulgaria's recent history.
➡️ Bulgaria’s government has stepped down following nationwide anti-corruption demonstrations led by Gen Z activists. The unrest was triggered by the controversial 2026 budget — the country’s first in euros — ahead of Bulgaria’s planned eurozone entry on January 1, 2026.
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