—🇲🇰 NEW: Police in North Macedonia have seized more than 40 tons of marijuana and around 1,300 bottles of cannabis oil in coordinated raids on several licensed medical cannabis companies in Skopje and the country’s eastern region, in what authorities describe as a major ongoing operation against diversion to the black market.

➡️ The Interior Ministry says inspections uncovered serious irregularities in documentation and stock levels, and investigators are also probing possible links to a recent multi‑ton cannabis seizure in neighboring Serbia.

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: An armed group opened fire on Serbian police in the Ground Safety Zone near Parada village, close to Lukovska Banja, firing over 100 rounds with automatic weapons after felled trees blocked the road.

➡️ No injuries reported; attackers fled toward Kosovo-Metohija.

➡️ Dunav Intel confirmed the Wednesday evening incident.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇷🇸 NEW: US Special Representative for Global Partnerships Paolo Zampolli will travel to Banja Luka on Wednesday to meet Republika Srpska PM Savo Minić, in a follow-up to last week’s high-profile visit by Srpska leaders to Washington and their contacts with senior Trump administration officials.

➡️ The trip underscores Washington–Banja Luka’s rapidly warming ties after the lifting of US sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and his entourage.

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—🤖🇦🇱 NEW: Albanian actress Anila Bisha has filed a lawsuit against the government over the use of her face and voice for the AI avatar “Diella”, saying her image was licensed only for e-Albania services and is now being reused by the state without a new agreement; she is seeking the suspension of the AI “minister”.

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