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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท JUST IN: Turkey has liquidated 120 tons of gold worth nearly $20 billion in just 3 weeks to defend the lira, with Erdogan offloading 70 tons last week alone, burning through 6 years of accumulated reserves.

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โ€”โœ๏ธ We wish a blessed Easter Sunday to all our Catholic friends!
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ/๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Moldovan Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu:

Our citizens on both sides of the Prut River are increasingly aware that we are very close to unification.


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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ NEW: Bosnian media report that High Representative Christian Schmidt is expected to leave his post after the October 2026 general elections, citing retirement plans.

โžก๏ธ The Office of the High Representative would continue to operate.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท NEW: Consumer prices in Croatia rose 4.8% year-on-year in March, according to preliminary data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

โžก๏ธ This marked the highest inflation rate in the euro area that month, Eurostat figures show.

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โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด #BREAKING Cฤƒlin Georgescu's judiciary control was lifted, meaning he can leave the country anytime.

He was initially put under judiciary control right after the presidential elections in may 2025, when he quoted Corneliu Zelea Codreanu on live television:

"He, who fights even alone, for God and his Country, will never be defeated."


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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: Donald Trump Jr, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is expected to arrive in Banja Luka on Tuesday for meetings with the leadership of Republika Srpska, according to Bosnian media reports confirmed by local outlets.

โžก๏ธ Local authorities plan heightened security and traffic restrictions in the city during the visit, which regional media say will focus on political contacts and potential investment opportunities.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ FACT: On 6 April 1941, Nazi Germany launched a devastating air assault on Belgrade on Orthodox Easter, killing thousands and destroying much of the cityโ€™s center during the opening phase of the invasion of Yugoslavia.

โžก๏ธ Among the targets was the National Library of Serbia, which burned to the ground with its entire collection, erasing a large part of Serbiaโ€™s written cultural heritage.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ URGENT: Serbian security forces say they have discovered explosives of โ€œdevastating powerโ€ near the Balkan Stream/TurkStream gas pipeline in northern Serbia, a key route carrying Russian gas to Serbia and onward to Hungary.

โžก๏ธ Two backpacks containing explosive packages with detonators were reportedly located a few hundred meters from the pipeline near Kanjiลพa, prompting heightened security measures and a joint investigation with Hungarian authorities after PM Viktor Orbรกn was informed.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ URGENT: Serbian security forces say they have discovered explosives of โ€œdevastating powerโ€ near the Balkan Stream/TurkStream gas pipeline in northern Serbia, a key route carrying Russian gas to Serbia and onward to Hungary. โžก๏ธ Two backpacks containingโ€ฆ
โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ/๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ UPDATE: Serbiaโ€™s military intelligence chief says Ukraine was not involved in an alleged explosives plot near a key gas pipeline to Hungary, contradicting earlier suggestions from Hungarian PM Viktor Orbรกn.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ NEW: European tech firms including IONOS, Nextcloud, Eurostack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian and BTactic have launched Euro-Office, a fully open-source, Microsoft-compatible office suite positioned as Europeโ€™s โ€œsovereignโ€ alternative for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, with a first stable release planned for summer 2026.

โžก๏ธ The initiative targets public administrations, education and enterprises seeking to keep governance and data under European jurisdiction and reduce dependence on US cloud providers.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ›ข๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ NEW: Fuel prices in Bulgaria have risen by 37% since the war between the US and Iran.

โ„น๏ธ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Ukraine signed a 10-year defence agreement with Bulgaria, a major arms and ammo manufacturer, covering production of drones and other weapons. According to government data, nearly 4% of Bulgaria's GDP comes from the defence industry, which has thrivedโ€ฆ
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ UPDATE: The agreement became a big scandal in Bulgaria.

โžก๏ธ Apparently, the caretaker government took the initiative to sign this agreement without the knowledge of the Presidency or the Council of Ministers.

โžก๏ธ The current president, Iliana Iotova, has denounced the PM, stating that the caretaker government does not possess such powers or liberty without an active and elected parliament.

โ„น๏ธ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: Donald Trump Jr, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is expected to arrive in Banja Luka on Tuesday for meetings with the leadership of Republika Srpska, according to Bosnian media reports confirmed by local outlets. โžก๏ธ Local authorities planโ€ฆ
โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: A US delegation led by Donald Trump Jr. arrived at the Banski Dvor Cultural Center in Banja Luka, seat of the Republika Srpska authorities, for a panel discussion with entity President Milorad Dodik and other officials.

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