—⚽️🇧🇦 WATCH: Bosnia and Herzegovina have announced their first-ever World Cup squad.

And the promo video is absolute cinema.

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—🇦🇱/🇯🇵 WATCH: Albanian PM Edi Rama welcomed with official state ceremony in Tokyo.

➡️ Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba met with the Albanian leader during his official visit to Japan, reacting to Rama's physical stature upon their initial meeting by exclaiming, "Big!"

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🇺🇸🇮🇱❌🇮🇷❗️ — CBS News reports that the Trump administration is preparing for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran

Some members of the U.S. military and intelligence community have cancelled their plans this weekend in anticipation of possible strikes

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🇺🇸🛸👽 — Phase 2 of the U.S. Department of War's UAP disclosure has been released, featuring 5.6 GB of video footage and over 70 MB of declassified documents regarding UFOs

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—📞🇷🇸/🇺🇦 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

➡️ The two leaders discussed strengthening bilateral ties, the process of European Union integration for both nations, and the potential establishment of a free trade agreement between Serbia and Ukraine.

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—❗️🇲🇰/🇷🇸 North Macedonia opposition accuses deputy PM of ties to Serbian intelligence

➡️ Opposition leader Venko Filipče of the Social Democratic Union (SDSM) has accused Deputy PM Ivan Stoilković of maintaining links with Serbian intelligence connected to the government of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.

➡️ Speaking amid an escalating espionage scandal over reported security breaches involving the office of President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, Filipče claimed sensitive data from the NATO member state is leaking daily.

➡️ He further alleged that Stoilković, who holds Serbian citizenship and supports the nationalist "Serbian World" concept, collaborates with foreign services and maintains ties with the pro-Kremlin Russian biker group "Night Wolves."

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—🇧🇬 WATCH: Bulgarian PM Rumen Radev officially welcomes Eurovision winner Dara in Sofia.

➡️ The PM congratulated the singer and her team for their major victory, calling it a historic success for the nation.

➡️ During the reception, Radev revealed that during his recent official visit to Berlin, the German Chancellor welcomed him with the song "Bangaranga" and discussed Dara’s notable soft-power impact on European politics.

➡️ "Your dignified behavior following this victory is just as important as the achievement itself," Radev added.

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🇨🇦🗳❗️ — Alberta will hold a referendum on October 19 to decide whether they want to remain in Canada or start the process towards a binding separation referendum

➡️ This Thursday's announcement by Premier Danielle Smith comes after a citizen-led petition calling for separation gathered more than 300,000 signatures early this year and a separate petition advocating that Alberta stay gathered more than 400,000.

📝 Albertan Premier, Danielle Smith, has announced Alberta’s independence referendum question:

“Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?”

💭 Still, opinion polls suggest that the majority of Albertans would vote against separating, but in favor of more autonomy within the Canadian Federal system

📆 The provincial referendum has been scheduled for 19 October, the premier said.

🛢 One should note that Alberta is an oil-rich province, so they want to sell oil to the US directly, without Canada.

—❗️🇬🇧/🇹🇷/🇬🇷 NEW: British claim over Elgin Marbles faces collapse as Turkey backs Greece

➡️ Turkey has confirmed that no original Ottoman decree exists to prove the Parthenon sculptures were legally handed to Britain in the 1800s, openly backing Greece’s demand for their return.

➡️ The announcement directly challenges the legal foundation of the British claim, though London continues to insist the artifacts were obtained legally and refuses to repatriate them.

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—🇧🇦/🇪🇺/🇺🇸 NEW: Bosnia and Herzegovina's FM has called on EU member states to independently select the country's next High Representative.

➡️ The minister stated that European nations should take the initiative on regional diplomatic appointments rather than blindly following United States policy or waiting for directives from Washington.

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—❗️🇹🇷 WATCH: The leader of Türkiye's main opposition party has publicly torn up an official communiqué sent by the Erdoğan administration.

➡️ The dramatic gesture underscores a widening rift between the government and opposition forces as political instability continues to intensify across the country.

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