—🪖🇭🇷 Our source in Croatia provided us with these pictures from the military parade that took place today to celebrate the country's Statehood Day.

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—❗️🇦🇱/🇺🇸 WATCH: Following the amendment of a law protecting natural areas, the Albanian government sold 600 hectares in the Vlore region to an investment fund led by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law.

➡️ The controversial decision has triggered violent protests from outraged citizens directed at the sale and PM Edi Rama.

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—❗️🇧🇬 NEW: Authorities in Bulgaria have raided and shut down an illegal "ghost city" in the Baba Alino area near Varna, uncovering 104 unauthorized buildings, roads, and utilities.

➡️ During the joint police and municipal operation, 29 construction workers—primarily from Ukraine and Moldova—were detained after attempting to flee into a nearby forest.

➡️ The controversial development, reportedly linked to the Ukrainian group KYB, had continued despite prior stop orders by using private guards to block inspectors.

➡️ Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev stated the illegal construction began before his term and pledged to demolish the unauthorized structures.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—❗️🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) URGENT: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has stated that Bosnia and Herzegovina functions as a deeply divided society where nothing is sustainable.

➡️ He argued that the best option moving forward is to seek a mechanism for a peaceful separation, comparing the potential outcome to the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

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