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#NEWS | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง โ€” On Monday, the first ministers of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will meet in Cardiff to sign a cooperation agreement demanding the right to hold independence referendums.

SNP, Plaid Cymru, and Sinn Fรฉin leaders will discuss the economy, energy, Europe, and self-determination. John Swinney, Scotlandโ€™s First Minister and SNP leader, stated the UKโ€™s current system is โ€œnot sustainable.โ€ (Source: The Telegraph)

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#BREAKING | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง โ€” First Minister of Scotland, John Ramsay Swinney:

Andy Burnham must now be facing up to the idea that he will go down in history as the final Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I am looking forward to discussing a better future with partners from across these islands, and that only comes with the fresh start of independence.

For the first time ever, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are led by pro-independence first ministers. There could be no clearer sign that the status quo is not sustainable, and that Westminster must prepare for a post-UK future.


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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ WATCH: Thousands gathered in Prishtina for the โ€œMarch for Freedom,โ€ expressing support for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaรงi and his co-defendants on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. โžก๏ธ Organizers and participants defendedโ€ฆ
โ€”โš ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด/๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ NEW: Romaniaโ€™s Foreign Ministry has warned citizens traveling to or through Kosovo that large gatherings are expected in Pristina on September 16, potentially disrupting road traffic and public transport.

โžก๏ธ Romanians are advised to avoid demonstrations and allow extra time for travel.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ WATCH: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic revealed today that former KLA terrorist organization leader Hashim Thaรงi will receive โ€œsome kind of guilty verdict, just to cover time in pretrial detention,โ€ but will be found not guilty of the most seriousโ€ฆ
โ€”๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณโ“๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ‡ says he has received new indications suggesting former Kosovo president Hashim Thaรงi could face a severe sentence at The Hague.

โžก๏ธ Earlier, Vuฤiฤ‡ had claimed his information suggested Thaรงi would receive a sentence roughly covering the time already spent in detention.

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๐Ÿ”ด So far over 25.000 illegal immigrants entered Greece
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๐Ÿ”ธ According with data from the UNHCR, in 2026, a total of 25.524 illegal immigrants entered Greece through land and sea.

๐Ÿ” 5.737 illegals entered through land, in the Evros region (22.4%)
โ›ต๏ธ 19.787 entered through sea (77.5%)

โ€ผ๏ธ Out of the ones that arrived from sea 13.535 of these (68%) arrived to Crete, while the rest arrived through the other Aegean islands.

โš ๏ธ It is important to note that the data from UNHCR only accounts for illegal immigrants who requested Asylum and is impossible to account for the illegals that simply arrived unoticed and either went to another country or stayed in Greece illegally

๐Ÿ“… The months of June and August were the ones that saw the most activity, with 4.539 and 5.135 arrivals respectively

๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿพ Nearly 79% of illegals are adult males, less than 9% are women and 12.5% are minors

โš ๏ธ Sudan (29.4%), Bangladesh (25.8%) and Afghanistan (9.3%) are the top 3 countries for sea arrivals

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฉ/๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ NEW: Moldovan PM Vasile Tofan met EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib to discuss Moldovaโ€™s accession process and stronger crisis-response capabilities.

โžก๏ธ Chisinau reiterated its aim to advance toward EU membership on the basis of completed reforms and measurable results.

๐Ÿ”— Government of the Republic of Moldova

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท WATCH: A Turkish shepherd says buying a drone transformed his daily work, allowing him to monitor and guide his goats remotely instead of spending hours chasing them across difficult terrain.

โžก๏ธ Drone use is booming in Turkey, where authorities are also offering training courses to help people operate the technology.

๐Ÿ”— Restitutor Orientis

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โ€”It is quite noticeable that, out of the 53 reactions so far to both posts about the UK potentially disintegrating, not a single one was sad about it.
โ€”So obvious that was going to happen ๐Ÿคฃ
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Supreme Court of New Mexico issued a $5000 dollar fine to a lawyer whose ChatGPT-generated legal documents included evidence and police testimony invented by the AI model.
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ Kosovo PM Kurti: Our position is clear: No Court, whether domestic or international, can smear the KLA. In Kosovo, the war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide were committed by the Serbian regime against Albanian civilians. ๐Ÿ”— Admirim โœ…โ€ฆ
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ WATCH: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says KFOR remains committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment in Kosovo regardless of developments this week, as The Hague prepares to deliver its judgment against Hashim Thaรงi and other former KLA leaders on September 16.

๐Ÿ”— Admirim

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ NEW: Slovenian PM Janez Janลกa said a budget rebalance will push defence spending above 2% of GDP, arguing the increase is needed to strengthen Sloveniaโ€™s military capabilities, protect its sovereignty and meet NATO commitments.

๐Ÿ”— Full statement

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Head of Romania's federation of trade unions warns that closing Lukoil refinery will lead to thousands of lay-offs across different industries.
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑWATCH: A giant monument to Queen Teuta has been unveiled in northern Albania, in an area associated with her resistance against ancient Rome.

โžก๏ธ Historians speaking at the inauguration described the Illyrians as direct ancestors of modern Albanians.

๐Ÿ”— kos_data

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ NOTICE: The claim circulating on X that โ€œlarge forcesโ€ of the Serbian Army are currently gathering around Kosovo is unverified.

โžก๏ธ As of September 15, there are no matching reports from KFOR/NATO, Kosovo authorities, Serbiaโ€™s Defence Ministry or major international news agencies.

โžก๏ธ NATOโ€™s latest public assessment instead says the security situation has improved enough for KFOR to gradually adjust its posture, while remaining ready to respond to any deterioration.

โžก๏ธ A major Serbian deployment near Kosovo did occur in September 2023, when the US publicly demanded that Belgrade withdraw forces from the border, so old footage or claims from that episode can easily be recirculated without context.

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