South Korea Withdraws More Embassy Staff from Ukraine Over North Korean POW Dispute
South Korea will withdraw additional embassy personnel from Ukraine, citing Kyiv's failure to provide a "constructive response" in a dispute over the handling o…
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Albania's PM Rama Refuses to Resign as Student Protests Turn Violent in Tirana
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has vowed not to resign as student-led protests entered a third consecutive day, with clashes between demonstrators and police…
Fire at Albania's Education Ministry as student protests enter third day
A fire broke out at Albania's Education Ministry in Tirana overnight as student protests, now in their third day, escalated into some of the most violent unrest…
Palestinian President Abbas Postpones Elections, Sets Joint Vote for September 2027
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections that were due next month, issuing a decree to delay the vote by nearly a year and combin…
Bosnia and Herzegovina Holds General Election as Nationalist and Opposition Forces Clash
Polls closed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday evening after around 3.4 million eligible voters cast ballots in the country's general election. Citizens voted…
Seoul Threatens Further Action Against Ukraine Over North Korean POW Disclosure
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung has threatened unspecified "further action" if Ukraine does not issue a public apology over the disclosure that two North…
Serbia's Vucic Resigns Presidency to Run for Prime Minister in October Election
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic has resigned from office to lead his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in an early parliamentary election scheduled…
Kosovo's Former President Hashim Thaci Sentenced to 25 Years for War Crimes
Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaçi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague after being found criminally resp…
Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah's underground base at Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military says it has destroyed Hezbollah's underground infrastructure at a key site in southern Lebanon, consolidating what it describes as a securi…
Serbia Holds State Funeral for Convicted War Criminal Ratko Mladic Amid EU Criticism
Thousands of mourners gathered in Belgrade on Monday for the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, war crimes and cr…
Ratko Mladic, War Criminal Convicted of Srebrenica Genocide, Dies in Prison at 84
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide over the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Srebrenica, has died in prison in The Hague at the age of 84. K…
Heatwave Grips Italy and Balkans as Wildfire Risk Grows
Italy and the Balkans remained under the grip of a record-breaking heatwave on Monday, raising concerns over the growing risk of wildfires as extreme temperatur…