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Serbian, U.S. Officials View Balkans Regionally, Mullen Says
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story Serbian and American military officials understand the two nations disagree about Kosovo, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today, but they recognize the relationship has to be about...

Water restrictions across Europe as intense heatwave hits region
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Ten things the UK could do if it truly cared about Palestinians
Supporters of Israel frequently decry the alleged double standards applied to it, noting that Israel has been the subject of far more critical UN resolutions than any other nation. They argue that it suffers disproportionate international...

Western Balkans Leaders’ Meeting reaffirms Commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered in Skopje for a high-level meeting dedicated to the...

Op-Ed: The “Random Countries” J.D. Vance Dismisses are the US’s Greatest Allies -Alienating Them is a Huge Mistake
Last month’s NATO summit in The Hague was officially about boosting military spending, shared security, and alliance unity. But one figure overshadowed every agenda item: Donald Trump. The main question on everyone’s mind wasn’t how to strengthen...

Is A KC-10 Extender Bigger Than A Boeing C-17 Globemaster II?
Related The KC-10 was designed to supplement the KC-135 for USAF aerial refueling ops. Yet the KC-10 is actually the first of the two to be retired. Why? The C-17 is a big plane capable of carrying all sorts of things, from troops to tanks to...

US bill could open door for Taiwan to join IMF
The US House of Representatives on Monday last week advanced the Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would require the US secretary of the treasury, who serves as the US governor to the IMF, to “vigorously support the admission of Taiwan as...

Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting in Skopje reaffirms commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro,...

Western Balkan leaders meet in Skopje to advance EU Growth Plan
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met with leaders of the six Western Balkans partners – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – in Skopje on July 1, for a high-level meeting dedicated to the EU Growth...

Mapped: The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025
The State of Freedom Around the World in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways Finland has the...

New Zealand v France live streams: How to watch Saturday’s first Test
Watch a New Zealand v France live stream as two of the most iconic sides in world rugby go head-to-head in Dunedin. – Date: Saturday 5 July 2025 – Kick-off time: 8:05am BST / 9.05am CET / 7.05pm NZST (local) – TV channels: Sky Sports/Now (UK),...

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday discussed co-operation between the UAE and South Korea during a phone call with President Lee Jae-myung. The leaders held talks on joint action across sectors including economy, investment, energy, education,...

Leaders of the Western Balkans and EU Commissioner Marta Kos in Skopje on the Growth Plan
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and the leaders of six partners from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) gathered today in Skopje for a high-level meeting...

Labor Productivity 35% Lower than Region
The economies of the Western Balkans continue to face low levels of labor productivity compared to the European Union average, but the productivity of Albanian workers is also the lowest in the Region. A comparative analysis by the Organization...

British Airways Scrapping London-Zagreb Winter Flights
July the 4th, 2025 – British Airways is set to suspend the operations of its London-Zagreb winter flights, citing hard competition from the popular Ryanair. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sinisa Malus writes, British Airways will suspend flights between...
‘Wales players are tough but I have given them belief’
On the eve of Wales’s European Championship play-off final decider against Ireland in December, Rhian Wilkinson received a poem. The player-cum-poet of the squad who had shared it remained anonymous, but the manager decided to use it as part of...

Gin will soon lose its unique flavor due to changes in juniper berries
Gin lovers often fuss over tonic brands and garnish choices, yet the real flavor hero hides in the berries of one unassuming shrub. Climate scientists and distillers now warn that the taste of those berries is changing fast. Juniper, the berry...

Top Doctors 2025
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Serbia And Hungary Warn Of External Moves Against Elected Governments
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić met in Szeged with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and discussed foreign attempts to overthrow elected governments,...
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A new Nato in the making: Will ‘distributed deterrence’ work?
The highlight of the recently concluded North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (Nato) Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, was the almost unanimous decision among its members to increase their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP in the next decade,...