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Popovic meets with Lavrov at SPIEF
ST PETERSBURG - Serbia's Minister without portfolio in charge of international economic cooperation Nenad Popovic met with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday. The topics of the meeting were...

Albania sees rising number of foreign workers amid labor demand
Albania is attracting more foreign workers as labor demand grows across key sectors, according to the national employment agency. By the end of 2024, around 13,000 foreign nationals were employed in Albania, driven by growth in hospitality,...
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China shares first look of new 'graphite bomb'. It can bring down entire electrical grids
China’s state broadcaster has released footage of what appears to be a new type of graphite bomb, a weapon designed to disable electrical infrastructure and potentially cause widespread blackouts across targeted areas. The video, shared Thursday...

'They would never': Trump whines he'll never get a Nobel Peace Prize
President Donald Trump complained on Friday that he did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to normalize economic ties between Serbia and Kosovo during his first administration. Trump made the comments during a news conference in...

Trump whines he won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize while weighing US strike on Iran
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Macut meets with Egyptian Senate speaker
CAIRO - Serbian PM Djuro Macut met with Egyptian Senate Speaker Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Razeq in Cairo on Thursday to discuss strengthening the cooperation between the two countries. The parties agreed the cooperation was based on a decades-long...

Sulking Donald Trump complains about Nobel Peace Prize moaning 'I should have got it 4 or 5 times
President Donald Trump boldly stated on live television Friday that he should have won the Nobel Peace Prize four or five times by now. "They should give me the Nobel Prize for Rwanda, and if you look, the Congo, or you could say Serbia, Kosovo,...

This Weekend in History on June 28 and 29: World War I is Triggered; Treaty of Versailles is Signed to End the War
June 28th and 29th are dates that echo through the corridors of history. One of the most impactful events in global history associated with June 28th occurred in 1919, when the Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending World War I. The...

NATO Official: Partnership with Serbia Is an Investment in Stability, but We Expect Accountability
Source: Beta News / Politics | 29.06.25 | access_time 22:27 Radmila Sekerinska (Photo: Print Screen YouTube) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Deputy Secretary General Radmila Sekerinska said during a NATO summit in The Hague that the...

Why Russia fell out with Iran
A decade ago, pundits were hailing Russia and Iran as the world’s “new power couple”. Together, they seemed to be ushering in a “multipolar world” that would replace the American hegemony of the post-Cold War era. Nations across the developing...

Putin’s Press Conference At SPIEF: Key Statements on Iran, Ukraine, China
Support SouthFront Click to see full-size image Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting with the heads of international news agencies as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The main of his statements: Putin spoke...

Denmark Assumes EU Presidency in Turbulent Times, Enlargement Among Priorities
Source: Beta News / Politics | 30.06.25 | access_time 16:22 EU flags (PHOTO: EUROPEAN UNION/Zucchi Enzo) Denmark is taking over the presidency of the Council of the European Union during a turbulent period - for the world, for the 27-member bloc,...

Tens of Thousands in Serbia Join Anti-Vuvic Rally, Demanding Early Elections
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Serbia, echoing the demand for early parliamentary elections and declaring the Aleksander Vucic-led government "illegitimate." As reported by Arab News and France24, the...

Hepola: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ 400% pay bump broke a cherished value. Tradition
“It’s just been tradition,” Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders choreographer Judy Trammell once told Entertainment Tonight, when she was asked about the shockingly low pay for the team’s exceedingly high-profile cheerleaders. “You get a better quality of...

Serbian protesters mark Vidovdan with calls to end president's 12-year rule
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by students and anti-corruption activists, flooded the streets of Belgrade on June 28, calling for snap parliamentary elections and an end to President Aleksandar Vucic’s 12-year rule. Gathering on Slavija...

Donald Trump and His Obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has one obsession that has yet to be fulfilled: to achieve the Nobel Peace Prize. It's no wonder that he repeatedly seeks to become a peacemaker among conflicting parties. However, unfortunately,...

Alcon Wins Bid to Acquire Village Roadshow’s Film Catalog for $418 Million
Alcon Media Group has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire the film catalog of Village Roadshow, which declared bankruptcy this past March. Alcon, which already has films like “Blade Runner 2049” and the recently rebooted “Garfield” film...

Meet the team behind Somerset Armed Forces Day
Read More: Somerset Armed Forces Day 2025 returns to Taunton in July Ed Cullen, Director and Chairman Retired Major Ed Cullen joined the Army in August1979 as an Infantry Junior Leader at Norton Manor Camp, Taunton. Upon passing out, he joined his...

Shpëtim Idrizi: Greece Must Engage in Dialogue with Albania to Resolve Historical Disputes
June 2025 marks the 81st anniversary of the genocide and ethnic cleansing committed against the Albanians of Chameria. It has been 81 years of injustice, silence, and unresolved pain. To honor this anniversary, the Patriotic Association “Chameria”...

Just Transition Young Voices Award: Empowering youth champions in the clean energy transition
Young people aged 18 to 30 from the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova are invited to submit original, fact-based articles that explore how their...