Political crisis risks financial crisis in Kosovo from March

PRISTINA, Sept 27 (TemA) — Kosovo’s months-long political stalemate now threatens its finances. If parliament fails to pass the 2026 budget by December, the state can fund only January; from March, an “extraordinary” crunch hits, the...

Viral Chicken Caesar Wrap in Detroit led to big business, confusion

Viktor Daka has learned enough about being a viral sensation to know he'll be better at it next time. He also knows it might never happen again, and he's OK with that. His Chicken Caesar Wrap caught fire late last year and it's hot even now,...

Trump U.N. General Assembly Speech: President Touts Economic Wins, Condemns U.N. Role

President Donald J. Trump addressed the Trump U.N. General Assembly speech in New York, eight months into his administration, detailing a perceived national reversal of economic and border policies inherited from the previous administration and...

Begaj presses Kosovo UN seat, EU deadline

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (TemA) — Albanian President Bajram Begaj used his UN address to demand a seat for Kosovo and to fix Albania’s EU timetable: close accession talks by 2027, join by 2030. He said the Assembly “cannot be complete” while Kosovo...

Reem Acra, Ban Ki-moon, Muhammad Yunus and Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani Honored at F4D First Ladies Luncheon

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, the former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, economist Muhammad Yunus, fashion designer Reem Acra and philanthropist Amanda Schumaker were among the honorees at Fashion 4 Development’s First Ladies Luncheon Tuesday...

Vucic: Important, substantial discussion with Rubio, focus on economy, trade

NEW YORK - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday he had had an important and substantial discussion with US State Secretary Marco Rubio in New York about strengthening the Serbia-US political dialogue, advancement of economic...

Bangladesh’s Yunus, Pakistan PM Sharif hold talks on trade at UNGA

New York: Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. According to Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary...

Telekom Srbija’s arrangement with US EXIM Bank to be completed by November

Telekom Srbija CEO Vladimir Lucic told TV Prva that the arrangement between Telekom Srbija and the US EXIM Bank would be completed by November, adding that US support was very important for the development of the 5G network in Serbia. He pointed...

It's never too late to put your finances in shape

Have you looked at your financial situation and felt a knot in your stomach? Maybe you've been putting off organising those scattered investment accounts, or you know your savings rate (the amount you invest each month) isn't where it should be....

In Which I Attempt to Take a Day Trip to Kosovo

My next article was supposed to be a guide to taking public transport in Albania. This country is home to one of the most maddening transportation systems I’ve ever come across, and attempting to navigate it was an absolute nightmare. Every time I...

Fact-checking Trump's claims about the economy, foreign wars in United Nations speech

In a lengthy, no-holds-barred speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump aggressively critiqued other nations on a range of policies. Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and...

Dua Lipa Gets High Praise From Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani at F4D ‘First Ladies Luncheon’

Fashion 4 Development’s annual “First Ladies Luncheon” is a magnet for powerful women, and Tuesday’s event at the Pierre Hotel was no exception, with Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani being an honoree. Before the event started, the president, who...

It took more courage for Hashim Thaçi to support the Special Court than to lead the KLA

There is a vicious campaign against the protests supporting the KLA (UÇK) leaders in The Hague, fed both by Albin Kurti in Kosovo and Sali Berisha in Tirana, who accuse Edi Rama and Hashim Thaçi of having founded the Special Court themselves....

10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest

What happens now? That may well be the question being asked by “No Kings” protesters, who marched, rallied and danced all over the nation on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. Pro-democracy groups had aimed to encourage large numbers of Americans to...

Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech

In a lengthy, no-holds-barred speech to the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump aggressively critiqued other nations on a range of policies. Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and...

Tea or coffee? Kosovo’s cultural caffeine clash

At dawn, bleary-eyed workers pour into a traditional teahouse in Kosovo nestled under the minarets of the local mosque, seeking a rich amber brew that has outlived empires and continues to draw devotees. But Kosovo's prized teahouses, or...

Nairobi church boom: Business, politics or faith?

NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 22– German philosopher Karl Marx once described religion as “the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world … the opium of the people.” Writing in A Contribution to the Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of...

Foreign business presence rises in Albania

TIRANA, Sept 21 (TemA) — Albania is recording a steady rise in foreign corporate presence, with 32 new branches registered in 2025, up from 21 in 2024 and 18 in 2023. Italy led with 10 new branches; Kosovo and Turkey followed with seven each. “The...

Trump at it again, claims he stopped India-Pak war with trade, wants 7 Nobels

US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he solved the India-Pakistan conflict earlier this year with trade and asserted that he should get the Nobel Peace Prize for "ending seven wars". "On the world stage, we are once again doing things...

Stopped India-Pak conflict with trade, should get Nobel Prize for ending seven wars: US President Donald Trump

Home News Stopped India-Pak conflict with trade, should get Nobel Prize for ending seven wars: US President Donald Trump Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it clear in Parliament that no leader of any country asked India to stop Operation...