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Latvia shock Lithuania, Lastring has block party as last eight is set
FIBA Basketball
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BELGRADE (Serbia) - The FIBA U18 EuroBasket 2025 Quarter-Finals are set with one major surprise after Latvia took down Lithuania while France survived a surprise fight and hosts Serbia were among the blowout winners. The champions from the last...
Serbia to import one billion cubic metres of gas from Azerbaijan
Serbian Monitor
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July 30, 2025
The quantity of gas that Serbia will import from Azerbaijan in the future could be increased to one billion cubic metres, which is 2.5 times more than the originally agreed 400 million cubic metres. This was stated to Azerbaijani outlet Report by...
United Kingdom Tops Europe in External Debt With $9.6 Trillion
24/7 Wall St.
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July 30, 2025
Key Points The UK has a massive $9.6 trillion in external debt This figure practically dwarfs the combined military budgets of most NATO members This figure also holds a bearing on how any given country conducts itself on the global stage and can...
FC Qarabag into UEFA Champions League third qualifying round
APA
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Azerbaijan’s football club Qarabag have secured their spot in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League after defeating Irish side Shelbourne 4-0 on aggregate, APA reports. The decisive goal at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium on Wednesday...
Italy’s 22 Million Military-Fit Citizens Are a Silent Strength
24/7 Wall St.
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July 30, 2025
Key Points Italy ranks as one of the largest reservoirs of military-age citizens in Europe Italy has roughly 22 million citizens that are fit-for-service in the Italian Armed Forces This puts Italy ahead of Spain and France, but it falls short of...
Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Mother Sells to Over 15 Territories Ahead of Venice World Premiere
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: Mother / Majka by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska, starring Noomi Rapace as Mother Teresa, has racked up more than 15 international pre-sales for Paris-based Kinology, with deals closed ahead of the film’s world premiere at the...
Thousands of Serbs Acquiring Bulgarian Passports Sparks Identity Debate in Serbia
Novinite
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According to an article published by the Serbian news outlet Niške Vesti, Bulgaria is “quietly advancing” its influence in Southern Serbia by way of citizenship, BGNES reported. The report claims that thousands of Serbian citizens are acquiring...
Bulgaria, France Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Geneva Parliamentary Forum
Bulgarian News Agency
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At the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Geneva, National Assembly Chair Nataliya Kiselova met with French Senate Vice President and France-Bulgaria Friendship Group President Loic Herve, Parliament said in a press release on...
New Cardiff City signing imminent as player jets in after saying goodbyes
Wales Online
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July 30, 2025
Here are your Cardiff City headlines for Wednesday, July 30. Nathan Trott jets in to sign Nathan Trott has travelled to Cardiff to complete his loan signing from FC Copenhagen. The 26-year-old former England youth international was on the bench...
PRODUCTION: Milcho Manchevski Shoots Leaving Copacabana in Skopje
The Film New Europe
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SKOPJE: Venice Golden Lion and Academy Award winner director Milcho Manchevski is currently shooting his eighth feature film Leaving Copacabana / Zbogum, Kopakabano in the capital city of North Macedonia. Leaving Copacabana is a social...
Only 17 Countries Request EU-Backed Rearmament Loans as Deadline Expires
The European Conservative
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July 30, 2025
Only two-thirds of EU member states applied for ‘SAFE’ before the deadline on Tuesday, July 29th, opting to join the EU’s newest instrument to boost military readiness through joint arms procurement projects funded by EU-backed loans. Despite more...
The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Domains
Forbes
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that while Pavlovski owned domains, he was not involved in operating them as websites. President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows. On the one hand,...
Ukraine2EU: How the EU is helping Ukraine prepare for membership amid current realities
European Pravda
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In the coming months, Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers is set to adopt a major document that is intended not only to serve as a roadmap for the reforms required in order to join the EU, but also to set the deadlines by which Ukraine commits to adopt...
Türkiye to host Balkan Peace Platform, increase cooperation
Sabah
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July 25, 2025
Istanbul will host the first Balkan Peace Platform with the participation of the region’s countries on Saturday to increase cooperation and boost regional peace. The meeting is expected to include the foreign ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina,...
“When I heard them announce that I was third, I was delighted”
Waterford News & Star
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July 25, 2025
Waterford and Ferrybank AC’s Ellis McHugh claimed a brilliant bronze medal at the European Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, North Macedonia. Competing in the Girls’ 400m hurdles, McHugh cruised up the final straight in third place in Friday’s...
It’ll be hard to guarantee you get tickets to the 2026 World Cup — unless you pay up
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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That’s when FIFA will put the first batch of tickets up for sale to the public. If you’re curious about how much those tickets will cost, well, that’s something FIFA is not ready to announce. According to The Times, FIFA will use dynamic pricing —...
Skopje Says Now It’s Sofia’s Move on Joint Resolution Acknowledging "Centuries-old Macedonian Identity and Language"
Bulgarian News Agency
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North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Timco Mucunski, said on Monday that “it is now Sofia's move” to respond to a proposal made by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski for a joint resolution between Bulgaria and North...
The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Sites
Forbes
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President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows. On the one hand, there is Trump himself, who once bragged about grabbing women “by the pussy” and enjoyed a long friendship with child sex trafficker Jeffrey...
Respect the Prespa deal, FM tells visiting Mucunski
Kathimerini
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July 24, 2025
FOREIGN AFFAIRS [InTime News] Greece’s support for North Macedonia’s aspiration to join the European Union is contingent on the “integral, consistent and in good faith application of the Prespa Agreement, including the use of the country’s...
Media Censorship in Kosovo at the Behest of Big Business
Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa
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With media outlets in Kosovo and the region increasingly concentrated in the hands of major business moguls, journalists say censorship to protect the owners’ interests has become ‘the norm’. A six-month investigation, involving over thirty...