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Illegal Constructions, Rama Announces New Reform for Territorial Control
Prime Minister Edi Rama has once again addressed the issue of illegal constructions and the occupation of public spaces. In a post on social media platform X, the head of government announced a new reform aimed at territorial administration,...

Temperature records shatter as heatwave grips Europe and UK records hottest day of year – as it happened
England sees hottest day of 2025 with 33.6 Celsius, could reach 35 CelsiusThe heatwave is set to peak in the South East with temperatures projected to reach up to 35C making it the hottest day of the year so far, PA news agency reported....

Iran has been telling the IAEA everything, and it’s been verified: Robert Kelley
Robert Kelley, a Distinguished Associate Fellow at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, has worked for over 35 years in the US Department of Energy’s (USDOE) nuclear weapons complex, most recently at Los Alamos in the State of New...

West Brom can source Mikey Johnston upgrade with Bristol City, Anis Mehmeti transfer
West Bromwich Albion are gearing up for their first season under new manager Ryan Mason. The Baggies finished ninth in the Championship last term, which isn’t a position anyone at the club will be satisfied with. Mason has added two new recruits...

Transfer movement at Hearts as new signings jet into Edinburgh ready for the SPFL
Sabah Kerjota and Pierre Landry Kabore will soon play in the SPFL Prospective Hearts signings Sabah Kerjota and Pierre Landry Kabore are arriving in Edinburgh to complete moves to Tynecastle Park. Neither is likely to be available in time for...

Metropolitan of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Gjirokastër Passes Away
The Metropolitan of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Gjirokastër, His Grace Dimitrios, passed away on the evening of June 28. The news was announced by the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania through a post on its official Facebook page,...

All the places in Europe where it IS safe to drink tap water – after one French region banned it
A FRENCH region recently banned residents from drinking tap water but there are plenty of places in Europe where it's safe to do so. Around 60,000 locals in Alsace, eastern France, were sent letters warning their water was contaminated with...

Abroad and Brooding: The Wine’s Cheap, the Coffee’s Strong, the Food’s a Poem—But the Grass Still Dies Eventually
After the year I’ve had—13 weeks of inpatient therapy, moving houses like witness protection, a college graduation, and oh yeah, a ballistic missile war that forced us to cancel my daughter’s Bat Mitzvah in Israel at the last minute—you’d think...

Kitesurfing Championship in Durrës: A Growing Sport Attracting Locals and Foreigners
The kitesurfing championship has kicked off on the beach of Durrës, marking the rise of a new sport that aims to become widespread in Albania. Around 30 athletes, both local and international, challenged each other while judges evaluated each...

Inside Robert Jenrick’s New Right revolution
There is a story being told about Robert Jenrick. It runs like this: shortly after 7 October 2023, and shortly before he resigned as immigration minister from his friend Rishi Sunak’s government, he was with his three daughters, who have an...

How to Have Your Chicest, Most Fulfilling Summer Yet
I write this from the desk in my South London bedroom on a muggy day, catching stray whispers of breeze through my narrowly cracked windows. Though my deadlines haven’t paused, everything else has. My dog lies lazily curled at my feet, the hum of...

The confiscated goods could be used for social purposes and public interest
0 For the first time, goods and monetary sums confiscated following the exposure of criminal activities could be used to finance social and public interest projects. A bill drafted by the Ministry of Justice establishes the legal framework that...

Voting from afar
Shortly after 9 a.m. on February 9th, the day of Kosovo’s parliamentary elections, Serafina Ferizaj joined a growing queue outside the Kosovo consulate in Munich, Germany. She could have mailed in her vote — it would have been easier, faster — but...

Wildfire Situation in the Country: Ministry of Defense Reports 9 Fire Outbreaks in 24 Hours
The Ministry of Defense has reported that 9 fire outbreaks were recorded in the past 24 hours across five municipalities: Tirana, Durrës, Kavaja, Lezhë, and Berat. According to the Ministry, all fires were successfully extinguished without causing...

Who made people in Serbia turn against the EU?
For the people of Serbia, 1993 is remembered as a grim year, while for Europe it marked the creation of the EU as we know it today, with the Maastricht Treaty coming into force. This contrast and polarisation between Serbia and the EU is still...

Palestine in Pictures: June 2025
The Electronic Intifada 4 July 2025 People carry the body of a man who was killed while trying to get a bag of flour after aid trucks entered through the Zikim area in northern Gaza City, 17 June. The slain man was later identified as 20-year-old...

Head coach Brett McNamee thrilled with Bill Beaumont Division 3 triumph
Head coach Brett McNamee hopes Hertfordshire can return to punching above their weight in rugby’s County Championship after their Bill Beaumont Division 3 triumph against Leicestershire. Herts ran out 29-10 winners at the Allianz Stadium,...

Tributes paid to ‘humanitarian legend’ Mike McDonagh
Glowing tributes have been paid to an Ennis “humanitarian giant” who previously broke the blockade on the besieged city of Malanje in the Angolan central highlands during this phase of the war. The sudden death of Mike McDonagh on June 21, 2025,...

Right at Home aims to support individuals with specialized in-home care
Right at Home, 20575 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River, aims to provide relief to seniors and disabled individuals in the community. Right at Home is a nationwide organization, with the Rocky River location serving western Cuyahoga County and...

California Focus: Trump on ‘remigration’: Heed the rhetoric
Even now, six months into President Trump’s second term, there’s a tendency to disregard President Trump’s sometimes fiery rhetoric as mere big talk. Americans ought to know better by now. Iranians certainly do, after Trump sent bunker bombs into...