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Shamrock Rovers play out stalemate for easy progress in Conference League qualifiers
Uefa Conference League 2nd qualifying round, 2nd leg: Shamrock Rovers 0 St Joseph’s (Gibraltar) 0 (Rovers win 4-0 on agg) With the hard yards emphatically done in last week’s 4-0 win in Gibraltar, Shamrock Rovers never needed to come close to...

Larne boss: ‘Victory in Latvia can inspire us to more European glory in Kosovo’

Court freezes Kosovo’s deadlocked parliament
Kosovo’s parliament showdown has been stopped cold after the Constitutional Court blocked all moves to form the Assembly, citing public interest and constitutional order. The temporary ban takes effect July 27 and lasts until August 8, halting...

Serbia/Kosovo – Support for European mediation effort to normalize relations (24.07.25)
France reaffirms its support for the European mediation effort to normalize relations between Serbia and Kosovo. That means the negotiators and their teams must be able to move safely and freely in both countries. We hope to see Serbian deputy...

Forza Italia Expands Its Presence Abroad: New Headquarters Opens in Tirana Under Lorenzo Grassini’s Leadership
In a move that signals renewed strategic engagement in Southeast Europe, Italy’s centre-right party Forza Italia has inaugurated its new headquarters in Tirana, appointing Lorenzo Grassini as Coordinator for the Balkan Countries. The office is...

Deadlock Deadline: Time Running Out for Kosovo MPs to End Parliamentary Stasis
Kosovo MPs will convene on Friday for the 52nd and potentially last time to inaugurate the institution they were elected in February to represent – the country’s parliament. Since April 15, when they convened for the first time, they have failed...

Djuric: We demand Popovic's urgent release, sanctions for Pristina
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Thursday Serbia demanded an urgent release from custody of Igor Popovic, assistant director of its Office for Kosovo-Metohija, and sanctions for Pristina institutions responsible for his arrest, and noted...

Scholar awarded Fulbright to document Kosovo’s Jews
DINA GREENBERG This fall, writer and scholar Dina Greenberg will spend three months in Kosovo, researching the country’s small and dwindling Jewish community as part of a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship. Greenberg, originally from Voorhees and a...

Dacic, Austria's Karner discuss police cooperation, crisis situation in Kosovo-Metohija
VIENNA - After a meeting with Austrian counterpart Gerhard Karner in Vienna, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said bilateral police cooperation was on a high level, as confirmed by major crackdowns on organised crime and all other forms of...

Foreign Minister: Serbia Demands Release of Serbian Official in Kosovo
Source: Beta News / Politics | 24.07.25 | access_time 15:33 Marko Djuric (mfa.gov.rs) Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric said on July 24 that Serbia demanded the immediate release of deputy director of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija Igor...

Bulgarian military contingent returns from NATO mission in Kosovo
The contingent of the NATO Stabilization Force in Kosovo has been welcomed with a solemn ceremony in Blagoevgrad, BTA reports. In his welcome address, Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov congratulated the servicemen on the successful completion of...

Bulgaria Reaffirms NATO Commitment as Defence Minister Welcomes Troops Returning from Kosovo
Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov welcomed home the mechanized infantry company that participated in NATO’s operational reserve forces in Kosovo (KFOR) over the past three months. The ceremony took place in Macedonia Square in...

Rick Stockburger Named Inaugural FESI CEO
Rick Stockburger has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive officer (CEO) of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Foundation for Energy Security and Innovation (FESI). The DOE said in a media release that this is the first-ever independent...

World : Kosovo Deputy Foreign Minister Begins Working Visit To Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (Bernama) -- Kosovo’s Deputy Foreign and Diaspora Minister, Kreshnik Ahmeti, is undertaking a two-day working visit to Malaysia beginning Thursday, aimed at deepening bilateral ties and exploring new areas of cooperation. In a...

Claudia Tenney addresses domestic manufacturing, voter fraud claims, and Kosovo arrest

Kosovo parliament deadlocked after 49 failed votes
Kosovo’s parliament has failed for the 49th time to elect a new speaker, prolonging the political stalemate since the February elections. The next session is scheduled for July 21, with a constitutional deadline of July 26 to finalize the...

The Brief – Leave the shame for your flight to Rome at the gate
Flygskam – the Swedish term for “flight shame” that was coined in 2017 – has plagued the conscience of frequent flyers since awareness of the environmental impact of aviation broke into the mainstream. With every journey, the mindful traveller...

Office for Kosovo and Metohija: 1999 Killers of 14 Serb Civilians Remain at Large
Source: Beta News / Politics | 23.07.25 | access_time 12:17 Serbian government's Office for Kosovo and Metohija On July 23, the Serbian Government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija recalled that the day marks 26 years since 14 Serb harvesters – the...

European football: Easy for Dynamo against Hamrun; Floriana lose in Kosovo
As expected Ukranian side Dynamo Kyiv proved to be too strong for loval champions Hamrun Spartans. At the Tony Bezzina Stadium, Hamrun's gallant performance was not enough as Dynamo are practically through to the next round of the Champions League...

Kosovo opposition figure calls leaders ‘deceivers of the state’
Avdullah Hoti, a senior MP from Kosovo’s Democratic League (LDK), launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Albin Kurti and President Vjosa Osmani, accusing them of deceiving citizens and damaging state institutions as their five-year terms...