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President Osmani reopens talks to break political deadlock
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
PRISTINA, July 2 – Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has summoned party leaders for a second round of consultations in an attempt to resolve the country’s ongoing institutional crisis, following repeated failures to constitute parliament. The meetings...
Opposition takes Kosovo speaker dispute to top court
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
Kosovo’s Democratic League (LDK) has asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the legality of the resumed parliamentary session, accusing the ruling party of breaching procedure in the stalled speaker vote. LDK argues that the session restarted...
Trump announces 50% tariffs on goods from Brazil, citing ‘witch hunt’ trial against Bolsonaro
The Globe and Mail
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July 9, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump previously hosted Jair Bolsonaro at his Mar-a-Lago resort in 2020, when both were in power.Evan Vucci/The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50...
Denying Visas To Athletes On Political Grounds Violates Olympic Charter, May Risk Future Hosting Rights
News18
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July 4, 2025
Last Updated:July 05, 2025, 01:54 IST A controversy emerged over India allowing the junior Pakistan hockey team to take part in an international event against the backdrop of recent tensions between the two nations At the time when India is all...
Kosovo starts new Ibar bridges, EU says it wasn’t consulted
Gazeta Tema
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July 2, 2025
MITROVICA, July 2 – Kosovo has begun building two new bridges over the Ibar River in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, sparking concern from the European Union, which said it was not informed of the project and called for inclusive...
Djuric, French MPs discuss cooperation, situation in Kosovo-Metohija
Tanjug
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July 4, 2025
BELGRADE - Serbian FM Marko Djuric met with a delegation of French MPs in Belgrade on Thursday to discuss key topics concerning bilateral relations, regional cooperation and the worrying situation facing the Serb population in Kosovo-Metohija....
Trump imposes 50% tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro trial as driving factor
FOX45 - Maryland
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.S....
Soccer: Real Madrid to sue La Liga over CVC deal
Rediff
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IMAGE: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Photograph: Eric Alonso/Getty Images Spain's Real Madrid will launch civil and criminal lawsuits against La Liga president Javier Tebas and CVC Capital Partners' chief Javier de Jaime Guijarro over...
Albania and Kosovo commit to 24/7 border operations
Gazeta Tema
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July 4, 2025
PRISTINA/TIRANA, July 4 — Finance Ministers Petrit Malaj of Albania and Hekuran Murati of Kosovo have announced that the Morinë–Vërmicë border crossing will operate continuously—24 hours a day, seven days a week—to improve services and reduce...
Film Recalling Horror of Wartime Prison Massacre Shown in Kosovo
Balkan Insight
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July 4, 2025
Screening of the documentary ‘Shadow of the War’ on July 3, 2025 in Pristina. Photo: BIRN. A documentary on the Dubrava prison massacre in Kosovo in May 1999, including harrowing testimonies from survivors, witnesses, and activists, was screened...
President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with President of South Korea
The National News
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President Sheikh Mohamed on Tuesday discussed co-operation between the UAE and South Korea during a phone call with President Lee Jae-myung. The leaders held talks on joint action across sectors including economy, investment, energy, education,...
Kosovo Fails for the 40th Time to Constitute Parliament After Elections
Euronews Albania
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July 1, 2025
Members of Kosovo’s Assembly have failed for the 40th consecutive time to constitute the new parliamentary composition following the February 9 elections. July 1 marked the third failed attempt since a Constitutional Court ruling, with no progress...
Kosovo Begins Construction of Two New Bridges over the Ibar to Connect Mitrovica
Euronews Albania
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July 1, 2025
The construction of two new bridges on either side of the main bridge over the Ibar River — an initiative through which the acting Government of Kosovo aims to connect the Serb-majority North Mitrovica with the Albanian-majority South Mitrovica —...
Kosovo parliament fails to convene for 40th time
Gazeta Tema
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July 1, 2025
Kosovo’s parliament failed to convene for the 40th time on Tuesday, nearly five months after the elections, prolonging a political deadlock despite a court-mandated deadline to form a new government. The latest session marked the third failed...
DoD Tackles Explosive Problem of Land Mines in Kosovo
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 08.02.1999 Courtesy Story Nobody knows exactly how many land mines are still buried in war-torn Kosovo. A host of nations, including the United States, is working on the problem, hoping against time that mines and other...
Will small nationalisms remake Europe?
Unherd
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July 9, 2025
San Candido is Italy — if only someone would tell the locals. Even before you arrive, past needle peaks and pine trees, you’ll notice the road signs: “Innichen” defiantly above, “S. Candido” almost a nickname below. Once you reach the centre, the...
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariffs
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics were driving the U.S. leader’s use of...
A history of the federal election of the North Island: 1993 to 2004
Campbell River Mirror
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July 3, 2025
This is Part Eleven of a multiseries. Read Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten. The 1993 Canadian Election returned Canada to the hands of the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean Chrétien and his party won 177 seats and...
Trump threatens nation with 50 per cent tariff to help his friend
9News
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump has threatened Brazil with a crippling tariff of 50 per cent starting August 1, according to a letter he sent to the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. In the letter posted on Truth Social, Trump alleged Lula...
Kosovo: President summons leaders as deadlock drags
Gazeta Tema
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June 30, 2025
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani will summon party leaders for urgent talks this week after parliament again failed to elect a speaker—now for the 39th time—prolonging the country’s post-election stalemate. The Constitutional Court has ordered MPs to...