What Does the Suspension of the Strategic Dialogue with the U.S. Mean for Kosovo?

The United States’ decision to suspend the strategic dialogue with Kosovo is being viewed as a concerning development for the country. Senior officials from the Democratic Party of Kosovo are accusing acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti of seriously...

EU Criticizes Kosovo for Closing Offices of Serbian Health and Pension Insurance Funds

"Yet another uncoordinated action", EU criticizes Kosovo for closing offices of Serbian health and pension insurance funds The European Union has condemned the closure of the offices in Mitrovica of the Health Insurance Fund and the Disability and...

Russia: Conflict in Kosovo Is Escalating and Increasing Significantly

The spokesperson of Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, has warned that the situation in Kosovo and the wider Balkans could escalate into a new conflict. In a press conference, Zakharova accused the government of Kosovo of...

US Blames Kosovo’s Kurti After Suspending ‘Strategic Dialogue’

Albin Kurti. Photo: EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ The US embassy in Kosovo announced on Friday that Washington has indefinitely suspended its planned ‘Strategic Dialogue’ process to deepen ties with Kosovo in response to unspecified “recent actions and...

Island of Oblivion to premiere at Prishtina International Film Festival in Kosovo

Island of Oblivion, a film by Maltese director Jamie Vella, will have its world premiere in competition at the Prishtina International Film Festival in Kosovo on Saturday 13 September. Based on Homer’s The Odyssey, the film is a revisionist...

The “unaltered” literature of Kosovar schools

The teacher reads aloud: “I thought I had come to the door of the magjyp” (a derogatory term for the Egyptian, Roma, and Ashkali communities), while the class listens in silence. Somewhere in the penultimate row, an Ashkali boy lowers his gaze....

Come on, Donald, Give War a Chance

In The Consolation of Philosophy, written by Anicius Boethius in AD 524 when facing a gruesome execution, evil or the bad is described as a tear in the fabric of the God-made good. Without the good, the bad cannot exist. I don’t believe that...

Donald Trump’s lies are just getting more blatant. Here are the worst.

This constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe a lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies cannot distinguish between right and wrong. And such a...

The First Snow Blankets Countries Across the Region

The first snowfall of the season has been recorded in the countries of the region. Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and Montenegro were affected by snow and rain in some areas. Albania was hit by...

October 2025 to start with the first significant cold outbreak for Central Europe of the season

The general weather pattern over Europe has established a blocking High in the North, allowing air masses to travel from the east towards the west and south. As October starts, the westerly, zonal, and warmer flow will shut down, leading to...

EWF President Urges IOC To Abandon“Neutral Athlete” Status

(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) To safeguard the athletes from countries that have been sanctioned and penalised by the leaders of the Olympic movement, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created the category of "Neutral...

CA's UNGA tour highlights Bangladesh's unwavering commitment to democracy, humanitarian solidarity: Alam

CA's UNGA tour highlights Bangladesh's unwavering commitment to democracy, humanitarian solidarity: Alam Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. File Photo DHAKA, Oct 3, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's participation in...

Govt sees 6 achievements in UNGA

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 04 October, 2025, 04:08 Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Friday listed six major achievements during the recent United Nations General Assembly tour of Muhammad Yunus, including his government’s...

Ants can be used to make ‘tangy’ yogurt

Typically, we humans do our best to keep ants out of our kitchens and away from our food. But an old and almost forgotten recipe harnesses the power of these hard-working insects to make yogurt. The recipe, which was once common across Turkey (or...

Serbia sticks to the course toward joining EU as soon as possible — senior official

BELGRADE, October 3. /TASS/. Serbia wants to become a full-fledged member of the European Union as soon as possible, First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said. "Serbia is a candidate for membership. We are not yet a...

Q&A – Public Call for Grants

As part of the SMS Facility – Small Media Support in the Western Balkans project, co-financed by the European Union, a Public call for financial support for small and local media was published through the Small Grants for Technical and...

Yunus at UNGA: Press secretary outlines 6 key achievements

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday highlighted six major achievements during Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' recent tour to the UNGA. Prof Yunus led Bangladesh's high-level delegation to the 80th United Nations General...

Daily Brief, October 3: From Govt's Cough Syrup Advisory to Jadeja's 6th Test Ton - Top 10 Headlines Today

On October 3, India saw major developments: cough syrup advisory after 11 child deaths, Army Chief warns Pakistan, record Navratri sales driven by GST, Jadeja scores sixth Test century, and Asha Bhosle wins AI rights case.From health to defense,...

France’s Macron and Albanian leader caught laughing at Trump’s repeated confusion over where he thinks he’s ended wars

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Early snow sweeps Balkans, disrupts travel

TIRANA, Oct. 2 (TemA) — Early-season snow and rain hit parts of Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia on Thursday, bringing the first snowfall of the year in higher elevations and prompting travel warnings. Albania canceled Adriatic ferry sailings...