Kosovo deadlock ends as lawmakers elect speaker

PRISHTINA, Aug 26 (TemA) – Kosovo’s months-long political deadlock ended on Tuesday as lawmakers elected Dimal Basha of Vetëvendosje as speaker of parliament, clearing the way for a new government. Basha secured 73 votes in favour, 30 against and...

Kosovo: Opposition leader slams speaker election as mistake

PRISHTINA, Aug 26 (TemA) – Leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) Lumir Abdixhiku called the election of Dimal Basha as speaker of parliament “a victory of ignorance” and “an unforgivable mistake,” saying Kosovo must aim higher. In a...

Kosovo elects parliament speaker

Kosovo's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker, ending a six-month legislative crisis that had blocked efforts by the outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti to form a new government after an inconclusive election in February. Under Kosovo's...

Kosovo Opens Controversial New Bridge in Ethnically-Divided Mitrovica

The new bridge for vehicles, connecting South Mitrovica and North Mitrovica, a few meters from the main bridge blocked for vehicles. Photo: BIRN Just a few meters from the bridge that divides South and North Mitrovica, where cars are not allowed...

Kosovo elects parliament speaker, ending months of political stalemate

PRISTINA (Reuters) -Kosovo's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker, ending a six-month legislative crisis that had blocked efforts by the outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti to form a new government after an inconclusive election in...

2nd Tundzha Mechanized Brigade Returns to Haskovo from NATO Operation in Kosovo

The 2nd Tundzha Mechanized Brigade of the Land Forces, which participated in the NATO Stabilization Force operation in Kosovo (KFOR), was greeted with a solemn ceremony at Svoboda Square in Haskovo on Wednesday. “I congratulate you on the worthy...

Russian and Turkmenistani Foreign Ministers to Meet in Moscow

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Kosovo elects parliament speaker, ending months of political stalemate

Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia

The Second National Prayer Breakfast gathered over 1,000 guests, including more than 350 foreign participants. Among them was Zoran Dimitrovski, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of North Macedonia. Since July 23, 2024, Zoran...

Kosovo has another Switzerland prospect switch teams ahead of World Cup qualifying game

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland Under-21 player Leon Avdullahu has opted to play for his parents’ home country Kosovo, ahead of a match between the two senior national teams on Sept. 5 in their 2026 World Cup qualifying group. GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland...

Kosovo has another Switzerland prospect switch teams ahead of World Cup qualifying game

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland Under-21 player Leon Avdullahu has opted to play for his parents’ home country Kosovo, ahead of a match between the two senior national teams on Sept. 5 in their 2026 World Cup qualifying group. GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland...

Kosovo parliament makes 58th bid to elect speaker

PRISTINA, Aug 26 (TemA) – Kosovo’s parliament will meet again on Tuesday in a 58th attempt to elect a speaker and formally constitute the legislature, six months after elections left the country without new institutions. The last session saw...

Political Deadlock, Osmani’s Call to Parties: Put the Country’s Interest First

Political parties must urgently find common ground to constitute Kosovo’s new Assembly. This was the appeal made by President Vjosa Osmani during an interview with Polish television TVP World. “I take this opportunity to once again call on all...

Russian top diplomat discusses bilateral relations, Kosovo with Serbian leader

MOSCOW, August 26. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic discussed in a telephone conversation the situation in the Balkan region, as well as issues of bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign...

Bristol City monitoring international defender's situation ahead of summer transfer deadline

Bristol City are aware of and monitoring Leart Paqarada's situation at FC Köln, Bristol Live understands, amid speculation linking the defender with a summer move to Ashton Gate. Reports from Germany have suggested that reuniting with his former...

Milošević was defeated, his system was not

By Milan St. Protić, historian To begin with, a paraphrase of Tolstoy’s famous sentence: “All social phenomena with a happy ending resemble one another, but every unhappy social phenomenon is unhappy in its own way.” Awkward compared to the...

Lavrov, Vucic Discuss Issues of Kosovo, Republika Srpska

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Interregnum and the Normalisation of Deviation: Unveiling the Structure of International Order

Debates on the future of the international order are often framed in terms of collapse. The post-1945 system, it is argued, is unravelling under the weight of geopolitical fragmentation, renewed great-power rivalry, and institutional paralysis. At...

Kosovo election panel orders certification of Serbian List

PRISTINA, Aug 24 (TemA) – Kosovo’s Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP) has overturned a Central Election Commission decision and ordered the certification of the Serbian List for the Oct. 12 local polls. The Belgrade-backed party, the...

Bishkek to host International Small Forms Theater Festival IMPULSE

10:18, 26 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA 10:18, 26 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Tilebaldy TUKUEVA The Arsen Umuraliev Bishkek City Drama Theater will host the 10th anniversary International Small...