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From Srebrenica to Gaza: Genocide Denial and the Long Struggle for Justice
Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features July 11 is an international day of commemoration for the thirtieth anniversary of the Srebrenica...

How ChatGPT pinpointed Iranian missile strikes with just Google and the news
Just photos from major media outlets, screenshots from Google Maps, a few simple prompts, and a few minutes of processing, that’s all it took for OpenAI’s ChatGPT to reveal the approximate, and sometimes very precise, landing locations - including...

One Country Gave Ukraine All Its Tanks And Is Now Building An Army Of Armored Vehicles
10 An armored vehicle army may be the best option in modern drone warfare. Northern Macedonia is a loyal ally of Ukraine. After the full-scale Russian invasion, this small Balkan country gave us all of its tanks and all of its Su-25 attack...

Media in the Balkans: the rise of oligarchs
More and more media in the Balkan region are being acquired and controlled by big tycoons. For journalists and industry experts, this trend is heavily reflected in editorial policies, creating growing problems of censorship and self-censorship The...

Foreign workers pour into Albania as seasonal hiring spikes
TIRANA, July 10 - Albania is seeing a 15–20% surge in foreign workers this year, driven by rising demand in tourism, construction, and services. Around 13,000 foreign nationals secured legal work permits in 2025. Many of these seasonal jobs still...

CCP challenges Government to draft national “Draghi Report” for the decade
A document prepared for the 50th-anniversary conference of the CCP, held today in Lisbon, advocates for an initiative from the executive under Luís Montenegro. The confederation, led by João Vieira Lopes, suggests that this should be undertaken by...

Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting in Skopje reaffirms commitment for swift delivery of the Growth Plan
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro,...
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I’m an American in Paris, and These Are My Ultimate French-inspired Wardrobe Must-haves for Summer—From $14
As I’m typing this, Paris is sweltering with temperatures spiking at nearly 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Even in a canicule (French for ‘heat wave,’ which you’ll hear a lot this summer), Parisians never lose their sense of style—they adapt, and they do...

Diogo Jota: The Liverpool star and family man who married childhood sweetheart days before his death
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PM Oli concludes Spain visit, returns home after high-level diplomatic engagements
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has returned home after completing his official visit to Spain. He had traveled to attend the ‘Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development,’ held in Seville, leading a high-level Nepali...

PM Oli arriving home today
Kathmandu, July 4: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is returning home today following an official visit to Spain to attend the United Nations (UN)'s 'Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)'. The Department of Information...

Marques Mendes and Santana Lopes at the PSD/CDS-PP parliamentary sessions
The joint parliamentary sessions of the PSD and CDS-PP will host presidential candidate Luís Marques Mendes, former Prime Minister Pedro Santana Lopes, and Cardinal Américo Aguiar on Monday and Tuesday in Évora. Taking place under the theme...

Government reiterates that it wants to amend the strike law: The objective and the reactions
The topic is not new, but after the meeting of the Social Concertation on Wednesday, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro reiterated the intention to amend the strike law. This was later confirmed by the Government in a social media post. What is the...
This Is Where Millionaire Populations Are Growing
The number of millionaires rose fastest over the past 10 years in Montenegro, the United Arab Emirates and Malta, according to a new report by Henley & Partners. As Statista's Katharina Buchholz reports, the growth by up to 124 percent was largely...

Electricity exporters: top countries and why it matters
Power has become one of the essential components of economic prosperity as the global economy electrifies, driven by digitisation and sustainability. Many countries hardly generate enough power to meet their domestic needs, exposing their...

Indian-American investor books island near Singapore for crypto-led ‘college town’
Indian-American tech entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan has booked a private island near Singapore to start his 90-day programme called “Network School”. This experimental project will explore topics like cryptocurrency, longevity science, and new...

Western Balkan leaders meet in Skopje to advance EU Growth Plan
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos met with leaders of the six Western Balkans partners – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia – in Skopje on July 1, for a high-level meeting dedicated to the EU Growth...

Novak Djokovic's wife makes marriage confession after John McEnroe TV accusation
Novak Djokovic has already sealed legendary status in the world of tennis, having become the most successful tennis player in the history of the men's game/ The Serb has amassed 24 Grand Slam titles during his glittering career; a tally that...

Minimum wages failing to meet living costs
Portugal is ranked in one of the lowest positions in the general table when it comes to comparing the EU minimum wage (net) with the cost of living/rent for a single person in 2025. The table below, created using data provide by the Gisma...

Employers request priority to labor law and UGT admits dialogue
The business confederations today insisted on the need to deeply revisit labor legislation within the context of social dialogue. The UGT stated that while it is not a priority, it remains open to dialogue. “We believe it is time to profoundly...