World Aug 13 At least 3 dead and thousands displaced as wildfires rage across southern Europe Thinly-stretched crews are fighting to contain blazes after weeks of searing heat.
World May 11 Polls close in Albanians election dominated by uphill efforts to join the EU Albanians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term in office.
World Feb 09 Kosovo’s governing party wins parliamentary election without a majority, early results show Preliminary results showed that Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s party won Kosovo's parliamentary election Sunday but without the majority needed to govern alone, as talks on normalizing ties with rival Serbia remain stalled and foreign funding for one of Europe's poorest countries is in…
World Oct 16 Italy brings first migrants of thousands to Albanian port to process asylum request An Italian navy ship docked at the Albanian port of Shengjin to bring the first group of 16 migrants intercepted in international waters.
World Feb 28 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy pleads for more ammunition at Albania summit of southeastern European nations Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that increasing the supply of armaments, and especially ammunition, is paramount for Ukraine just over two years since Russia's full-scale invasion.
World Nov 02 Albania’s opposition tries to disrupt a parliament session in protest against ruling Socialists Albanian opposition lawmakers have caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists.
World May 30 NATO to send 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has sent 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests and has put another battalion on standby in case the riots spread.
World May 29 25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo amid ethnic tensions Serbia has put its military on high alert and is sending more troops to the border with Kosovo, whose declaration of independence in 2008 is not recognized by Belgrade.
World Sep 27 NATO-led mission increases patrols on Kosovo-Serbia border The NATO-led KFOR mission in Kosovo has increased its patrols on the border with Serbia in a bid to deescalate tensions between the two Balkan foes over a dispute about license plates.
World May 03 Albania’s Socialists seek to impeach nation’s president Lawmakers from Albania’s governing left-wing Socialist Party have started an impeachment process against the country’s president, who they accuse of violating the constitution during the last election, one of their leaders said Monday.