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Extreme heat wave to hit Israel
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Israel Meteorological Service on Thursday warned of an extreme heat wave across the country in the coming days.
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Former Albanian PM denies UK claims of his corruption, ties to criminality
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Former Albanian prime minister and current leader of the country's main opposition Democratic Party (DP), Sali Berisha, has denied claims made earlier by British authorities of his "involvement in corrupt acts and ties to criminality."
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Serbia receives secret anti-aircraft consignment from China
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], April 29 (ANI): Amidst an armed build-up in the Balkans in midst of the Russia-Ukraine war, China has reportedly supplied a secret consignment of anti-aircraft weapons to the Serbian military.
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US imposes corruption-related sanctions on seven individuals, one entity i
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has imposed a number of corruption-related sanctions on seven individuals and one entity in the Western Balkans, the US Treasury Department announced on Monday in a press release.
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US counters Chinese presence in Balkans by increasing footprint in Albania
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tirana [Albania], January 25 (ANI): The US has increased its strategic presence in Albania to counter Beijing's increased footprint in the Balkan region.
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China attempts to compete with EU in Balkan investment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], December 13 (ANI): China's increasing investments in the Balkans and its attempts to compete with the European Union, which has a considerably greater economic stake in the region, has been a cause of growing global concern.
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North Macedonia government ranks first in openness index of Western Balkan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Skopje [North Macedonia], October 11 (ANI/Novinite): According to the latest Openness Index, which ranked the governments and parliaments in four countries from the Western Balkans - North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of North Macedonia was ranked
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FM Lavrov denies claims of Russian meddling in western Balkans
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], October 11 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denied that Russia interfered in non-EU Western Balkan nations in violation of international rules.
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Western Balkans increasingly important pit-stop in Chinese Digital Silk Ro
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], August 5 (ANI): Over the past decade, Western Balkans have become an increasingly important pit-stop in the Chinese Digital Silk Road, a crucial element of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Observers raise concerns over China's investments in Balkans amid growing
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 23 (ANI): A decade after the establishment of the 17+1 initiative, many European countries are increasingly dissatisfied with the results, citing a growing trade deficit with China, a failure to create jobs and Beijing's slowness in opening up its markets to agricul
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Autocratic Erdogan may soon be called by Biden to pay a price
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], December 7 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is becoming increasingly autocratic, reversing the secularist reforms of the founder of modern Republic of Turkey Kemal Ataturk, sends to jail thousands of journalists, writers, academics and people expressing opp
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UK to earmark PS18 million to counter fake news
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): The United Kingdom has decided to earmark 18 million pounds to counter disinformation and fake news across Eastern Europe and strengthen independent media in the Western Balkans.
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