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Albanian army chief voted in as new president

Albania's parliament on Saturday voted in chief of defence Bajram Begaj as the country's new president, a largely ceremonial position.With 78 votes in favour in the 140-seat parliament, Begaj will run Albania’s highest office for the next five years. Major General Bajram Begaj, 55, became chief of defence of Albania's…

Reuters

Lea Ypi: ‘Hope is a moral duty’

The Albanian author and academic on what she misses most about her homeland and how a communist childhood steeped in lies sparked her interest in philosophy

The Guardian - UK

Albania to choose chief of defense as president

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that his party has picked the country's chief of defense to be the new president after failing to choose a consensus candidate with the opposition.

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Albania bids farewell to ex-president Bujar Nishani

An official funeral ceremony has been held in Albania for former President Bujar Nishani, who died as a result of an undisclosed, long-running illness at the age of 55

The Independent UK

Afghans evacuated to Albania protest for faster move to US

A group of people evacuated from Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to power last year have held a protest in Albania over the failure to expedite their move to the United States

The Independent UK

Former Albanian President Bujar Nishani dies at 55

Albania says former President Bujar Nishani has died at 55 following a serious health problem

The Independent UK

4 Albanian Women, 9 Children to Be Repatriated from Syria

Four Albanian women and nine children, all related to Albanians who joined extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, are being repatriated from a Syrian camp, a Kurdish official from northeast Syria said Friday. Abdul-Karim Omar, an official who negotiates with countries on the return of their citizens, tweeted that,…

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Albania offers Soviet-built naval base to Nato ‘in these dangerous times’

The Pashaliman base located under the Vlora Bay was built in the 1950s

The Independent UK

Albania offers ex-Soviet built naval base to NATO

The office of Albania's prime minister says the country has offered to NATO a naval base in an effort to highlight the tiny country’s value in the alliance “in these difficult times."

The Independent UK

Zaniolo goal earns Roma first Europa Conference League title

TIRANA: Nicolo Zaniolo's goal earned AS Roma a first major European title in more than 60 years after a 1-0 win over Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League final in Albania on Wednesday, completing a unique European trophy haul for Jose Mourinho.

Bangkok Post

Albania police deport dozens of soccer fans after clashes

Albanian police say dozens of soccer fans have been deported back to Italy following violent clashes in Tirana ahead of Wednesday’s Europa Conference League final

The Independent UK

Jose Mourinho details Sir Alex Ferguson's warning as he makes retirement admission

Jose Mourinho is aiming to win a fifth major European title when Roma take on Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League final in Tirana, Albania on Wednesday evening

Daily Mirror

The Eurogirlies Are Fighting Over Who Gets To Claim Albanese’s Ethnicity Is This Eurovision?

Someone tell these people they're all white.

Pedestrian.tv

EU enlargement: What are the limits?

The war in Ukraine has forced a major rethink of European security, with further enlargement of both NATO and the EU now on the table. Kyiv has asked for a fast-track procedure for EU membership. Moldova and Georgia have also applied. The EU has made it clear that Ukraine belongs…

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Three die, two missing after tugboat sinks off southern Italy

Three people died and two were still missing after a tugboat sank off the southern Italian coast while pulling a pontoon on a route between Italy and Albania, the coastguard said on Thursday.

Benzinga

US Army Awards $309M Worth Contracts To Javelin JV

The U.S. Army recently awarded the Javelin JV two production contracts for Javelin missiles and associated equipment and services with a total value of $309 million. Javelin JV is a partnership of Raytheon Technologies Corp (NYSE:RTX) Raytheon Missiles & Defense, and Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE:LMT). The contracts include more than 1300 Javelin missiles funded from the…

The Independent UK

‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’: Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary moments

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’: Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary moments

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

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The Independent UK

‘I liked the bit when she stopped the music’: Graham Norton’s most savage Eurovision commentary

Eurovision wouldn’t be the same without Norton’s cutting remarks

The Independent UK

Group of Ukrainian athletes train in Albania, miss home

A group of young Ukrainian track and field athletes have made their way to safety in Albania after fleeing from a war zone

The Independent UK

Albanian author Lea Ypi named winner of £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize

The author picked up £10,000 prize for her 2021 novel Free, a coming of age memoir set amid political upheaval.

Daily Record

Real Madrid vs Manchester City halted by pitch invader as chaotic Champions League tie leaves Bernabeu rocking

A fan ran on the pitch flying what appeared to be an Albanian flag as extra-time commenced.

The Guardian - UK

Academic Lea Ypi wins Ondaatje prize for memoir

Award given for books that evoke the spirit of place goes to work that chronicles the author’s coming-of-age in Albania during the fall of communism

The Conversation

Outsourcing asylum seekers: the case of Rwanda and the UK

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 4 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda. The plan was condemned by the opposition as well as human rights groups such as Amnesty International. The UK has settled on Rwanda after earlier reports that…

Daily Mirror

Fury as Tories unveil 'cruel' plan to send asylum seekers to RWANDA - 5,000 miles away

Priti Patel will sign a deal with Rwanda after months of attempts to 'offshore' migrants in Albania and Ghana collapsed. Boris Johnson will boast he is 'taking back control of illegal immigration'

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