The Latest Breaking News from Macedonia

Thousands of people protested in North Macedonia on Thursday as parliament prepared to vote on a French compromise deal for settling the country's disputes with Bulgaria, which would enable its long-due European Union membership talks to start.

Streets in Skopje, North Macedonia, were brought to a standstill on Friday because of protests against a proposed compromise deal with Bulgaria that would finally allow the Balkan country to begin long-awaited European Union membership talks.

New England Woman captain Leah Williamson is out of Friday’s World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia.

“What a piece of work is man!” Neither of the ravenous witches in “You Won’t Be Alone” actually quote Shakespeare, but that astonished sentiment informs every beat of first-time feature filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s ruminative supernatural tale, set in the rustic hillside villages of 19th-century Macedonia.

Minute-by-minute report: Bruno Fernandes was the two-goal hero as Portugal qualified for their sixth World Cup finals in a row with a fuss-free display in Porto. Scott Murray was watching.

Diogo Jota's Portugal side will take on North Macedonia as the Estadio do Dragoo tonight

North Macedonia are aiming to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in their history when they take on Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in a play-off on Tuesday night

Ronaldo, who has 185 caps for Portugal and a world-record 115 international goals, is aiming to emulate a select band of players to have played in five World Cups

Portugal face North Macedonia in a World Cup play-off final tonight hoping to book their place in Qatar later in 2022.