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Teams prepare for Giro d'Italia opener with traffic-disrupted recons amid last-minute road repairs

Meersman calls traffic during Tirana recon 'extremely dangerous' while Van Aert describes roads as 'unpredictable'

Cycling News

'He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone' – Relaxed ex-teammates Van Aert and Roglič full of respect and jokes ahead of Giro d'Italia

Key protagonists take tension out of Giro press conference, with Belgian in good spirits despite pre-race illness

Cycling News

Giro d’Italia stage three preview: Tom Pidcock battles fast men for victory on 160km route to Vlore

Punchy riders with a fast finish look best placed to win Sunday’s third stage of the 2025 Giro

The Independent UK

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Giro d'Italia 2025 stage 2 preview: Is this the first real GC day?

A 13.7km individual time trial into Tirana expected to establish initial hierarchy amongst overall challengers

Cycling News

Kallas warns Albania of complex reforms but says its future is in the EU

Brussels decided in 2020 to start full membership negotiations with Albania, and talks began last October on how the Western Balkan country aligns with the EU in its fundamental principles.

Euronews

Albanian Archbishop Anastasios Honored For Reviving Orthodox Church

Archbishop Anastasios mourned in Tirana for his role in reviving Albania's Orthodox Church post-communism.

Top News

Giro d'Italia 2026 route: almost 50,000 metres of climbing, seven summit finishes, and one 40km-long time trial

A three-day start in Bulgaria is followed by a northwards journey through Italy

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Chirag Chikkara becomes only third Indian to win gold at U23 World Wrestling Championships

NEW DELHI: Chirag Chikkara became just the third Indian to win the Under-23 world championship as India won nine medals in the age group event in Tirana, Albania, including gold and silver.

The Times of India

WFI withdraws India from World Championship, writes to UWW about government interference

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday withdrew the Indian team from the World Championship, conveying to world governing body, UWW, that the sports ministry is interfering with its autonomy. The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic categories is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28.

The Times of India

Italian court rules outsourced migrant detentions in Albania illegal

Twelve Bangladeshi and Egyptian men left Albania for Italy on Saturday after judges ruled against their detention in the non-EU nation under a controversial deal between Rome and Tirana. Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said the administration would appeal the court's decision.

Radio France Internationale

First wave of asylum-seekers from Italy arrive in Albania under 2023 migrant deal

A naval ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters has docked in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum-seekers.

Radio France Internationale

First Migrants Arrive In Albania Under Contested Italy Deal

A ship carrying migrants intercepted in Italian waters docked Wednesday in Albania, nearly a year after Rome and Tirana reached a controversial deal to process asylum seekers trying to reach Europe.

International Business Times

A festival took me to the ‘Maldives of Europe’ – and I found out why it’s the next tourist favourite

More than a decade after her first visit, Maya Oppenheim returns to Albania as the country is on the rise as a travel spot – discovering raw beauty, rich culture and off-the-beaten-path allure that’s hard to resist

The Independent UK

Erdogan Says Gaza 'Shame Of Humanity', Calls For Permanent Ceasfire

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his attacks on Israel as he arrived in Tirana Thursday, the first stop of a Balkans tour that will also take him to Serbia.

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The Independent UK

These are the holiday destinations that have seen the biggest drop in flight price this year

The costs of tickets have fallen when flying from the UK to destinations as far away as Japan

Top News

Albanian Opposition Demands Technocratic Cabinet Ahead Of Elections

Albanian opposition protests demand new government, sparking political tensions and calls for dialogue to avoid violence.

The Independent UK

Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state

The Guardian - UK

‘We will never stop fighting’: why Afghan women have risked their lives to attend a summit in Tirana

Conference in the Albanian capital aims to agree how women want the international community to react to the Taliban’s assault on their rights – and fight the erasure of their voices

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The Independent UK

Horrible hubbing: This is why direct flights are a good idea

Plane Talk: When you book a connection, the scope for disarray multiplies

The Independent UK

180 competitors line up for 1,200-mile Race Across Europe by bus, train and ferry from London to Tirana

Exclusive: Trans-European public transport race has mystery checkpoints to prevent participants planning in advance

France 24

Southern Europe scorched by heat wave as temperatures surpass 40°C

Governments across southern Europe have issued severe weather warnings as temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius. The heat wave has already claimed the life of an elderly man in Albania, who was found dead in his farm south of the capital Tirana.

The Independent UK

Amid the anti-tourism trend, here are 6 destinations that desperately want you to pay them a visit

Exclusive: Almost every destination wants more tourists, not fewer

The Independent UK

Thousands pay their respects to renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare at his state funeral

Thousands of people have paid their last respects to Ismail Kadare in a state funeral in Tirana Wednesday, with a minute’s silence held nationwide in memory of the renowned Albanian novelist and poet who died earlier this week

The Independent UK

Albania’s world-renowned novelist Ismail Kadare dies at 88

Tributes paid to ‘monument of Albanian culture’

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How a day of fevered general election speculation unfolded

In today’s newsletter: From a drop in inflation, to Cameron’s cancelled sojourn to Tirana. Now can Rishi Sunak persuade people that being ‘back to normal’ is enough?

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