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Machiel Kiel’s legacy: Documenting shared heritage of Balkans, Anatolia
Sabah
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August 11, 2025
Of course, a single piece could never suffice to describe Machiel Kiel's life in the academic field. His unique research, marked by outstanding work and great dedication, the traces he left in archives across Europe, especially in the Ottoman...
Introducing the Open Air and Open Air Premiere Programmes of the 31st SFF
Sarajevo Times
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August 4, 2025
The Open Air Programme of the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival this year consists of two sections: Open Air and Open Air Premiere. The Open Air programme, alongside the opening film “The Pavilion” by Dino Mustafić, will bring seven more films to the...
‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Dreams,’ ‘Brides’ Join Sarajevo Film Festival’s Open Air Program
Variety
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August 4, 2025
The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled the films that will play in its Open Air Program, which include Joachim Trier’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “Sentimental Value,” Michel Franco’s Berlin competitor “Dreams,” Nadia Fall’s Sundance competition...
Joanna Cherry pledges to use memoirs to help 'clear' Alex Salmond's name
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 4, 2025
Joanna Cherry has said she will publish new information in her memoirs next year in a bid to clear Alex Salmond’s name. The former SNP MP said the late First Minister was a victim of a “conspiracy to pervert the course of justice”. Cherry was an...
Dutch man charged with child abuse in Albania after dragging daughter by hair
NL Times
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August 4, 2025
A 33-year-old Dutch man, identified as M.U., faces criminal charges in Albania for dragging his young daughter by her hair in public, police confirmed Sunday. The incident, captured in two photos published by the Korçë police, showed the man...
Why you should visit these 5 European lakes
National Geographic
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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As the summer heat rises along the coast of the Med, turn your gaze instead to Europe’s dazzlingly diverse array of lakes. Beyond swimming, kayaking and standup paddleboarding in...
Balkan economies weigh cost of US-EU tariff 'compromise'
Central European Times
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August 4, 2025
The US-EU trade deal setting most import duties at 15% offers clarity to the situation, Balkan ministries said on 29 July. The trade deal removes the immediate threat of a 30% tariff but commits the EU to purchasing USD 750bn of US energy and...
The 20 year-old Kent man trying to start his own ‘country’ in the Balkans
Kent Live
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August 3, 2025
Think 'President of an unrecognised state' and the image of a mild-mannered 20-year-old video game developer in Dover does not immediately spring to mind. But when he's not sitting at home creating virtual worlds on Roblox to pay the rent, Daniel...
This lawyer once felt optimistic war crimes would be punished. Now he's not so sure
SBS
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In the home of former war crimes prosecutor Graham Blewitt, a striking artwork offers a glimpse into the atrocities the retired Sydney-based lawyer has helped investigate. The piece hanging in Blewitt's home office shows a framed map of Bosnia and...
Every Celtic Champions League playoff opponent profiled as £40m shootout beckons
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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August 1, 2025
Celtic will discover who stands between them and a bumper £40million Champions League jackpot when the playoff draw is made on Monday. Brendan Rodgers' men are seeded in the final qualifying round and will face one of five possible opponents in...
Sir Keir Starmer in Albania to tackle ‘revolving door’ of migration
Frontier Media - Alaska
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Sir Keir Starmer is in Albania to announce an expanded crackdown on migrant smuggling gangs in the Balkans - a key staging post on the route to Britain. In the first official visit to the country by a UK prime minister, he hopes to reinforce this...
A Troublesome Threesome, a Sacred Amulet and a Mysterious Aunt Among Subjects of Projects in CineLink’s Work in Progress Section
Variety
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August 1, 2025
The CineLink Work in Progress section at Sarajevo Film Festival, which showcases feature film projects from Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has selected eight fiction and three documentary projects. Among the subjects of the...
Trump hikes tariff on Nigerian exports
Punch
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August 1, 2025
Nigeria, along with some other African countries, has been hit with a 15 per cent import tariff under a fresh executive order issued by United States President, Donald Trump. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the announcement came on Thursday as part...
List of August National and International Days You Should Know and Celebrate
Time Bulletin
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August 9, 2025
August offers a chance to rejoice every other week because it is a month filled with national and international celebrations. The days, dates, and events of national and international significance in August 2024 are listed in this article. Let’s...
The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Domains
Forbes
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify that while Pavlovski owned domains, he was not involved in operating them as websites. President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows. On the one hand,...
Bansko Jazz Festival Celebrates 28th Year with International Line-Up
Bulgarian News Agency
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Jazz is an inseparable part of Bansko’s atmosphere, Bansko Mayor Stoycho Banenski said at the opening of the 28th edition of the Bansko Jazz Festival on Friday. For 28 years now, the jazz festival has served as Bansko’s calling card to the world,...
Bartering returns to Gaza as hungry people swap flour, lentils and shampoo
The National News
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In Gaza, where war has choked the economy and blockades have emptied shop shelves, the millennia-old system of bartering is making a comeback. No longer a relic of ancient times or a plotline in historical dramas, exchanging goods has become a...
The Tech Mogul Behind Trump’s Truth Social Used To Own Porn Sites
Forbes
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President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has long been a coalition of strange bedfellows. On the one hand, there is Trump himself, who once bragged about grabbing women “by the pussy” and enjoyed a long friendship with child sex trafficker Jeffrey...
Germany backs further sanctions on Israeli settlers
The National News
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Germany is committed to imposing sanctions against more Israeli settlers for violence committed in the occupied West Bank, its Foreign Minister said while visiting the Palestinian territory on Friday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met German...
US President Trump Imposes 15% Tariff On Nigeria, Other African Nations In Major Trade Shift
Sahara Reporters
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United States president, Donald Trump, has officially imposed a 15 percent tariff on imports from Nigeria and several other African countries. The White House announced the new tariff rates in an executive order. The Executive Order, titled...