June 11, 2021 was a historic date for Albania, following its accession as a temporary member of the UN Security Council. A year later, exactly on June 1, 2022, Albania will hold the presidency of the Council for 30 days. In New York, Prime Minister Edi Rama and Foreign Minister Olta Xhaçka will be in… Continue reading Albania takes over the Presidency of the UN Security Council on June 1st
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kharkiv, where he met with troops defending this key city in northeastern Ukraine. This is Zelensky’s first visit outside the Ukrainian capital since Russian forces began occupying his country on February 24. The Ukrainian president’s office reported on May 29 that Zelensky met with soldiers in positions on the front… Continue reading Zelensky visits the front lines in Kharkiv
The Minister of Defense, Armend Mehaj, said that members of the Kosovo Security Force and the Albanian Armed Forces, have held together a training for combat shooting with mortars. Through a post on the social network Facebook, he said that this event was completed successfully. “Increased our specialized capabilities with indirect firearms for close fire… Continue reading Kosovo and Albanian forces successfully completed mortar combat training
One of the largest film festivals in Kosovo and beyond, PriFest Film, has announced that it will be held in August and not in July as previously planned. PriFest has announced that due to numerous art and culture events, the dates have been shifted from July to August. “Due to the large number of art… Continue reading PriFest Film shifts dates to August 23-28
The United Nations General Assembly has designated May 29 as the UN International Day of Peacekeepers. This day is intended to honor peacekeepers who have lost their lives for the cause of peace, as well as to honor all the men and women who continue to serve in UN operations with high professionalism, dedication and… Continue reading May 29, UN International Day of Peacekeepers
“Levizja Vetevendosje” is holding the 57th meeting of the General Council. The chairman of this party, also the Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, is participating in this meeting. During his speech before the members of the Council, Kurti added that now the image of Kosovo has a newer content both in the political and economic sense.… Continue reading Kurti: We are preparing for the application for NATO and EU membership
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has called for a ban on offensive weapons, as the U.S. has recently faced two deadly attacks. Harris made the remarks as she attended the funeral of Ruth Whitfield, 86, who was killed by gunfire at a grocery store in Buffalo on May 14. The Buffalo shooting happened ten days… Continue reading Kamala Harris calls for assault weapons ban
Kosovo has the lowest death rate in Europe. It is Germany’s statistical agency that has released a report, which shows that the youngest country on the continent, like Turkey, has less than three times the death toll compared to Bulgaria, which has 18 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. According to recently published data, but referring to… Continue reading Kosovo has the lowest death rate in Europe
