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Day: February 25, 2026

Israel escalating attacks on Gaza, West Bank despite Oct. 10 ceasefire: Turkish president

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Israel has continued to escalate its attacks on Gaza and the West Bank despite the ceasefire. “Despite the Oct. 10 (2025) ceasefire, secured with also Türkiye’s efforts, Israeli government continues to escalate…

Arrests in Naples over hospital in ‘hands of mafia’

Naples finance and Carabinieri police staged an operation on Wednesday to arrest four people in relation to an investigation into the hold the Contini clan of the Camorra mafia allegedly had over several of the activities of the city’s San…

€23.3m in EU grants awarded to Croatia’s national and nature parks

ZAGREB, 25 Feb (Hina) – Environment and Green Transition Minister Marija Vučković on Wednesday awarded more than €23.3 million in non-refundable EU funding to ten public institutions managing Croatia’s national and nature parks, saying the projects will strengthen long-term sustainability. Funding decisions…

Cyprus begins emergency livestock vaccinations after foot-and-mouth outbreak

Vaccinations of livestock are expected to begin today, Wednesday, carried out by private veterinarians, following the detection of foot-and-mouth disease cases, the spokesperson of the Veterinary Services has said. Speaking at the “Zenon” Coordination Centre in Larnaca, Senior Veterinary Officer…

PM Mitsotakis: With the improvements at the Kipi Border Station, Greece will have the exit and entry point to Turkiye it deserves

“ With the construction of works for the upgrade and expansion of the Kipi Border Station in Evros, and later the construction of the new large bridge, we will have the entry and exit point to and from Turkiye that…

Romanian-Australian multicultural event, on occasion of journalist Charlie Ottley’s visit to Sydney

New South Wales (NSW) Parliament President Benjamin Cameron Franklin said on Wednesday, during a Romanian-Australian multicultural event organised by the Romanian Embassy to Australia on occasion of the visit to Sydney of journalist Charlie Ottley, producer of Wild Carpathia, Wild…

Two Bears Arrive in Sofia from Argentina en Route to New Home in Rila Sanctuary

Two bears from an Argentinian zoo have just arrived in Sofia by air en route to their new home in the Belitsa bear sanctuary in the southern Rila mountain. Gordo and Florence have lived in the Lujan zoo. Landing in…

Albania to increase troop contribution to KFOR mission in Kosovo

TIRANA, Feb 25 /ATA/ – Albania will increase its troop contribution to the NATO-led Kosovo Force, KFOR, by adding an air component to its deployment, the country’s top military officer said on Wednesday. Chief of the General Staff of the…

Spiropali on former KLA leaders: Justice must be impartial

During her visit to Kosovo, Albania’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Elisa Spiropali, also spoke about the trial of former KLA leaders at The Hague, KosovaPress reports. Spiropali stated that justice must be impartial and cannot operate with double…

Starlink to enter Montenegrin market by end of second quarter

Podgorica, (MINA-BUSINESS) – The Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (EKIP) announced that global satellite operator Starlink is expected to enter the Montenegrin market by the end of the second quarter. According to a press release from EKIP, this…