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    refugees

    The flow of Iranian refugees to Armenia continues. The stories of those fleeing offer a glimpse into the suffering of a people devastated by war, revealing a profound nostalgia, but also a capacity for wonder at the unknown

    29/04/2026, Armine Avetisyan 

  • The installation on the mosaic of the National Museum of Albania. Photo © Klaudja Piroli
    Art and Society

    “Art should shake, provoke thoughts, stop people even if only for a moment.” This is what artist Blerta Kambo had in mind when she decided to include the face of a bald woman in the famous mosaic at the National Museum of Albania in Tirana. The goal? To raise awareness about breast cancer

    28/04/2026, Erisa Kryeziu  Tirana

  • La centrale di Chernobyl - © Shutterstock/Budzynski
    Nuclear plant

    April 26th marks the fortieth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, an anniversary inevitably marked by the ongoing war and the memory of the Russian occupation of the plant four years ago. We gathered the voices of some technicians taken hostage during the occupation

    24/04/2026, Anna Romandash 

  • Proteste contro Gruevski nel 2018, Skopje © Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock
    Politics and justice

    After Orbán’s defeat, the fate of former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is once again in the balance. After several convictions in his homeland, he fled to Hungary, where he received political asylum. New Prime Minister Peter Magyar has called Gruevski “a criminal,” paving the way for a possible extradition

    23/04/2026, Aleksandar Samardjiev  Tetovo

  • People attending the funeral service of Ilia II in Tbilisi
    Religion and politics

    The death of Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II, who led the Georgian Orthodox Church for nearly 50 years, marks the end of an era for the entire country, as for many he was a symbol of national unity. The next Patriarch will be elected soon

    21/04/2026, Tornike Kakalashvili 

  • Rumen Radev © roibu/Shutterstock
    Politica

    Former President Rumen Radev has secured a landslide victory in yesterday’s snap general election in Bulgaria, and his “Progressive Bulgaria” party will hold an absolute majority in the Sofia parliament. However, there are concerns within the EU over Radev’s pro-Russian stance, as he has called for a resumption of dialogue with Moscow

    20/04/2026, Francesco Martino  Sofia