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Vladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital.

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The Albanian government has decided to postpone the validity of all the ID and passports that expire until May 11.

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At least 10 civilians have died and 32 have been wounded in Indian-administered Kashmir, after Pakistan launched heavy artillery shelling along the de-facto border between the countries in response to Delhi's air strikes.

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On World Press Freedom Day 2025, Albania finds itself in an ambivalent position: ranked 80th in the latestReporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, marking an apparent climb of 19 places from the previous year. At first glance, this advancement might seem like genuine progress; indeed, certain measures taken to protect journalists and the recent Constitutional Court ruling reaffirming journalists’ rights to protect sources have created positive momentum. However, beneath this surface of optimism, the reality remains bleak. Albania’s improved ranking is largely due to a relative decline in press freedom elsewhere rather than meaningful improvements at home. Much like Sisyphus pushing his boulder uphill only to watch it roll back down, Albania’s apparent progress masks deep-rooted and persistent systemic issues.

Britain’s anti-immigrant and Trump-alignedReform UKparty has made sweeping gains in English local elections, challenging the traditional political dominance of the country’s two main parties, Labour and the Conservatives.

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