🇹🇷⚠️❗️ — 4.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Istanbul, felt citywide.

🇷🇴🗳⚡️ Călin Georgescu, in his latest public address, congratulated George Simion for his results, but mentioned he is praying for Nicușor Dan's success in mending the ravine splitting Romanian society.

"Above our personal justice is peace".

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—🇻🇦/🇷🇸 NEW: Vatican reaffirms non-recognition of Kosovo’s independence.

In an official statement following the appointment of Archbishop Luigi Bianco as apostolic nuncio to Slovenia, the Holy See confirmed it does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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—🕊🇷🇺/🇺🇦/🇹🇷 UPDATE: Russia and Ukraine conclude negotiations in Turkey with no ceasefire but major prisoner swap agreed.

Russia’s lead negotiator Medinsky declared the talks successful, while Ukraine emphasized its push for a ceasefire—ultimately rejected by Moscow. However, both sides agreed to a significant 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange. Russia also insisted on excluding US representatives from future direct negotiations.

A potential leaders’ summit is now under discussion.

📰 Source: GeopoliticsDawid channel.

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🟨🤝📱 A X (Twitter) account followed by George Simion says that the AUR party has established contact with Telegram founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, in order to have him testify to the Romanian Constitutional Court (CCR) about French election interference.

However, because of his legal troubles in France, Durov is not allowed to leave the country and cannot testify in person. A videocall will have to be set up which, no doubt, will be sabotaged by the French.

A French judge could theoretically grant Durov the permission to travel to Romania and testify but what are the odds of that happening?

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🇫🇷❌📱 In a statement for POLITICO, an unnamed "government official" said that French authorities were "caught off guard" by Pavel Durov's tweets about being asked to censor people in Romania!

The official added that they believe Durov wanted to "tease" the French government.

The same official complained to POLITICO that Paris has difficulty in dealing with people "like Pavel Durov or Elon Musk" who "have strong communities" who never buy the arguments and denials made by French institutions.

“The state is in trouble, because it does not have the same prescribing power,” admits the government source cited above, who fears that the founder of Telegram will return with new accusations.

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—🇦🇱/🇪🇺 NEW: Albania to open new negotiating chapters in EU accession talks.

Tirana is set to advance in its European integration process by opening cluster 3 in accession negotiations with the European Union, on competitiveness and inclusive growth.

📰 Source: European Commission

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—🇦🇱/🇷🇸 NEW: Serbia, accused of waging hybrid war via fake Albanian social media accounts.

Reports indicate Serbian actors are reviving tactics once used by former secret services—impersonating Albanians online to sow division; calls intensify for official intervention.

📰 Source: Epirote Report

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—🇻🇦/🇭🇷 NEW: Genealogical records reveal Pope Leo XIV’s family roots trace back to Sinj, Croatia.

According to Slobodna Dalmacija, the Pope’s surname “Prevost” is a variant of “Preost,” a local surname from the Dalmatian town of Sinj. Historical research indicates that during Napoleon’s rule over Dalmatia (1806–1813), several French soldiers, engineers, or educators with the surname Prevost settled in the area—eventually adopting the localized form “Preost.”

📰 Source: Tomas Sablić channel.

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—🇹🇷/🇪🇸 NEW: Erdoğan praises Spain’s “principled” position on Gaza during talks with PM Sánchez in Istanbul.

The Turkish president commended Spain’s stance on Israel and Gaza, while both leaders emphasized strengthening cooperation in defense, trade, and regional mediation, including Ukraine.

📰 Source: Daily Sabah

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—🇧🇦/🇫🇷/🇩🇪 BREAKING: Bosnian media publish alleged Franco-German non-paper proposing sanctions on Republika Srpska leadership.

The document reportedly calls for suspending EU-funded projects benefiting Republika Srpska and imposing targeted sanctions on its officials, including President Milorad Dodik, over actions deemed unconstitutional. It also recommends halting high-level contacts with convicted or indicted leaders and coordinating with international financial institutions to adopt similar measures.

📰 Source: A2 CNN

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—🇷🇸/🇭🇷/🇧🇦 BREAKING: In a rare agreement, Serbia and Croatia jointly criticize centralization efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Both countries' foreign ministers reaffirm support for the Dayton Agreement, warning that Sarajevo’s push for power centralization threatens the constitutional rights of Croats and Republika Srpska.

📰 Source: The National Independent

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