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The front page of Sloboden Pecat features a mix of international and domestic news. Top international stories include German police monitoring Islamists, drone attacks in Russia, and US-Saudi actions in Iraq. Domestically, concerns are raised about a proposed law for Skopje as the European Capital…
Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office is monitoring 410 Islamists categorized as a security threat, with an additional 65 right-wing and 17 left-wing extremists on their watchlists.
A coalition of anti-corruption organizations is urging the Macedonian Parliament to stop a proposed law fast-tracking Skopje's designation as the 2028 European Capital of Culture.
Several municipalities in Skopje will be without water today due to planned supply disruptions.
North Macedonia has decided to forgo $19.2 million in funding from the World Bank.
A former director of an American bank has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting women.
Ukrainian drones attacked Ryazan, Taganrog, and Belgorod regions in Russia, leading to fires, four deaths, and hitting a bus.
The United States and Saudi Arabia have launched attacks in Iraq.
Austria is contemplating crisis distillation of wine due to a record harvest and weak sales.
In an interview, Ljubomir Frchkoski asserts that VMRO-DPMNE is a traitor to Macedonian national interests and will be remembered as such.
Dr. Spasovski discusses a 'silent killer' leading to dialysis, noting that approximately 1,600 patients in North Macedonia suffer from chronic kidney disease.
