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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Afidnes area, northern Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the flames just outside the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Resurgent wildfires in Greece burn homes, threaten monuments

By Derek Gatopoulos And Elena Becatoros Aug. 05, 2021 05:11 AM EDT

A murales showing a Swiss guard kissing a colleague, by street artist Laika, is seen on the day of the annual Pride march, in Rome, Saturday, June 26, 2021. This year's march comes amid widespread concern in Europe about legislation in Hungary that will ban showing content about LGBT issues to children and a controversial Vatican communication to Italy, criticizing a law that would extend additional protections from discrimination to the LGBT community.. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers

By Frances D'emilio And John Leicester Jun. 26, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

North Macedonia's Goran Pandev reacts during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group F match between North Macedonia and Netherlands, at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, June 21 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via AP)
Netherlands vs North Macedonia 6/21/2021

Jun. 21, 2021 01:46 PM EDT

North Macedonia's Visar Musliu, left, duels for the ball with Ukraine's Artem Besyedin during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group C match between Ukraine and North Macedonia at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Justin Setterfield, Pool via AP)
North Macedonia vs Ukraine 6/17/2021

Jun. 17, 2021 10:54 AM EDT

Austria's Christoph Baumgartner takes a dive on the pitch during a heavy rainfall before a training session at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 12, 2021, the day before the team's first match against North Macedonia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
North Macedonia vs Austria 6/13/2021

Jun. 12, 2021 11:50 AM EDT

People wait after being vaccinated at the center for mass vaccination against COVID-19, at A1 Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. The European Union started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines Tuesday to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc but where China and Russia have already been supplying the much-needed shots and making political gains. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
North Macedonia speeds up vaccinations as EU aid arrives

May. 04, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

North Macedonia looks to Chinese vaccine to revive program

Apr. 30, 2021 09:10 AM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia received a shipment Friday of 200,000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine following major delays in the...

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama waves to his supporters during a rally in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Albania's left-wing Socialist Party has secured a third consecutive mandate in a parliamentary election, winning a majority of seats in parliament, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)
Albania's Socialists win election, gain 3rd straight mandate

By Llazar Semini Apr. 27, 2021 01:51 PM EDT

Poeple wearing face masks and face shields to prevent the spread of the coronavirus buy food at the Munoz market in Quezon city, Philippines as they prepare for a stricter lockdown on Sunday March 28, 2021. The government will start stricter lockdown measures next week as the country struggles to control an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
The Latest: Metro Manila, outlying provinces go on lockdown

By The Associated Press Mar. 28, 2021 06:11 AM EDT

North Macedonia gets first batch of Russia vaccine Sputnik V

By Konstantin Testorides Mar. 07, 2021 01:19 PM EST
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia on Sunday received the first batch of 3,000 doses of Russian vaccine Sputnik V from a total order of 200,000 in...

North Macedonia begins COVID-19 vaccination

Feb. 17, 2021 07:24 AM EST
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia began administering vaccinations against the coronavirus Wednesday from a first batch of 4,680 doses of Pfizer...

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, left, and North Macedonia's Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, right, hold a news conference during a handover of COVID-19 vaccines, at the border crossing Tabanovce, between North Macedonia and Serbia, on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Serbia which has launched a successful vaccination campaign has donated some 8,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 shots to North Macedonia which is yet to deliver its first shots. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Serbia donates Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to North Macedonia

Feb. 14, 2021 06:39 AM EST

10 arrested in North Macedonia migrant smuggling bust

Oct. 15, 2020 10:56 AM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Ten men were arrested in North Macedonia on Thursday, accused of running a smuggling ring that brought in migrants from...

EU official touts extra billions for Western Balkans

Oct. 07, 2020 11:57 AM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The European Union’s enlargement commissioner said Wednesday that the bloc is seeking to secure another 20 billion euros ($24...

Lawmakers and candidates for ministers of the ethnic Albanian DUI party walk towards the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020. North Macedonia's parliament continues Sunday the debate on a vote of confidence for a new left-wing coalition government after the Social Democrats and their ethnic Albanian partners secured a majority of seats in July's general election. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
North Macedonia government wins confidence vote

By Konstantin Testorides Aug. 30, 2020 07:11 PM EDT

North Macedonia: Police find 148 migrants in trucks

Aug. 12, 2020 07:35 AM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say they have discovered 148 migrants crammed into trucks in two separate operations in central and...

North Macedonia leaders set July 15 date for early poll

By Konstantin Testorides Jun. 15, 2020 01:17 PM EDT
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Political leaders in North Macedonia have agreed to hold a national election on July 15 after the poll was delayed due to the...

A man kicks a tear gas canister during a march against police brutality and racism in Paris, France, Saturday, June 13, 2020, organized by supporters of Adama Traore, who died in police custody in 2016 in circumstances that remain unclear despite four years of back-and-forth autopsies. The march is expected to be the biggest of several demonstrations Saturday inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., and French police ordered the closure of freshly reopened restaurants and shops along the route fearing possible violence. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The Latest: China has most new virus cases since mid-April

By The Associated Press Jun. 13, 2020 12:51 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 15, 2020 file photo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, center right, speaks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia's president Aleksandar Vucic has cancelled his party's pre-election rallies and officials in Bosnia, Macedonia and Albania are appealing on citizens to respect protection measures after relaxation of rules against the new coronavirus led to a recent spike in cases in the Balkan countries. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
With measures lifted, Balkans hit by coronavirus case spike

By Jovana Gec And Dusan Stojanovic Jun. 11, 2020 09:21 AM EDT

Boys play together while wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus infection, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Latest: S Korea has 56 new COVID cases amid resurgence

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2020 01:16 AM EDT