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The main opposition parties in Albania are preparing for a major protest on Saturday, accusing the government of having links to drug dealers, despite being called ‘traitors’ to Albania by the Prime Minister. Albania’s opposition Democratic...

Yulia Skripal has said she wishes to return to Russia “in the longer term” despite the nerve agent attack on her and her father Sergei, which she described as life-changing. In her first appearance since being discharged from...

Anti-abortion campaigners have sidestepped Google’s ban on online adverts relating to the referendum in Ireland on Friday, so as to promote their message on popular websites. This May the tech company banned paid messages relating to the referendum from appearing...

North Korea claims to have dismantled its only known nuclear test site, detonating explosives and collapsing its entrances in front of international television crews in a highly symbolic move. Reporters at the scene described a series of...

By Nils Pratley Chairmen, especially those embarrassed by the share price on their watch, feel obliged to examine any old merger or acquisition idea. But there are limits to what counts as credible and Barclays’ John McFarlane...

Sainsbury’s is pressing ahead with a plan to cut paid breaks, annual bonuses and premium pay for Sundays, leaving thousands of workers out of pocket despite pressure from unions and MPs. However, the supermarket has pledged extra...

Biggest sales jump in 18 months as shoppers return to the high street, but underlying trend still weak. Retailers enjoyed the biggest jump in sales in 18 months during April as shoppers, forced to stay home...

Professor Brian Scott-Quinn, director of Banking Programmes at Henley Business School, suggests Deutsche Bank is trapped in a ‘spiral of decline’. Scott-Quinn says that Deutsche should accept that the game is up. “We really no longer need Deutsche Bank. There are...

Croatian police said they have caught an 18-year-old male who sprayed symbols of the World War II fascist Ustasa movement on an anti-fascist monument in the city of Rijeka. Croatian police announced on Wednesday that an 18-year-old...

Programmers will gather in Sofia in June for the first Balkan Hackathon, aimed at developing digital solutions and software prototypes to boost progress in the region. They will spend a full 24 hours coding and prototyping...