The tragedy occurred after fireworks set the club’s roof on fire during a pop concert, the country’s interior minister said.

Albania’s Orthodox Church has elected Joan Pelushi as its new leader following the death in January of Archbishop Anastasios, who had revived the church after the fall of communism in 1990.

At least 51 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a nightclub fire in North Macedonia, the country's interior minister said.

He added: "I have to say, there's quite a high likelihood that a ceasefire, even it can be achieved, won't last, and that for the next year or so, we may well see the fighting continuing.