PRISTINA, Kosovo — Albanian lawmakers scuffled with guards during a parliament session in Tirana on Thursday, shouting, tugging at one another and setting off flares in the rostrum. The altercation ...

The State Department is so far refusing to comment on a growing corruption crisis engulfing the Balkan nation of Albania, a vital U.S. ally in the region. Following an Albanian court’s decision to ...

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The Hysa Organized Crime Group (HOCG), also known as the Albanian Mafia, has been accused of operating casinos on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. The news comes from a joint action with the United ...

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One month after traveling to Albania, Mayor Eric Adams held a reception at Gracie Mansion with government officials from the Balkan nation and other members of the local Albanian community. Friday’s ...

The world’s first AI government official is going about as well as anyone could expect. Yesterday, the virtual assistant “Diella” made its “inaugural address” to the Albanian parliament. Maybe ...

TIRANA, Albania — An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in the Albanian parliament on Thursday, with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his ...

Albania has appointed the world’s first-ever AI government official in hopes of rooting out some of the Balkan state’s long-running corruption. Announced this week by Edi Rama, Albania’s prime minster ...

TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s prime minister on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated “minister” to tackle corruption and promote transparency and innovation in his new Cabinet. Officially ...

Martin Suarez is the only deep-undercover FBI agent in history to have infiltrated a Colombian drug cartel. In 1988, he transformed into “Manny” and became a high-level smuggler for Pablo Escobar’s ...

PRISTINA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A new minister in Albania charged to handle public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats, or attempts to curry favour. That is because Diella, as she is ...