A lion and bear rescued from captivity in northern Albania arrived in animal sanctuaries in Germany in early December after authorities in Tirana discovered they were being illegally kept as pets on a ...

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 ...

FOR EDI RAMA these are the best of times and the worst of times—but mostly the best. In May Albania’s prime minister was elected to a fourth consecutive term. His country’s GDP has grown by 160% in ...

Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and streaming services for $82.7 billion, fundamentally reshaping the entertainment industry at closing in late 2026. Time Warner's former CEO ...

Albania's prime minister accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of "ethnic stereotyping" after she singled out Albanian families in a speech about abuses of the asylum system. Edi Rama criticised ...

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 ...

Diella, the country’s first AI system that is now a minister in Edi Rama’s cabinet, will have 83 “children,” who will become parliamentary assistants. Albania’s first non-human minister made up ...

Albania unveils Diella, the world’s first AI minister, to oversee public procurement and fight corruption amid EU membership ambitions. When Albania’s national Assembly convened last month to hold the ...

The world's first AI-generated government "minister" has been introduced to the Albanian parliament to a mixed reception. The so-called state minister for artificial intelligence, named Diella, ...

Prime Minister Edi Rama has introduced an AI-generated bot which he has called a government minister in the Albanian parliament Thursday 18 September 2025 13:50 BST An AI-generated government ...

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 ...