In einer Einkaufsstraße in Leipzig fährt ein Autofahrer am Nachmittag in eine Menschengruppe. Zwei Menschen werden getötet und mehrere verletzt. Der Fahrer wird festgenommen – die Polizei nennt erste Details.

Turkey's foreign minister, on a visit to North Macedonia, said he expects the country's new government to "give stronger support" to the fight against supporters of exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara accuses of terrorism.

New media cooperation agreement signed on Tuesday may well strengthen Turkish government propaganda in the Albanian media, experts warn.

International watchdog Human Rights Watch said in a report that Turkey is one of the leading countries involved in “transnational repression” - targeting government critics abroad.

A delegation of mayors from Europe and the Balkans has been blocked from making a solidarity visit to the jailed opposition mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu.

Kosovo’s purchase of ‘kamikaze’ drones from Turkey is about more than just beefing up security in dangerous times. Turkey is pursuing a ‘deliberate political project’ in the Balkans to secure greater leverage, experts say.

An anti-Turkish demonstration in the capital Podgorica has unsettled members of the country’s Turkish community – and has caused concern in Ankara.

Economy minister hails modernisation of Rijeka oil refinery, completed amid war in Iran, as key 'investment in the country’s energy security in times of geopolitical instability'.

Giant data centre and innovation campus, codenamed Pantheon – to be built at Topusko, south of Zagreb – is expected to turn Croatia into a regional hub for digital infrastructure.

New agreement on exchange of classified data in the defence sector appears designed to accelerate arms shipments from Israel to Serbia.

Romania is bracing for a period of political uncertainty after the resignation of one third of its ministers from its coalition government.

Former European integration minister Gordana Djurovic tells BIRN that Montenegro, the frontrunner for EU accession, now has membership within its sights - but cautions that there is plenty of hard work ahead.