At 1.30pm, the gathering held a minute’s silence and Zaneta Skerlev, a former journalist for the BBC world service, gave a speech saying the Macedonian people are “not just united in grief but ...

People as young as 16 were among the casualties and the nation declared seven days of mourning. Mr Shafier, who laid flowers in front of the embassy, said: 'I was actually in Macedonia when it ...

Hundreds of people scrambled for the small venue’s only exit as the fire spread across the ceiling, leaving many trapped in the country’s deadliest incident in years.

which includes people from all parties, from all profiles. If that system does not collapse, this country will never exist,” he said in a statement. North Macedonia’s government ordered a ...

Kocani, North Macedonia — North Macedonia is grappling with the loss of dozens of young lives in a nightclub inferno while trying to hold those responsible to account and prevent another calamity.

“He died while returning and entering to save other people. And he was pushed, run over, that’s how my son died.” North Macedonia is grappling with the loss of dozens of young lives in ...

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“I woke up to my family calling me, because my mum, who is Macedonian, had found out from a friend and she phoned me quite frantically, very worried. “The day after it happened I went past the ...