Perhaps it was war, or perhaps love, that motivated the ritual whereby a 3,000-year-old brown Bronze Age sword was plunged into the Danube River in what is now modern-day Budapest, Hungary. The descendants of the Eurasian nomads who once inhabited this region might have wished to commemorate a battle or the loss of a loved one…

SHKODER, Albania—Torrential rains in the Balkans over the past two days led to floods that killed at least six people, prompted widespread evacuations, and caused significant damage, authorities said Monday. One of the most impacted areas was in northwestern Albania, where thousands of acres of agricultural land and hundreds of homes were flooded. Authorities evacuated…

Balkan countries are sweltering under a heat wave, with temperatures across the region reaching above 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit) for the fourth day in a row Wednesday. The extended wave is causing additional distress to chronic patients, prompting authorities to advise staying indoors and keeping hydrated during the hottest hours of the day. A…

The European Commission said in Brussels on April 12 that it was not going to help Montenegro to pay off its 1 billion euro loan to China for the unfinished first phase of the Bar-Boljare highway. Montenegro is the first country in Europe to find itself in a debt trap set by the Chinese regime’s Belt…