SKOPJE, North Macedonia—North Macedonia authorities said Saturday that four prison officers, including a police commander, have been arrested under suspicion of having helped a prisoner convicted of murder escape while being transferred to a hospital. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the commander in charge of external security at the capital Skopje’s main…
Train Kills 2 Illegal Immigrants Asleep by the Tracks in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia—Police in North Macedonia say two illegal immigrants were killed in the south of the country early Wednesday when a freight train hit them as they slept next to the tracks in the dark. The nighttime incident occurred outside Miravci, a village near the border with Greece. Police said they believed the two…
North Macedonia Finds 41 Migrants in Van, Arrests Driver
SKOPJE, NORTH MACEDONIA—Police in North Macedonia have discovered 41 migrants, including five children, in a routine police check on the country’s main highway and arrested the van’s driver. Police said in a statement Saturday that their patrol stopped the van in front of a toll station late Friday near the central town of Negotino. In…
Blaze at COVID-19 Field Hospital Kills 14: North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia—North Macedonia’s government declared three days of mourning Thursday following a deadly overnight fire in a COVID-19 field hospital that killed 14 people and injured a dozen. The blaze broke out late Wednesday in the western city of Tetovo, where the unit had been set up following a recent spike in infections in…
North Macedonia to Accept 450 Afghan Refugees
BELGRADE—North Macedonia will by the end of the week temporarily take in 450 Afghans fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country and seeking visas to enter the United States, the Skopje government said on Tuesday. North Macedonia is the third country in the Western Balkans, along with Albania and Kosovo, to have approved a request…
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