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 The emergency Council for Foreign and Security Policy (CFS) meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, has concluded amidst rising tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s aggressive attack on Israel and the anticipated Israeli response. This escalation has placed the broader southeastern Mediterranean region, including Athens, on high alert.

BELGRADE - Post of Serbia Director Zoran Andjelkovic said threats to Tanjug, emailed to the news agency on Monday, were yet another way of intimidating all those who respected the Constitution of Serbia.

Authorities must track down the perpetrator, Andjelkovic told Happy TV, noting that "things like this will happen again" unless there was a reaction.

BELGRADE - Post of Serbia Director Zoran Andjelkovic said threats to Tanjug, emailed to the news agency on Monday, were yet another way of intimidating all those who respected the Constitution of Serbia.

Authorities must track down the perpetrator, Andjelkovic told Happy TV, noting that "things like this will happen again" unless there was a reaction.

BRUSSELS - The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) on Tuesday condemned death threats

to Tanjug journalists and called for bringing to justice the perpetrator of the threat.

BELGRADE - The Tanjug news agency received on Monday an email signed by an individual named "Trim Bardhi" that said Tanjug journalists would get "a bullet to the back of their heads" the next time they set foot in the territory of Serbia's autonomous province of Kosovo-Metohija.

Russian armed forces launched waves of drones against Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the early hours of the morning, with air defense systems activated to fend them off, the Ukrainian military announced.

Bulgaria is projected to experience a significant decrease in its labor force over the next decade, with estimates suggesting a reduction of more than 400,000 individuals. This decline is occurring amid rising labor costs, where Bulgaria ranks second in the European Union.

Western nations are weighing their options on how to safely get nationals out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.

NEW YORK - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said in New York on Thursday the way Serbia had presented itself at the UN General Assembly session in the past week had perhaps been the most comprehensive in 12 years and that the country's position was improving significantly thanks to the amount of effort it was investing.

In August, approximately 190,000 Bulgarians vacationed in Greece, making it the most popular travel destination for Bulgarians. This represents a 54% increase in tourist traffic compared to the same month last year.