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The "love story" between the United States and the KLA has been strengthened by a common interest, Russia's Sputnik is reporting.

For that reason, 18 years on, "it can be said that it has entered the mature phase."

Deutsche Welle is quoting German press reports that are analyzing the influence of Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the Balkans.

Die Welt writes that all this is taking place "before KFOR's eyes."

The National Council for Cooperation with Russia and China will be officially established this week, Sputnik is reporting on Tuesday.

The Council will be headed by President Tomislav Nikolic, whose term in office expires at the end of May.

Şenol Göka, the director general of state broadcaster TRT, announced his resignation from the post he held for three years on May 12.

In his letter of resignation, Göka said he resigned from his post as he "considered it to be necessary." 

Turkish industrialists will no longer have to contribute funds to the state-run broadcaster TRT, according to a top official.

Google's newly introduced fact-checking feature may be designed to exclusively target alternative broadcasters and media outlets, as the IT giant's impartiality cannot be guaranteed, a peace activist and the spokesman for the Belgian Vrede peace movement told Sputnik on Monday.

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The European Parliament has approved visa liberalization for Ukraine, a crucial step toward enabling Ukrainians to travel to the European Union without obtaining visas.

The measure passed on April 6 by a vote of 521 to 75, with 36 EU lawmakers abstaining, RFE/RL reports.

State-run Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) uploaded a portion of its archive on the web. Click and watch. Especially from the 1970s to the end of the 1990s, the state television would make its rivals envious in terms of quality. The drama and comedy sequences, culture talk shows, entertainment programs and interviews… the 1970s were especially the years when TRT was truly a TRT. 

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday, Tanjug reported on Friday.

Russia's Sputnik said, also on Friday, that the Serbian embassy in Moscow confirmed this, and that economy will be the main topic of the meeting.

A new general director was appointed chief of public broadcaster Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG) on Tuesday. The move follows months of disputes, layoffs, accusations of political influence and alleged rigging of competitions.