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Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic center. It was known in the Roman period under the name Scupi. - Source: Wikipedia

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A girl casts the ballot of an adult during the parliamentary election and the presidential runoff, at a polling station in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Voters in North Macedonia go to the polls Wednesday for a double election — parliamentary and presidential — following a campaign in which the country's aspirations to join the European Union have played a central role. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, sits next to US Ambassador to OSCE Michael Carpenter during a meeting with North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani at the foreign ministry building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Secretary Blinken is on a brief visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, to attend the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) meeting. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Top diplomats meet in North Macedonia for OSCE but some boycott Lavrov’s expected attendance

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 16, 2023. Lavrov says he plans to travel to NATO member North Macedonia later this week to attend a conference of a top trans-Atlantic security and rights group, a trip that would mark his first visit to a NATO country since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, File)

Top diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to boycott OSCE talks over Russian foreign minister’s presence

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Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks to the media following meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Allied leaders from the Western Balkan countries, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence

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Skopje zoo’s chimp returns after recovering from depression

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Poland's fans light flares supporting their team during the Euro 2020 group G qualifying soccer match at National Arena Todor Proeski in Skopje, North Macedonia, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

223 Polish soccer fans arrested after clashes in Skopje

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N. Macedonia marks destruction of its Jewish community

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A bus lays overturned at the crash site at village of Laskarci, west of Skopje, North Macedonia, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Macedonia's health minister says some have died and many are injured in the bus crash, carrying workers on a highway west of the capital, Skopje. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

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Police and investigators stand near the bus wreckage at the crash site at village of Laskarci, west of Skopje, North Macedonia, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Macedonia's health minister says some have died and many are injured in the bus crash, carrying workers on a highway west of the capital, Skopje. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

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People demonstrate against the change of the country's constitutional name in front of the Parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. A historic deal ending a decades-long dispute between neighbors Greece and Macedonia over the latter's name met with mixed reactions in both countries Wednesday, with some welcoming the agreement and others horrified at what they see as unacceptable concessions. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Macedonia name-change opponents rally forces in 2 countries

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A woman poses with Manchester United fan in Skopje, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. Authorities in Macedonia say more than 2,000 police officers will be on duty for Tuesday's Super Cup soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester United, amid a heatwave in the Balkan country. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Super Cup fans endure heatwave for pre-match party

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Manchester United's manager Jose Mourinho, center, looks on during a training session at Philip II Arena in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, a day ahead of UEFA Super Cup final soccer match with Real Madrid. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Mourinho: We’d chase Bale if Real Madrid loses interest

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