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Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis are shown walking past military officials in dress uniforms during a welcoming ceremony in Skopje.

US Defense Secretary warns of Russian meddling in Macedonia referendum

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russia on Monday of attempting to influence the outcome of a referendum in Macedonia on changing the country’s name that would open the way for it to join NATO and the European Union.

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Protests and passion as Macedonians contemplate name change

Protesters

Macedonians rally against renaming the former Yugoslav republic

Conflict
A poll posted on USAPolitics.co, one of the fake news sites started by teenagers in Veles, Macedonia.

Macedonia is infamous for fake news. This woman is trying to combat it with real journalism.

Media
Esma Redžepova representing Macedonia with the song "Pred da se razdeni" during a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.

The World’s music features this week: Planet Drum at 25, ETHEL and Esma Redžepova

Music
The scenic town of Veles, Macedonia, is home to at least 100 false US news sites.

Kids in Macedonia made up and circulated many false news stories in the US election

Media

It turns out that a lot of the false news stories shared on social media before the election were generated by teenagers in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. And according to BuzzFeed News, they made a good amount of money doing it.

Zozan Khaled Musa, 25

This Syrian’s decision to pass as a non-refugee came at a personal cost

Conflict

Zozan Khaled Musa decided not to speak Arabic on a train ride to Germany. That changed everything about her journey.

A migrant sits on her bags while waiting for a train in Presevo, Serbia.

No bathrooms. No heat. Aboard the decrepit refugee ‘cattle cars.’

Justice

A bakery owner from Massachusetts used her vacation days to volunteer in a refugee transit camp. She slipped aboard one of the decrepit trains that take refugees from Macedonia to Serbia and this is what she saw.

Thousands of migrants and refugees arrive daily by train into Tabonovzce, Macedonia, on their way north. Volunteers with flashlights illuminate their path as they walk to an informal crossing point into Serbia.

Volunteers light the way for refugees crossing through Macedonia

Conflict

Driton Maliqi was studying for his PhD in political science when the migrant crisis exploded. Now he’s volunteering 24/7 to help them get through Macedonia.

Protesters carrying placards attend a rally in favor of taxing carbon emissions in Melbourne, Australia, on March 12, 2011.

Which repressive regime is restricting protests now? Try a state in Australia…

Global Scan

Legislators in the state of Victoria have imposed strict new rules on public protesters. Critics say it’s an effort to clamp down on long-running protests. In Sri Lanka, it’s hard to hold onto an executioner, even though no one has been executed for nearly 40 years. And Caribbean dads fight to be present when their kids are born, in today’s Global Scan.Legislators in the state of Victoria have imposed strict new rules on public protesters. Critics say it’s an effort to clamp down on long-running protests. In Sri Lanka, it’s hard to hold onto an executioner, even though no one has been executed for nearly 40 years. And Caribbean dads fight to be present when their kids are born, in today’s Global Scan.