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Protesters light their mobile phones during a rally, for the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, in Skopje, North Macedonia, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Death toll from North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 61

Officials say the death toll from last month’s deadly nightclub fire in North Macedonia has risen to 61 after a second critically injured victim died while receiving treatment in Lithuania.

April 8

The building of a nightclub is damaged following a massive fire early Sunday in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Monday, March 17, 2025, (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

The death toll in the North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 60 after a burn victim dies

April 4

Protesters take part in a rally, for the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, in Skopje, North Macedonia, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Protesters demanding greater accountability march in North Macedonia over deadly nightclub fire

March 24

A woman cries looking at photographs of the victims of a massive nightclub fire, placed in a square in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire

March 20

A protester holds her mobile phone as thousands gather for the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, in Skopje, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Nightclub tragedy in North Macedonia hits a generation already doubting its future

March 19

Protesters, demanding greater accountability, march in North Macedonia over deadly nightclub fire

Thousands of protesters marched through North Macedonia’s capital Skopje on late Monday to demand greater accountability over a nightclub fire that killed 59 people and injured scores of others.

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People taking part in a protest hold balloons in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March 18, 2025 following a massive fire in a nightclub early SUnday. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Widespread license violations exposed as North Macedonia mourns nightclub fire victims

March 19

A protester holds her mobile phone as thousands gather for the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, in Skopje, North Macedonia, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Grief-stricken town in North Macedonia prepares for burials as nightclub fire triggers protests

March 19

Dragi Stojanov, left, cries holding a photograph of his son Tomche Stojanov, one of the victims of a massive nightclub fire, during a vigil joined by hundreds in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Fatal North Macedonia nightclub inferno sparks outrage, disbelief and calls for punishment

March 18

This Dec. 7, 2016 file photo shows the front of The Ghost Ship warehouse damaged from a deadly fire in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

A look at some of the worst fires at nightclubs and music venues

March 16

A woman cries outside a hospital in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Sunday, March 16, 2025, following a massive fire in a nightclub early Sunday. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Fire rips through overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia, leaving dozens dead in panicked escape

March 16

North Macedonia court frees 4 convicted over 2017 parliament attack

January 23

North Macedonia investigates former top officials for alleged financial misconduct

December 16, 2024

Four men arrested in North Macedonia during anti-terror operation, interior minister says

December 15, 2024

President of the North Macedonia's Constitutional Court, Darko Kostadinovski, votes for the agenda duirng a session to review a ruling on a law concerning the use of minority languages at the Constitutional Court building in Skopje, North Macedonia, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

North Macedonia court delays language law ruling amid ethnic tensions

December 11, 2024

A man with a gas mask attends a protest organized by the Green Humane City initiative, demanding effective measures in combating the air pollution in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Citizens against smog: Protesters in North Macedonia demand action against pollution

December 10, 2024

North Macedonian political party demands ban on TikTok after at least 17 students injured

December 7, 2024

North Macedonia arrests man suspected of intending to join Russian army and fight in Ukraine

November 30, 2024

Arrests in North Macedonia after raucous celebrations by members of ethnic Albanian minority

November 29, 2024

Buses stop running in North Macedonia’s capital as the operator can no longer get fuel

November 21, 2024

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

EU Commission chief urges North Macedonia’s political parties to cooperate on accession push

October 24, 2024

Members of the family and acting Alba leader Kenny MacAskill, left, greet the coffin of former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond at Aberdeen Airport, Friday Oct. 18, 2024. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond flown home from North Macedonia

October 18, 2024

FILE - Alex Salmond speaks at the SNP conference in Glasgow on Oct. 14, 2016. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)

Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia

October 14, 2024

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, President of North Macedonia, addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Behind the loudest issues, the UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight

September 29, 2024

Hungary’s Orbán says EU hits North Macedonia’s ‘national pride’ by delaying accession bid

September 27, 2024

North Macedonia’s leader is angry at prospect of a new setback in his country’s bid to join the EU

September 26, 2024

FILE - Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani speaks while meeting with members of the G7, on July 11, 2024, during the NATO summit in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Italy says Russia or China could gain influence in Western Balkans if EU dream fails

September 10, 2024

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, is welcomed by North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Timco Mucunski during their meeting in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Turkey hopes to double its trade with North Macedonia to $2 billion

September 5, 2024

Firefighters attempt to control the wildfire in Tucepi, Croatia, early Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Croatia's Firefireghters' Association described the last 24 hours as "the most demanding so far," with more than 100 interventions over 1,000 firefighters and 20 firefighting planes. (Ivo Ravlic, Cropix via AP)

Croatia reports its toughest day for firefighters as Balkan nations battle wildfires in a heat wave

July 31, 2024

North Macedonia announces $500 million project with investors to build country’s largest wind farm

June 25, 2024

Hristijan Mickoski, center front, the new North Macedonia's prime minister and the members of his cabinet stand together for a photo after the parliament elected the new government, in the parliament building in Skopje, North Macedonia, late Sunday, June 23, 2024. North Macedonia's parliament has approved a new conservative government late on Sunday proposed by a center-right party that won May's national elections. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Greece claims neighboring North Macedonia broke historic name deal, warns its EU hopes may suffer

June 24, 2024

FILE - Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, speaks during a celebration on the main square after their party announced victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Skopje, North Macedonia, early Thursday, May 9, 2024. North Macedonia's parliament began a two-day debate leading up to a vote on the new government proposed by a center-right party that won May's national elections. Heading the government is Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old engineering professor who has pledged to continue his center-left predecessors’ efforts to shepherd the small Balkan NATO member into the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski), File)

North Macedonia’s parliament approves a new center-right government after May’s election

June 23, 2024

FILE - Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the opposition conservative VMRO-DPMNE party, speaks during a celebration on the main square after their party announced victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Skopje, North Macedonia, early Thursday, May 9, 2024. North Macedonia's parliament began a two-day debate leading up to a vote on the new government proposed by a center-right party that won May's national elections. Heading the government is Hristijan Mickoski, a 46-year-old engineering professor who has pledged to continue his center-left predecessors’ efforts to shepherd the small Balkan NATO member into the European Union. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski), File)

North Macedonia’s parliament prepares to vote on a proposed center-right government

June 22, 2024

A woman tries to cool herself from a water mist on a hot day in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Authorities in North Macedonia urge people to take care amid unusually high June temperatures

June 20, 2024

Hristijan Mickoski, the leader of the opposition center-right VMRO-DPMNE party celebrates after a news conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Citizens voted in North Macedonia on Wednesday in a parliamentary election and presidential runoff dominated by the country's slow path toward European Union membership and its sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

North Macedonia’s center-right leader given official mandate to form government after election win

June 6, 2024

Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, the new President of North Macedonia poses for the cameras at the entrance of the presidential palace in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Siljanovska Davkova was sworn as first female president in North Macedonia on Sunday after her triumph in a presidential runoff earlier this week over the leftist incumbent president. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

North Macedonia’s new president seeks to sidestep disputes with EU neighbors

May 14, 2024