Water Safety Crisis in Gostivar: Lab tests have confirmed faecal contamination in Gostivar’s drinking water, linked to a stomach illness outbreak that has sent more than 3,100 people for treatment and prompted an epidemic declaration. Prosecutors say the contamination came after officials installed pumps in a wastewater canal near a drinking-water chamber; three suspects are under investigation and the water utility director and two employees were arrested. High-Level Diplomacy: Indian President Droupadi Murmu arrived in North Macedonia for the second leg of her three-nation tour, holding talks with President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova and meeting Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, the Assembly speaker and business leaders, with cooperation focused on agriculture, pharmaceuticals, science/tech and IT. Culture & Heritage: Archaeologists at Gradište near Mlado Nagoričane uncovered a Hellenistic ritual dining complex, including a decorated storage vessel linked to a female deity, pointing to elite religious practices and wider trade ties. Trade Diplomacy Watch: Türkiye reported dozens of high-level trade meetings across 57 countries in H1 2026, including contacts with North Macedonia, as it pushes export growth and new FTA talks. International Context: A Russian diplomat told TASS that North Macedonia joined the anti-Russian “Coalition of the Willing,” a claim Skopje has not framed in the same way.