Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort plan – The Latest

<p>Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.</p><p>Groundwork has begun on the $1.6bn complex in an area long seen as one of the Mediterranean’s most environmentally sensitive, containing 200 species of birds including flamingos and Dalmatian pelicans.</p><p>After builders began erecting a concrete-based, barbed wire-topped fence around the site, alarm turned to public outrage at the environmental damage and lack of political transparency around the deal.</p><p>Lucy Hough speaks to US live news editor Chris Michael <strong>– </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast">watch on YouTube</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2026/jun/05/outrage-in-albania-over-kushner-trump-16bn-luxury-resort-plan-the-latest">Continue reading...</a>