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NYC mayoral nominee’s anti-Israel views, political rise closely tied to Palestinian activist Sarsour
Just the News
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June 25, 2025
The Democrat nominee to be the next mayor of New York City has had a years-long and close affiliation with Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, whose views on Israel have stirred years of controversy and accusations of anti-Zionism. Zohran...
Bosnia Сonfirms No Casualties Amid Iran-Israel Conflict Escalation
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. In the context of the escalation of the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, according to currently available information from the embassies in Tehran and Tel Aviv, there...
Korčula Sees Summer Sparkle: Tourist Arrivals Up 10% in June
The Dubrovnik Times
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According to data from the eVisitor system, the city of Korčula recorded an increase in tourist traffic in June. Between June 1 and June 30, a total of 17,957 tourist arrivals and 64,768 overnight stays were recorded, representing a 10% increase...
Bosnia to temporarily shut embassies in Iran and Israel
News.Az
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Presidency announced today the temporary closure of its embassies in Tehran and Tel Aviv due to the ongoing military conflict between the two countries, News.Az reports citing foreign media. The decision was taken by...
The former Governor of the Sate of Illinois met with Dodik
Sarajevo Times
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June 24, 2025
The former governor of the United States (U.S.) state of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, stated yesterday in Banja Luka that the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Christian Schmidt, whom he called an unelected bureaucrat, treats...
Bill Salisbury, a dean of Minnesota political reporting, dies at 80
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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June 24, 2025
Bill Salisbury, who in almost 50 years as a political reporter with the Pioneer Press covered 40 sessions of the Minnesota Legislature, eight governors as well as presidential visits and state and national political conventions and campaigns, died...
Trump’s renewal of sanctions for Balkan politicians should serve as a wake-up Call for Albania’s Democratic Party
Gazeta Tema
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June 24, 2025
Through an executive order, U.S. President Donald Trump has extended the Balkan emergency powers. This decision preserves existing non-grata sanctions against regional politicians implicated in conspiracies against sovereign nations, high-level...
Bosnians March to Commemorate Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence
Balkan Insight
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June 19, 2025
The commemorative march in Foca on June 19. Photo: BIRN. A commemoration was held on Thursday in the Bosnian town of Foca to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence against Women in War and pay tribute to the women who...
International Day Against Sexual Violence in War Marked in Foca
Sarajevo Times
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June 19, 2025
The Association of War Victims “Foča 92 – 95” marked June 19th – the International Day against Sexual Violence in War today in that city. Under the slogan “Foča does not forget – together against sexual violence in war”, a rally was held in front...
Digital inclusion, not illusion: How governments are transforming the public sector
Euronews
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June 24, 2025
This week, Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand became more than just a host city. As the 2025 UN Public Service Forum opened its doors for the first time in the country, it became a stage for a vital question facing governments worldwide. How...
Chinese national arrested in Bosnia for orchestrating international prostitution ring
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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According to FUP, following extensive investigative procedures and the questioning of multiple witnesses, there is reasonable suspicion that Y.Z. orchestrated and profited from the activities of several women, all Chinese nationals without legal...
Trump's Iran strikes follow long pattern of presidents sidestepping Congress
Fox News
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June 24, 2025
Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley unpacks calls for Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump over the U.S. strike on Iran on 'The Ingraham Angle.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s decision to order...
International Forum of Ministers of Education starts in Russia
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The 3rd International Forum of Ministers of Education, titled “Shaping the Future,” officially opened on Wednesday in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic. The two-day event has brought together top education officials from...
Xena: Warrior Princess star reveals stunt which went horribly wrong
Daily Express
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July 5, 2025
If the 1990s had a Mount Rushmore of TV icons, the face of Lucy Lawless would be chiselled right next to Mr Blobby, David Duchovny and the Fresh Prince with his sideways cap. From 1995 to 2001, Lucy played the title role in Xena: Warrior Princess....
Bosnia’s coal plants the biggest polluters in Western Balkans, CEE Bankwatch survey shows
BNE Intellinews
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Coal plants in Bosnia & Herzegovina were the biggest SO2 emitters in the Western Balkans in 2024, according to a survey by CEE Bankwatch, an environmental NGO. Last year, Bosnian plants emitted 212,840 tonnes of SO2 – 11.3 times higher than the...
Germany Vows Continued Backing For Bosnia's European Future
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. On June 23, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, met in Sarajevo with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bosnia and...
Bosnia’s Becirovic: Strengthening ties with UK across key sectors
N1 Info - Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Among his various engagements, which included meetings with top British officials, ministers, prime ministers, members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the Mayor of London, Becirovic warned that it would be extremely dangerous to...
Frozen State: Council of Ministers Paralyzed by Hatred and Self-Interest
Sarajevo Times
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June 23, 2025
Nothing from the reconstruction of the Council of Ministers of BiH. The leader of the HDZ, Dragan Čović, made a clear statement. The most important state executive institution has been turned into a training ground for political showdowns and...
Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo Documents How Genocide Has Eroded International Law
Truthout
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June 12, 2025
Part of the Series Dozens of lawyers, academics, human rights advocates, and journalists from Palestine, Israel, and global civil society issued a call to conscience on May 29 from a gathering in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dubbed the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina Thirty Years After Dayton: Are There Prospects for National Unity?
Valdai Discussion Club
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The idea of a “civil,” that is, ethnically undivided Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the West imagines it, seems hardly viable. The only factor restraining the residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina of all nationalities from seeking an alternative to...