Serbian police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade

Protestors throw flares at riot police after a student-led anti-government demonstration in Belgrade, Serbia, on Saturday evening. Photo by Andrej Cukic/EPA June 28 (UPI) -- Serbian police clashed with some protesters who marched in Belgrade on...

Bernd Kogel to lead DSEI Germany as global defence event expands

Clarion Events Defence and Security has appointed colonel (retired) Bernd Kogel as managing director of DSEI Germany, effective 1 October 2025. Kogel brings more than 30 years of military and defence experience to the role, which will help him to...

First Sarajevo–Ploče train for summer starts

by croatiaweek June 28, 2025 in News (Photo credit: Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ŽFBiH)) The first international passenger train of the 2025 summer season between Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian port...

Bosnia and Turkey mark military cooperation with delivery of armoured vehicles

“These new vehicles will enhance our operational readiness, improve troop mobility and safety, and strengthen our interoperability with NATO forces,” Helez said. “We must recognise the times we live in, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Bosnia's government apologizes for canceling rabbinical gathering after two-week delay

Sarajevo Film Festival to Open With Dark Comedy ‘The Pavilion’ With Lidija Kordic as Ceremony Host

The 31st Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs Aug. 15-22, will open with the world premiere of Bosnian filmmaker Dino Mustafić’s dark comedy “The Pavilion.” Bosnian actor Lidija Kordić, who appeared in the role of Ilona Slater in the biographical...

Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war

Cityscape | Twin Cities urban geographer Bill Lindeke weighs in on city life, transportation, planning and more in his column delivered to your inbox weekly. In the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, many...

History Today: How the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo sparked World War I

As part of Firstpost’s History Today series, June 28 stands out as a day that dramatically shaped global history across centuries. On this date in 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo ignited a chain of events that led...

Bosnia’s Republika Srpska mulls setting up reserve police force

The government of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska has adopted a bill establishing a reserve police force, claiming it aims to raise the security level in the entity, particularly in emergency situations caused by humanitarian crises. The...

The Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo: Globalising Genocide Accountability and Activism

Image: Day 1, Gaza Tribunal with Penny Green, Susan Akram and Michael Lynk In late May, the Gaza Tribunal held its first public assembly in Sarajevo and online (through Zoom and Youtube livestreaming). Over the course of 4 days, its three chambers...

I danced for Berlusconi then the devil possessed me for six years

She once leapt out of a birthday cake in a bikini for the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, was dragged into political scandal over his “bunga-bunga” parties, and survived alcohol and drug addiction. But that was not the end of Ania...

BiH Council of Ministers adopts draft reform agenda for EU Growth Plan

SARAJEVO, June 27 (Xinhua) -- The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina unanimously adopted the Draft Reform Agenda on Friday as part of the European Union's (EU) 6-billion-euro (7.03 billion U.S. dollars) Growth Plan for the Western...

Thomas Friedman: If this Mideast war is over, get ready for some interesting politics

I truly hope this Iran-Israel ceasefire holds and gets extended to the Gaza Strip — first and foremost to see an end to all the killing. But second, because I think this war will trigger in its aftermath much-needed debates in Iran, Israel and the...

PACE Rapporteurs: We demand the immediate release of all victims of politically motivated persecution in Georgia

"We demand the immediate release of all victims of politically motivated persecution in Georgia," stated Edite Estrela (Portugal) and Sabine Čudić (Bosnia and Herzegovina), rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)...

Chairwoman of BiH Council of Ministers Sends Letter to Conference of European Rabbis

The Conference of European Rabbis confirmed that it had received a letter from Borjana Kristo, the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in which she expressed sincere regret over the recent cancellation of the...

Sarajevo Canton and Algeria Strengthen Ties Through Tourism, Culture, and Economic Cooperation

The Prime Minister of the Sarajevo Canton, Nihad Uk, met with the Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mohammed Meraimi. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss the current relations between the...

Presidents of both parties have launched military action without Congress declaring war − Trump’s bombing of Iran is just the latest

In the wake of the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, many congressional Democrats and a few Republicans have objected to President Donald Trump’s failure to seek congressional approval before conducting military...

Sarajevo Airport Ranks Among Top Five in Europe for Passenger Traffic Growth

The Sarajevo International Airport announced that they are still among the top five airports in Europe in terms of passenger traffic growth. Referring to data from the Airports Council International (ACI), they pointed out that in the first four...

MP Magazinovic: Croatia banned BiH companies from Participating in Public Procurement

The head of the SDPBiH Club in the House of Representatives of the state parliament, Saša Magazinović, sent a parliamentary question to the Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of BiH, Borjana Krišto, and the Minister of Foreign Trade and...

Bosnian Serb Entity Moves to Form Reservist Police Force

Republika Srpska police march during a parade to mark the 27th anniversary of the Republika Srpska, January 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/VLADIMIR STOJAKOVIC. The government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity voted on Monday in favour of...