Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spots
Read full article: Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria secure automatic World Cup spotsEuropean qualifying for the 2026 World Cup has concluded with Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria securing the region’s remaining automatic spots.
Georgia stuns France to reach EuroBasket quarterfinals, Slovenia and Poland also advance
Read full article: Georgia stuns France to reach EuroBasket quarterfinals, Slovenia and Poland also advanceGeorgia has advanced to the quarterfinals at the EuroBasket tournament for the first time with a dominant 80-70 win against France.
UN investigator and critic of Israel's actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctions
Read full article: UN investigator and critic of Israel's actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctionsAn independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said “it was shocking” to learn that the Trump administration had imposed sanctions on her.
At commemoration of Dayton Peace Accords, Balkan and US officials say NATO helps maintain peace
Read full article: At commemoration of Dayton Peace Accords, Balkan and US officials say NATO helps maintain peaceRepresentatives of Balkan nations and Americans of both political parties agree on NATO's value in maintaining peace around the world.
NATO chief vows 'unwavering' support for Bosnia's integrity after Serb separatist actions
Read full article: NATO chief vows 'unwavering' support for Bosnia's integrity after Serb separatist actionsNATO’s secretary general on Monday pledged the military alliance’s “unwavering” support for Bosnia’s territorial integrity after a series of Bosnian Serb separatist moves raised tensions nearly 30 years after the end of a bloody war.
International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides
Read full article: International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslidesRescue teams from Bosnia’s neighbors and European Union countries are joining efforts to clear rubble and find people still missing after floods and landslides devastated parts of the Balkan country.
EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached
Read full article: EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attachedEuropean Union leaders have agreed in principle to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin.
European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch says
Read full article: European Union members should open talks with Bosnia on joining, the EU's executive branch saysThe European Union’s executive arm says it will recommend that member countries open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
US fighter jets fly over Bosnia in a sign of support to the country as Serbs call for secession
Read full article: US fighter jets fly over Bosnia in a sign of support to the country as Serbs call for secessionTwo U.S. fighter jets flew over Bosnia in a demonstration of support for the Balkan country’s integrity in the face of increasingly secessionist policies of the Bosnian Serb pro-Russia leader Milorad Dodik.
UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars
Read full article: UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan warsUnited Nations appeals judges have significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them responsible for involvement in crimes across Bosnia and in one town in Croatia as members of a joint criminal plan to drive out non-Serbs from the areas during the Balkan wars.
US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threats
Read full article: US bombers fly over Bosnia in sign of support amid continued secessionist threatsA pair of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers has flown low over Sarajevo and several other Bosnian cities as a sign of support amid continued secessionist threats by the staunchly pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik.
Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises Russia
Read full article: Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises RussiaBosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik is facing an election this weekend and he has blasted the West and praised Vladimir Putin over his policies in the Balkans.
US women win record 27th straight game at World Cup
Read full article: US women win record 27th straight game at World CupKelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States women routed Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 to break the team record for consecutive wins at the World Cup.
US scoffs as Bosnian Serb leader claims he can spy on US
Read full article: US scoffs as Bosnian Serb leader claims he can spy on USThe U_S_ Embassy in Sarajevo has described claims by the Bosnian Serb leader that his security services are eavesdropping on the American ambassador to Sarajevo as “blustering.”.
Spanish PM Sanchez backs EU candidacy for Bosnia
Read full article: Spanish PM Sanchez backs EU candidacy for BosniaSpain’s prime minister has expressed support for Bosnia to become a candidate country for European Union membership amid fears that uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine could fuel instability in the ethnically torn Balkan nation that went through a devastating conflict in the 1990s’.
EU foreign policy chief: Bloc won't accept Bosnia breakup
Read full article: EU foreign policy chief: Bloc won't accept Bosnia breakupThe European Union’s foreign policy chief says he’s deeply concerned about tensions in Bosnia and has appealed to leaders there to avoid the breakup of the Balkan country.
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Bosnian Serb police drill seen as separatist 'provocation'
Read full article: Bosnian Serb police drill seen as separatist 'provocation'Bosnia’s Serb police have held an “anti-terrorist” drill just outside the capital Sarajevo, in a move seen by many as another provocation by the country's separatist leadership.
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German chosen to lead powerful international body in Bosnia
Read full article: German chosen to lead powerful international body in BosniaA German diplomat has been chosen to head a powerful international body in Bosnia that oversees implementation of a 1995 peace agreement that ended a devastating war in the Balkan country.
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EU warns Bosnia to help migrants as entire families on move
Read full article: EU warns Bosnia to help migrants as entire families on moveAlia and her 5-year old son walk through a Croatian forest with others after crossing the Bosnia-Croatia border near the Bosnian town of Velika Kladusa, Thursday Dec. 10, 2020. Entire migrant families are on the move in cold weather in Bosnia while trying to reach the West as the European Union warns the Balkan country it must act to prevent a humanitarian disaster. A statement by the EU Bosnia mission says current weather conditions are putting at risk the lives of more than 3,000 people sleeping rough or staying in inadequate conditions. Migrants come to Bosnia with the aim of reaching neighboring EU nation Croatia before moving on toward Western Europe from there. The EU in its statement urged Bosnia's authorities to relocate migrants to EU-funded facilities for the winter and open new ones.
