—☦ 🇺🇦/🇷🇺 NEW: Ukrainian authorities have officially recognized the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church, providing a legal basis to seek a full ban on the church through the courts.

🔗 The National Independent

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—🇷🇸 On August 28, 1903, the Serbian Sisters Association was founded in Belgrade - the first major women’s group in Serbia.

They transformed healthcare, education, and women’s roles, marking a new era after centuries of Ottoman rule. A true milestone in Serbian history!

🔗 Global Dissident

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—🇧🇦/🇷🇸 NEW: Bosnia’s Central Election Commission has called early elections in the Republic of Srpska for November 23, 2025.

Whether the elections will be held remains uncertain, as authorities in Srpska have refused to hold them.

🔗 The National Independent

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—❗🇭🇷/🇽🇰/🇷🇸 NEW: Croatian Air Force pilot and his partner from Kosovo arrested. They were spying for Serbia.

A. M., a Serbian citizen from Kosovska Mitrovica, and her long-time partner, J. I., a member of the Croatian Air Force and a military helicopter pilot, were arrested on Vis on charges of espionage for Serbia.

Investigators suspect that the military pilot was giving secrets to his partner, and she was sending them to the Serbian side.

🔗 Jan

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—🇦🇱 NEW: A statue of Jesus Christ in the style of Brazil's famous monument was erected in Tropoja, northern Albania.

This is the only monument of Jesus in Albania.

🔗 kos_data

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🇷🇴❌🇭🇺 The Romanian government has granted a negative review of the acquisition by Hungary's state-owned, MVM Group of part of the Romanian electric power grid operated by E.ON.

In October 2024, Hungarian company, MVM Group revealed its interest in acquiring E.ON's Romanian subdivision after E.ON saw dwindling profits in the country and decided to pull out.

At the time, many criticisms of the planned acquisition that were lifted mostly focused around Hungary's positive relations with Russia and that if they were allowed to buy E.ON Romania, Romanian consumers will be receiving cheap Russian gas which is a big no-no for Brussels and by extension, Bucharest.

Now that the Romanian government, finally, shared its opinion on the acquisition, 10 months after it was first announced, the acquisition will go to the desk of the National Supreme Defense Council (CSAT) for review which will, most likely, deny the acquisition.

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—🇽🇰 WATCH: Kosovo has officially opened the new bridge over the Ibër River connecting the city of Mitrovica.

🔗 Admirim

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