—❗️🇷🇸 WATCH: After police removed barricades from the streets, protesters in Zemun, near Belgrade, once again blocked the road and set up new barricades.
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—❗️🇹🇷 NEW: Wildfires are raging in Izmir and several other regions of Turkey, fueled by strong winds that have been blowing since Sunday morning.
➡️ In Izmir Province, the fires have rapidly reached the outskirts of the city.
➡️ Emergency services are carrying out urgent evacuations of residents.
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—❗️🇷🇸 WATCH: In Francuska Street, large crowds of people were moving back and forth, crossing the street in both directions.
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—🇺🇸 /🇷🇸 /🇬🇷 NEW: Mel Gibson visits the Serbian Monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos, Greece.
During his June 27–29 stay, Gibson joined Orthodox liturgies, spoke with Serbian monks, and received blessings from Abbot Metodije. He expressed that he had “never felt such a strong connection with God anywhere” as he did at Hilandar. His visit—coinciding with the Vidovdan holiday—was also part of spiritual preparation for his upcoming film Resurrection.
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During his June 27–29 stay, Gibson joined Orthodox liturgies, spoke with Serbian monks, and received blessings from Abbot Metodije. He expressed that he had “never felt such a strong connection with God anywhere” as he did at Hilandar. His visit—coinciding with the Vidovdan holiday—was also part of spiritual preparation for his upcoming film Resurrection.
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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: Significant police forces have been deployed to Novi Sad, Serbia’s second-largest city, in response to ongoing student-led street blockades.
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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: The Belgrade–Bar railway, which connects Serbia and Montenegro, in Lazarevac is now under blockade.
Protesters are demanding that snap elections be called.
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Protesters are demanding that snap elections be called.
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—❗️🇷🇸 BREAKING: Protests and blockades are currently underway in Užice, Gornji Milanovac, Pančevo, and Valjevo.
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—❗️🇷🇸 WATCH: Citizens express discontent as police pass through the blockade of the Varadin Bridge in Novi Sad.
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—❗️🇷🇸 WATCH: Citizens express discontent as police pass through the blockade of the Varadin Bridge in Novi Sad. 🔗 Razglas news ✅ Follow us on @balkanspectator
—UPDATE: After the police intervention, all intersections the police passed through remain blocked.
Citizens resumed the blockade immediately after the police passed.
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Citizens resumed the blockade immediately after the police passed.
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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: The Belgrade–Bar railway, which connects Serbia and Montenegro, in Lazarevac is now under blockade. Protesters are demanding that snap elections be called. 🔗 The National Independent ✅ Follow us on @balkanspectator
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—UPDATE: Police forces have now been deployed [to the Belgrade–Bar railway in Lazarevac].
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—🇭🇷 NEW: Croatia reintroduces mandatory basic military training after 17-year pause; applies to all 19-year-old citizens, including those abroad.
New 8-week Basic Military Training (TVO) starts in 2026, hosted in Knin, Slunj, and Požega; dual citizens abroad must register by age 29 or face legal obligations. Conscripts receive €1,100/month and training time counts toward employment years.
📰 Source: Croatia Week
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New 8-week Basic Military Training (TVO) starts in 2026, hosted in Knin, Slunj, and Požega; dual citizens abroad must register by age 29 or face legal obligations. Conscripts receive €1,100/month and training time counts toward employment years.
📰 Source: Croatia Week
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—🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) /🇨🇳 NEW: Milorad Dodik meets Chinese Ambassador Li Fan in inaugural visit to Banja Luka.
The President of Republika Srpska briefed her on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political landscape, reaffirming Srpska institutions operate within Dayton Agreement limits; praised China’s stance on international law and positive cooperation in infrastructure, energy, healthcare, and education.
📰 Source: Milorad Dodik on X
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The President of Republika Srpska briefed her on Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political landscape, reaffirming Srpska institutions operate within Dayton Agreement limits; praised China’s stance on international law and positive cooperation in infrastructure, energy, healthcare, and education.
📰 Source: Milorad Dodik on X
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