☦️🙏🏻 A Serbian Orthodox monastery in Cetinje, Montenegro holds one of Christianity’s holiest relics: the right hand of John the Baptist, the very hand that baptized Jesus Christ.

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Never thought we'd be at the point where people are committing suicide due to Counter Strike updates - but here we are.

Stay safe out there and remember the only thing worth investing in is yourself.

🇷🇺 - President Putin calls for creation of a traditional values-based AI in Russia.

⚡️⚡️⚡️🇺🇸 - President Trump departs for his Asian tour tomorrow. Will visit Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea.

Meeting with Chairman Xi scheduled for 30-Oct-2025.

According to the Ministry of the Interior of the Tuzla Canton, authorities identified two individuals on 22 October as 73-year-old B. G. and 63-year-old G. J., who claimed to have entered the country two days earlier, on 20 October.

The men were found carrying audio recorders and miniature cameras, allegedly concealed inside their baseball caps. Agencies involved in the investigation are now analysing what these devices were used for and whether they were linked to any intelligence-gathering activities.

Jelena Miovčić, spokesperson for the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina, stated that if it is proven that the suspects’ actions meet the criteria for any offence under the Bosnian Criminal Code, SIPA will become directly involved in the case.

🇬🇷🇹🇷🇪🇺 At the Euro Summit in Brussels, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated that Turkey will never participate in the European SAFE defence program as long as it continues to threaten the sovereignty of Greek islands and border areas.


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🇹🇷 A court in Ankara has thrown out the case against the main opposition party CHP that would have unseated its leader, Özgür Özel.

The case focused on allegations of vote buying and procedural irregularities at a 2023 party congress.


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The Croatian Parliament has voted to reintroduce mandatory basic military training by amending the Defense Act.

Vote result: 84 in favor, 30 abstained, 11 against.

Training details: lasts 2 months, starting end of 2025; about 4,000 recruits yearly in Knin, Slunj, and Požega.

All 18-year-old men are registered and called for training the year they turn 19.

Medical exams determine fitness; deferrals possible until age 29.

Postponements allowed for students and athletes; possible service up to age 30.

Conscientious Objectors

May opt for civil protection service (3–4 months) instead of military duty.

Monthly pay: €1,100 for military trainees; lower for civilian service.

Women not required but may volunteer for training.

Penalties

Fines (€250–1,320) for unjustified absence or refusal to serve.

Exemptions: medically unfit, police/military school cadets, clergy, dual citizens serving abroad.

AI would never generate this

Leaders from six Western Balkan nations — Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia — met in London Wednesday with British and European officials to discuss migration, security, and economic growth. U.K. Prime Minister Keir "Two Tier" Starmer called the region “Europe’s crucible,” stressing its importance to continental security.

The summit, part of the Berlin Process promoting EU integration for Balkan states, comes amid renewed Western focus following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Britain, though no longer in the EU, extended its Kosovo peacekeeping role through 2028 and announced new sanctions on Kosovo and Abu Dubai based criminal gangs involved in people smuggling in the Balkans.

Starmer emphasized cooperation to block illegal migration routes through the Balkans to the U.K., noting success in reducing Albanian crossings. Britain also proposed “return hubs” for rejected asylum-seekers.

Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said his country is “not part of the migrant routes through the Balkans” because its railway infrastructure isn’t developed enough.

He said might be willing to accept a migrant returns hub if Britain agreed to “invest 10 billion euros into building railways.”

European leaders including Germany’s Friedrich Merz and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attended the one-day event at Lancaster House.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: €0.303 per kWh
🇩🇪 Germany: €0.394 per kWh
🇩🇰 Denmark: €0.376 per kWh
🇮🇪 Ireland: €0.370 per kWh
🇧🇪 Belgium: €0.331 per kWh
🇮🇹 Italy: €0.311 per kWh
🇫🇷 France: €0.293 per kWh
🇵🇹 Portugal: €0.263 per kWh
🇪🇸 Spain: €0.241 per kWh
🇦🇹 Austria: €0.244 per kWh
🇫🇮 Finland: €0.273 per kWh
🇳🇱 Netherlands: €0.216 per kWh
🇬🇷 Greece: €0.231 per kWh
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: €0.1217 per kWh
🇭🇺 Hungary: €0.1032 per kWh
🇭🇷 Croatia: €0.1484 per kWh
🇷🇴 Romania: €0.1863 per kWh
🇸🇮 Slovenia: €0.1810 per kWh
🇦🇱 Albania: €0.0976 per kWh
🇲🇪 Montenegro: €0.096 per kWh
🇧🇦 BiH: €0.0893 per kWh
🇷🇸 Serbia: €0.12 per kWh

15% of new car registrations in Western Europe are Electric Vehicles. Meaning that they are adding on more demand to the grid.

The recent Dutch move to seize Nexperia backfired as they soon realized the company is just a holding shell and the chips were manufactured in China, so they didn't seize any means of production, they only infuriated China which buck broke the supply chain.

Germany meanwhile is still going forward with phasing out nuclear power. Arguably the cheapest, safest and most scalable source of energy. Western Europe is at the mercy of buying over priced LNG from the US.

Many Eurocentric policies simply do not make sense.