—☦️ 🇷🇺/🇷🇸 WATCH: A commemorative liturgy was held at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Gornji Adrovac to mark the 150th anniversary of the Serbian–Ottoman War and honor Russian volunteer Colonel Nikolay Rayevsky.

➡️ The service was led by Metropolitan Arsenije of Niš, with Serbia’s Culture Minister Nikola Selaković among those attending, while the Sretensky Monastery Choir performed.

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—🇹🇷/🇨🇳/🇷🇺 NEW: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Ankara could consider becoming a full member of the China- and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization after the Bishkek summit.

➡️ Turkey is currently a dialogue partner, while Erdoğan stressed that deeper ties with the SCO would not mean abandoning NATO or the West.

🔗 Mario Nawfal

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—🇷🇴/🇺🇸 WATCH: A company from Cluj-Napoca says it successfully downed a Geran-2 replica flying at around 160 km/h during a NATO exercise in Latvia two weeks ago.

➡️ The interceptor carried no explosives and destroyed the target through a direct kinetic impact, knocking off its propellers and causing it to crash.

🔗 Romanian Battlegroup "Getica"

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—☦️ 🇷🇸/🇧🇦NEW: The Serbian Orthodox Church said a funeral service for former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić will be held on Monday, September 7, at 12:00 at the Church of St. Luke in Belgrade’s Košutnjak district.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇧🇦 WATCH: Footage from the Church of Saint Luke the Apostle and Evangelist in Košutnjak, Belgrade.

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—Via @eurointel

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—🇬🇷🇬🇷/🇮🇱🇮🇱 NEW: Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Athens will press ahead with its strategic defence partnership with Israel after the two countries signed a €3 billion deal for the multi-layered “Achilles Shield” air-defence network, including David’s Sling, SPYDER and BARAK MX systems.

➡️ At the same time, Athens is reinforcing ties with Arab partners, with Mitsotakis preparing visits and talks with Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 and Egypt 🇪🇬

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—NOTE: The Israeli deal forms part of Greece’s €28 billion military modernisation drive through 2036, alongside new frigates and 20 F-35 fighters due from late 2028 — further strengthening Greek capabilities amid its longstanding strategic rivalry with Turkey in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean.

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—❗️🇧🇦❌🇷🇸 Statement from Bosnia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 Elmedin Konaković held a press conference in response to the glorification of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić in Serbia.

He announced the withdrawal of all staff from the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Belgrade whom the Ministry has the authority to recall, the transfer of consular services to the Embassies in Zagreb and Podgorica and the Consulate General in Novi Pazar, the suspension of bilateral meetings, and the reduction of communication with Serbia to the lowest possible level.

Minister Konaković also announced intensified diplomatic engagement with the European Union 🇪🇺 and its Member States, the United States 🇺🇸, the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, and the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

🔗 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BiH

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—❗️🇧🇦 NEW: BiH Minister of Internal Affairs, Isak Ramo calls for creation of a "united front against Serbia by Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia".

🔗 Xhemajl Rexha

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