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Review: Stars of Little Importance
SARAJEVO 2025 Competition by Olivia Popp 25/08/2025 - Renátó Olasz makes his directorial debut with this film looking at a pair of siblings coming home for Christmas and the memories stirred by this return Renátó Olasz and Andrea Waskovics in...

Challenging the EU’s deadly partnership with Israel
First published at Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. In the nearly two years since Israel’s assault on Gaza began, at least initially in response to the Hamas attack on 7 October, over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed. Entire cities lie in ruins,...

City of Stolac Files Criminal Charges Over Works on Planned Harem Plot
The city administration of Stolac announced that the Majlis of the Islamic Community (IZ) of Stolac does not have a legally valid permit for the construction of a harem, since the earlier permit was canceled because the land in the land registers...

Forget capitals like Madrid and Tbilisi: These European second cities are hidden gems
As more European capital cities struggle with overtourism, second-city destinations are taking the spotlight. New research by luggage storage company Radical Storage characterises these destinations as the second-most populated city in a European...

PAOK vs Rijeka Prediction and Betting Tips | August 28th 2025
PAOK play host to Rijeka at the Toumba Stadium in the second leg of the Europa League playoff on Thursday. Having suffered a 1-0 defeat in last week’s reverse leg, Razvan Lucescu’s men return home looking to overturn their one-goal deficit and...

Ray Winstone Would Love to Work With Ridley Scott, Says Boxing Not Unlike Acting: ‘You Have to Respect Who’s Standing Opposite’
British actor Ray Winstone, one of this year’s recipients of an honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award for career achievement, stopped by the Variety Lounge, presented by the Sarajevo Film Festival and BH Telecom, ahead of the open-air screening of John...

Sanfic: Alex de la Iglesia Inspires, Netflix Steps Up at Sanfic, What Sets Latin America Apart and More
SANTIAGO DE CHILE — Held in a marvellously chilly Chile, in its deep Winter backed by snowbound Andes, Santiago de Chile’s Sanfic and Sanfic Industria, its industry forum, fairly rocked. Few events can boast so many firsts, 21 and 14 years...

International Humanitarian Law Under Strain: Reconciling Sovereignty, Neutrality, Duty to Protect
Positive international law is today in the grip of an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy and effectiveness, a phenomenon highlighted by King Mohammed VI in his speech at the opening of the 82nd session of the Institute of International Law, held...

TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES 2025 TOUR!
“THE GHOSTS OF CHRISTMAS EVE: THE BEST OF TSO AND MORE” WINTER TOUR FEATURES A 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE TO BEETHOVEN’S LAST NIGHT, VISITING NEW CITIES, AND RETURN OF THE SIGNING LINE PRESALES BEGIN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11; PUBLIC TICKETS ON SALE...

Security guarantees no key to peace in Ukraine
Back-to-back summits in Alaska and Washington with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, respectively, have done little to clarify how US President Donald Trump intends to engineer an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Beyond vague exhortations of “land...

Trade Deficit In The Meat Sector – Exports Cover Only 12 Percent Of Imports
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) records a significant trade deficit in foreign trade exchange of meat, which in the first half of the year amounted to 245.3 million BAM, whereby meat makes up the largest share in the total deficit of the agro and...

The origins of the Serbian crisis – 2. Corruption in a country where trust has collapsed
By Biagio Carrano It is hard to feel part of a state that you perceive as corrupt – even more so when that perception worsens year after year. Since 2016, maybe not by chance when the Serbian economy began to grow at a relatively steady pace, the...

RuralFoto 2025: Showcase the Beauty of Rural Life Through Photography
The annual RuralFoto competition has opened nominations for the best rural photographs of 2025, inviting both amateur and professional photographers to capture the spirit of country life. Organised by Agroklub, the contest runs until September 22,...

Candidate Profile: Scott Thomas, House District 29
On the Ballot: House District 29 This November will see all 100 House of Delegates seats up for election. Currently, Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority in the House. Loudoun Now is speaking with each of the candidates to give voters an in-depth...

10 players to watch at EuroBasket 2025: Luka, Giannis, Jokić headline, France has intriguing non-Wemby trio
EuroBasket 2025 tipped off on Wednesday where 24 nations will compete to be crowned basketball champions of Europe. There will be a heavy dose of NBA players featured across the tournament, as 15 countries boast NBA talent heading into the...

Limassol’s old port comes to life as EuroBasket fan zone
Limassol’s old port has become a centre of attraction for fans attending this summer’s FIBA EuroBasket, which is, in part, being hosted in the city. The old port is serving as a fan zone, with Fiba saying it “offers daily action, entertainment,...

Can We Turn a Toyota Prius Into A Hot Hatch?
We're modifying a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime in an attempt to improve the handling and appearance and turn it into a hot hatch. Follow along below as this Toyota Prius becomes a hot hatch. A full transcript, provided by AI and edited by a staffer, is...

Savo Minic Republika Srpska Premier Designate
Source: Beta News / Region | 25.08.25 | access_time 00:50 Milorad Dodik (BETAPHOTO/MILOS MISKOV) Milorad Dodik, who was stripped of the presidency of Republika Srpska by the Bosnian Central Electoral Commission based on a verdict of the Court of...

BiH risks losing 1.3 Billion BAM due to the CBAM Tax
From the beginning of next year, exporters from Bosnia and Herzegovina will face a special CBAM tax for CO2 emissions at the borders of the European Union. Although sufficient, the domestic authorities have not used the deadline for adopting the...

Crisis preparedness exercise on food and feed for IPA beneficiaries
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) organises crisis preparedness training events for the IPA countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye) as part of the framework of the Preparatory...