White Lotus drops actor after Ukraine controversy

White Lotus drops actor after Ukraine controversy

The casting of Milos Bikovic for the third season of the popular TV show had drawn criticism from Ukraine’s foreign ministry for his ties to Russia.

  • byChristopher Kuo

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A generation after the Bosnian genocide,we still haven’t broken the cycle of hate
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A generation after the Bosnian genocide,we still haven’t broken the cycle of hate

On this day – July 11 – 28 years ago,Bosnian Serb forces murdered thousands of Bosniak boys and men in Srebrenica. That slaughter should continue to inspire us to fight extremism wherever we find it.

  • byAmra Sabic-El-Rayess
French minister tells Djokovic to stay out of politics as Kosovo tensions rise

French minister tells Djokovic to stay out of politics as Kosovo tensions rise

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been chastised by a senior French politician following his intervention over the escalation of violence in the Balkans.

  • byRob Harris
Drive-by shooting leaves several dead and injured in Serbia

Drive-by shooting leaves several dead and injured in Serbia

Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic described the country’s second mass shooting in 48 hours as a “terrorist act”.

  • byAntonio Bronic andAleksandar Vasovic
Nine people shot dead at school in Belgrade,teenage boy arrested

Nine people shot dead at school in Belgrade,teenage boy arrested

A 14-year-old shot his teacher in a Belgrade classroom before opening fire on other students and security guards,officials said.

Kosovo’s Serbian minority clash with police as roads blocked in protest

Kosovo’s Serbian minority clash with police as roads blocked in protest

The latest protests were triggered by the arrest of a former Serbian police officer who resigned in protest of a plan to scrap Serbian license plates used in Kosovo.

  • byFatos Bytyci
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‘Somebody stop Putin’:Russians rush for flights out amid reservist call-up

‘Somebody stop Putin’:Russians rush for flights out amid reservist call-up

Anti-war groups said the limited airplane tickets out of Russia reached enormous prices due to high demand and swiftly became unavailable.

  • byDusan Stojanovic
Drought unearths Nazi warships in Serbia,Buddhist statues in China

Drought unearths Nazi warships in Serbia,Buddhist statues in China

One of the worst droughts on record has helped uncover surprising pieces of history’s jigsaw,from Spain to China.

  • byMarina Lopes
Putin fan club ascendant in three European elections:why the West should worry

Putin fan club ascendant in three European elections:why the West should worry

In France,Hungary and Serbia,political candidates have paid no price for their close ties to the Russian president since his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Claims of widespread irregularities in Serbia’s national elections

Claims of widespread irregularities in Serbia’s national elections

Aleksandar Vucic,a former ultranationalist who has boasted of his close ties with Vladimir Putin,has sought to portray himself as a guarantor of stability amid the Ukraine war.

  • byJovana Gec andDusan Stojanovic
Which side are they on? How the war in Ukraine has united and divided the world

Which side are they on? How the war in Ukraine has united and divided the world

Many countries have made their position on the invasion of Ukraine clear,for others the situation is a lot more complicated.

  • byLia Timson