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Croatia Records Highest Ever Diaspora Return as Government Pours €161 Million into Reconnecting with Emigrants

Croatia is witnessing its largest wave of return migration since records began, with 13,300 citizens moving back in 2024 and preliminary data indicating an even higher figure for 2025, according to an

May 21, 2026

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina Adds NBA Reinforcement Luka Garza Ahead of Key World Cup Qualifiers

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national basketball team has received a major boost ahead of the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifying window, with NBA center Luka Garza set to join the squad for its

May 21, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina·Sport

Montenegro’s President Says EU Membership Is the Country’s Next Historic Milestone

Montenegrin President Jakov Milatović says the country knows “who it is and where it is going,” as Montenegro marks 20 years since restoring independence and continues its push toward European Union membership.

May 21, 2026

Montenegro

Support Rallies Held Across Central Kosovo After Arrests of Serbian Institution Directors

Support rallies were held on Thursday morning outside several Serbian funded health and education institutions in central Kosovo, following the arrest of seven directors from local institutions. According to Radio Kim, employees

May 21, 2026

Serbia·Whats New

EBRD Backs Slovenia’s NGEN with €70 Million Loan for Tesla-Powered Battery Grid Across Four EU States

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is lending up to €70 million to Slovenia based NGEN Energetske Rešitve to finance five large scale battery energy storage systems across Latvia, Poland, Romania,

May 21, 2026

Slovenia

SpaceX Unveils $18.7 Billion Revenue and $4.9 Billion Loss as It Files for Record Breaking IPO

SpaceX has filed its long awaited initial public offering prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, offering the first public glimpse into the finances of what is widely expected to become

May 21, 2026

Business

California’s Largest Fire of 2026 Scorches Nearly a Third of Santa Rosa Island, Threatening Rare Species

A fast moving wildfire has burned nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in California’s Channel Islands National Park, forcing the evacuation of park staff, destroying two historic structures, and threatening one

May 21, 2026

Whats New

Trump and Netanyahu Clash Over Iran Strategy as Diplomacy Stalls

A growing divide has emerged between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over how to handle the escalating conflict with Iran. According to U.S. and Israeli officials, the

May 21, 2026

Politics

Justice Three Decades in the Making: DOJ Charges 94 Year Old Raúl Castro Over Cuban MiG Attack

The United States Department of Justice has unsealed a superseding indictment charging former Cuban president Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two civilian aircraft, ending a prosecution effort that has spanned

May 21, 2026

Whats New

New EU Non-Paper Proposes Gradual Integration of Western Balkans into the Single Market

A new non paper reportedly backed by five European Union member states proposes a gradual integration model for the Western Balkans, aiming to bring the region closer to EU membership through phased

May 20, 2026

Community·Politics

Elon Musk Says Driverless Cars Could Dominate Roads Within a Decade, But Experts Remain Skeptical

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again made a bold prediction about the future of autonomous driving, saying that self-driving cars could handle the vast majority of road travel within the next

May 20, 2026

Business

EU Allocates €65.7 Million to Macedonia Under Growth Plan

The European Commission has made €65.7 million available to Macedonia under the Reform and Growth Facility, Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski announced. According to Mucunski, this is the highest amount allocated in this

May 20, 2026

Macedonia