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Earthquake Near Herceg Novi Felt Across Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia, With No Reported Damage or Injuries

Earthquake Recorded Near Herceg Novi An earthquake struck Montenegro on Monday, May 11, with its epicenter near Herceg Novi. Reports cited different magnitude measurements, with some stating 3.2 on the Richter scale

May 11, 2026

Montenegro

Barcelona Defeat Real Madrid 2–0 and Seal La Liga Title in El Clásico

Barcelona secured the La Liga title in the most symbolic way, defeating Real Madrid 2–0 in El Clásico and mathematically confirming the championship in front of their greatest rival. The victory came

May 11, 2026

Sport

Antonio Zanardi Landi Mentioned as Possible Successor to Christian Schmidt at OHR

Schmidt to Leave Post After Nearly Five Years The Office of the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed that Christian Schmidt will leave the position of High Representative after almost five

May 11, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

Dončić Faces Criticism in the United States Over Spain Trip During Injury Recovery

Luka Dončić has come under strong criticism from the American public and basketball fans after his absence from the court and his trip to Spain became a major topic during the most

May 8, 2026

Slovenia

“Prolog Professor” Gets Gold: How Ivan Bratko Put Slovenia on the AI Map

Slovenian artificial intelligence pioneer Ivan Bratko received the Golden Order of Merit on May 7, 2026, at a presidential forum in Brdo pri Kranju, honoring a 50 year career that established Slovenia

May 8, 2026

Slovenia

From Weekend to Way of Life: Inside Macedonia’s Massive Volunteer Cleanup

Macedonian President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova opened the 2026 “Generalka Weekend” national cleanup campaign on May 8 with a bold vision, transforming the three day volunteer action into a year round philosophy of

May 8, 2026

Macedonia

Sali and Berset Confirm Cooperation Between Macedonia and the Council of Europe

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for European Affairs Bekim Sali met today with Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset in a discussion focused on the country’s progress in European reforms

May 8, 2026

Macedonia

Perfect 40/40: How Vuk Janković Made Balkan Math History for Bosnia

Bosnian students delivered a historic performance at the 43rd Balkan Mathematical Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece, winning two gold and three silver medals to secure second place among 11 competing nations, the country’s

May 8, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

288 Dead: Bosnia’s Roads Became 30% More Deadly in Just One Year

Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded a staggering 42,762 traffic accidents in 2025, marking a 19.3% increase from the previous year and claiming 288 lives, a jump of 66 fatalities representing a nearly 30%

May 8, 2026

Bosnia & Hercegovina

US Health Authorities on “Level 3” Alert for Hantavirus Monitoring

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has placed its emergency response network on “Level 3” activation status due to the current hantavirus situation. This represents the lowest level of

May 8, 2026

Whats New

Parents With Large Child Support Debts in the US Could Lose Their Passports

The US State Department announced stricter measures against citizens who fail to meet their child support obligations, including the possibility of revoking debtors’ passports. According to the new practice, the measure could

May 8, 2026

Whats New

From Minneapolis to Maine: How ICE Is Going Quietly National

The Trump administration is deploying approximately 330 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to cities across more than 40 states and Puerto Rico, shifting tactics after public backlash against high profile raids

May 8, 2026

Whats New