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Terra Balcanica Intersects Gold Mineralization Over 72 m and Starts Drill Program At Brezani Target in Bosnia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Terra Balcanica Resources Corp. (“Terra” or the “Company”) (CSE:TERA; FRA: UB1) is pleased to announce an expansion of the surface gold skarn system at Brezani and the start of the...

Bosnian Serb president’s jail time substituted with fine
(MENAFN) The State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has replaced a one-year prison sentence for Milorad Dodik, president of the autonomous Serb-majority Republika Srpska, with a fine of 36,500 convertible marks (approximately $21,600). Earlier this...

Bosnian Serb president criticizes decision to outcast him
(MENAFN) Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, has fiercely criticized Bosnia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) for revoking his mandate, dismissing the move as “more crap from Sarajevo” in a Wednesday post on X. Dodik, who leads the...

Bosnia's Election Commission Ousts Dodik
(MENAFN) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH) has opted to rescind the authority of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik as of Wednesday. During a session conducted in Sarajevo, the commission unanimously...

Bosnia Ousts Dodik After Court Confirms Prison Sentence
(MENAFN) The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEC BiH) voted unanimously on Wednesday to strip Milorad Dodik of his position as President of Republika Srpska. The ruling came after the Appeals Panel of Bosnia and...

Bosnian appeals court upholds jail time, political prohibition on Serb entity President Dodik
(MENAFN) Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Appeals Panel upheld a one-year prison sentence and a six-year ban from public office for Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, confirming a February verdict that found him guilty of ignoring decisions by...

Bosnian Court Confirms Sentence Against Milorad Dodik
(MENAFN) Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Appeals Panel of the Court reaffirmed on Friday a one-year jail term and a six-year prohibition from political office for Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik, solidifying a previous ruling from February that...

Bosnian Serb president criticizes EU ‘attack’ after judicial verdict
(MENAFN) Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, has condemned the European Union for what he calls an attack on his entity after a Bosnian appeals court upheld a prison sentence and a ban on his political activities. Dodik was initially...

Russian oil pipeline systems get hit by Ukraine
(MENAFN) Hungary has reported that Russian oil deliveries have been stopped after Ukraine targeted the Druzhba pipeline system, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. Szijjarto said Moscow informed Budapest that Russian...

Dundee Precious Metals Announces Satisfaction of Bosnian Competition Council Condition for Acquisition of Adriatic Metals
TORONTO, Aug. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM”) is pleased to report that the condition to the proposed acquisition by DPM of Adriatic Metals plc (“Adriatic”), previously announced on June 13, 2025 (the...

Appeals Court Upholds Denaturalization of Human Rights Violator and Former Bosnian Soldier Convicted of War Crimes
The Justice Department announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted Bosnian war criminal. Sammy...

Ambassador Richard Holtzapple assumes duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH
SARAJEVO, 14 August 2025 - Ambassador Richard (Rick) Holtzapple, a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, assumed his duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 August 2025. Ambassador Holtzapple served as...

Deputy Head of OSCE Mission Visits Travnik and Busovača
TRAVNIK, 13 August 2025 – The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Zahid Movlazada, visited Travnik and Busovača, where he met with Radoje Vidović, the President of HDZ BiH Central Bosnia Canton Board, Tahir Lendo,...

Slovenia stands with young people for peace: the international musical ‘Peace Child’ combines art and diplomacy
SLOVENIA, August 12 - From 13 to 23 August, 200 artists from 19 different countries – including Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Pakistan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Palestine,...

Strengthening Dialogue and Co-operation: OSCE Deputy Head Visits Zenica
ZENICA, 12 August 2025 - Zahid Movlazada, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited Zenica for meetings with local authorities, religious community representatives, and civil society actors. The visit reaffirms the...

OSCE on Intimidation of CEC Members
SARAJEVO, 05 August 2025 - The OSCE Mission to BiH (Mission) is concerned by recent public calls made by some senior RS officials urging citizens to gather in front of the private residences of Central Election Commission (CEC) members Vanja...

Beam Global Announces Second Quarter 2025 Operating Results
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Global, (Nasdaq: BEEM), (the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative and sustainable infrastructure solutions for the electrification of transportation, energy security and smart city...

Statement of the OSCE Representative on Media Freedom and OSCE Mission to BiH on the legal proceedings against Nataša Miljanović Zubac
VIENNA/SARAJEVO, 09 August 2025 - The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina express concern over the legal proceedings recently initiated against investigative journalist Nataša Miljanović...

US, Serbia contemplate de-escalation in Western Balkans
(MENAFN) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Djuric on Wednesday to address rising tensions in the Western Balkans, particularly in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the State Department said. The talks...

OSCE Deputy Head of Mission visits Goražde and Foča
GORAŽDE/ FOČA, 7 August 2025 – The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Zahid Movlazada, visited Goražde and Foča today to engage with key political and institutional stakeholders, emphasizing the Mission’s...