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People walk past near a campaign billboard featuring Milorad Dodik, Aco Stanisic, Savo Minic, Zeljka Cvijanovic and Damjan Skipina, candidates of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) in Bosnia and Herzegovina's 2026 general election, in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Bosnians take to the polls, Nigeria’s fake government agency, China cracks down on AI companions

Bosnians will head to the polls this weekend for elections in one of the world’s most complicated political systems.

​North Macedonia heads to the polls on Wednesday in a vote overshadowed by one big issue: disputes with neighbors that could derail the tiny Balkan republic’s fledgling EU membership bid.
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North Macedonia’s election stokes Balkan beefs

North Macedonia heads to the polls on Wednesday in a vote overshadowed by one big issue: disputes with neighbors that could derail the tiny Balkan republic’s fledgling EU membership bid.

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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia, September 28, 2023.
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Kosovo and Serbia to restart talks

Well, even as one of the world’s most intractable conflicts gets steadily worse, there’s at least a chance that another will get slightly better.

Russian Black Sea Fleet commander still alive despite Ukraine's claims
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Russian Black Sea Fleet commander still alive despite Ukraine's claims

Is Russian commander Sokolov still alive? Will the West intervene in Nagorno-Karabakh? How is China's proactive approach to trilateral cooperation impacting its relations with South Korea and Japan? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Police officers patrol in the aftermath of a shooting, at the road to Banjska village, Kosovo September 24, 2023.
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Trouble brews in the Balkans

Is Europe’s tinderbox once again set to explode?

Ukraine’s Kherson victory is a turning point in the war
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Ukraine’s Kherson victory is a turning point in the war

What's the importance of Putin losing the city of Kherson? Is the trouble that we now see between Kosovo and Serbia the beginning of something more? Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden, shares his perspective on European politics.

A woman walks past election posters in Sarajevo.
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Is Bosnia’s stability at stake?

Bosnia and Herzegovina's voters head to the polls Sunday amid rising tensions.

Other pressing issues to discuss in Munich
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Other pressing issues to discuss in Munich

Munich Security Conference topics that should be on your radar.

A deal on the EU Recovery Fund? North Macedonia and the EU
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A deal on the EU Recovery Fund? North Macedonia and the EU

Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Sweden, with the view from Europe:


Is it likely that there will be a deal on the EU Recovery Fund at the summit this weekend?

Does the result of the North Macedonia election make it more likely that the Balkan country will start to enter the European Union?

Protests in Hungary, new army in the Balkans
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Protests in Hungary, new army in the Balkans

Protests in Hungary – Starting last week, thousands of anti-government protesters have hit the streets in Hungary. The unrest began when the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban forced through a new labor law that permits bosses to demand 400 hours of overtime annually and to delay paying workers for those hours for up to three years.