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Bosnia and Herzegovina
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Bosnia and Herzegovina. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Sarajevo
Head of State
Chairman of the Presidency Denis Bećirović
Head of Government
Prime Minister Nermin Nikšić
Members of the honour guard carry the coffin during the funeral for Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday. Photo: EPA
Serbian national military servicemen walk by the coffin of Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide and other atrocities during the war in Bosnia. Photo: AP
Serbian national military servicemen fire a three-volley salute during the funeral. Photo: AP
People gather around the grave of Mladic's grave. Photo: AP
European Union

War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

Thousands of mourners gather to attend his funeral in Belgrade, defying EU warnings against glorification of war criminals.

Serbia

Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic

Serbia

Body of war criminal Mladic returns to Serbia with military honours

Obituaries

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic dies in The Hague prison

The 84-year-old, who oversaw the 1995 Srebrenica slaughter, was serving a life sentence for genocide and war crimes.

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic imitates taking pictures as he sits in the courtroom in The Hague, Netherlands, in 2021. Photo: AP
A woman reads a prayer at the grave of her relative in Potocari, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in 2017. Photo: EPA-EFE
Hungary

Driver arrested after Hungary bus crash kills 12 people, injures at least 10

The bus was carrying Polish tourists returning from a pilgrimage, police said, adding it was likely that the driver had fallen asleep.

Fifa

World Cup integrity questioned as Trump, Fifa defend Balogun suspension actions

Belgium’s football federation challenged Fifa’s ruling to overturn a ban on the US forward, who was cleared to play on Monday.

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Fifa

Balogun’s ban suspended by Fifa, allowing US forward to play against Belgium

US President Donald Trump called Fifa President Gianni Infantino to ask him to review the suspension, The New York Times reported.

United States forward Folarin Balogun celebrates after scoring a goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina during the Fifa World Cup at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Wednesday. Photo: The Sacramento Bee / TNS
Icons and Influencers

Meet the woman who wants to be ‘the female Bryan Johnson’

From fashion industry insider to longevity evangelist … Kate Tolo is the Australian-Bosnian Blueprint co-founder dating the Don’t Die star.

Extreme weather

Heatwave grips Eastern Europe after Germany weather breaks records

The intense and unusually early heat event underscores how climate change is transforming summers in the world’s fastest-warming continent.

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Ukraine war

36 nations approve tribunal creation to prosecute Russia over Ukraine

The move came on the same day the WHO said Ukraine’s mental health crisis is growing, with ‘work to do until the end of the century’.

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A neighbour hugs a crying woman at the site of a fatal Russian missile attack on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Trump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy in World Cup, report says

The plan is an attempt to mend ties with Italian PM Meloni, after she and Trump fell out over his attacks against Pope Leo.

US President Donald Trump greets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, in October 2025. Photo: AP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s defence deal with Bosnia signals Asian middle power’s clout

The deal is in line with Jakarta’s goal to pursue an ‘active and free’ foreign policy beyond its Western partners.

France

Europe paralysed by snow as brutal cold snap disrupts flights, rail services

Thousands stranded as chaos grounds flights, with black ice sparking fatal accidents, while death toll rises to six in season’s worst freeze.

Serbia

Separatist candidate wins presidential vote in Bosnia’s Serb region

Snap election sees Sinisa Karan win a tight race, pledging to forcefully continue the policies of the recently banned separatist leader.

Sinisa Karan after preliminary results indicated he won a snap presidential election. Photo: Reuters
Italy

Did ‘war tourists’ pay to kill civilians for sport in Sarajevo?

Wealthy would-be snipers are alleged to have paid six-figure sums to shoot precision rifles from Bosnian Serb army positions.

A boy hangs on the barrel of a destroyed Russian-made T-54 tank while playing in Sarajevo in April 1996. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

UN court denies ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic early release from prison

Mladic, jailed for life in 2017 over genocide and war crimes, filed a request to be freed on June 3 saying he only had a few months to live.

US-ally trade wars

Apparently impatient Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea

Equal or higher tariffs imposed on others before Wednesday deadline.

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Video | China’s ‘moving Great Wall’ basketballer makes senior team debut

The 18-year-old basketballer is 7ft 4in (2.26m) tall.

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Crime

Sweden confirms identity of gunman in nation’s worst mass shooting

Rickard Andersson, 35, killed 10 people at an education centre for young adults before apparently turning the gun on himself.

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Terrorism

Deadly attack at Bosnia police station is act of terrorism, prosecutors say

A teenager, 14, broke into a police station and stabbed officer, killing one and wounding another.

Tourism

Park based on Van Gogh’s Starry Night realises a 20-year dream

A businessman in Bosnia has recreated one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings, The Starry Night, in the form of a nature park, which includes 130,000 lavender bushes in six different shades.

A drone view of the Starry Night park in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo: Reuters
Euro 2024

Moment of truth for revamped Italy as Euros title defence begins against Albania

Holders and four-time world champions are quietly confident despite missing out on the last World Cup and starting in a tough group that also includes Spain and Croatia.

Italy are sweating on the fitness of several key players, including midfielder Davide Frattesi, who scored the goal in their 1-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in a friendly last weekend. Photo: AFP
European Union

Opinion | EU elections: far-right rose on the back of centrist parties’ empty promises

Instead of offering policy solutions or addressing sceptics, traditional parties in Brussels have left a vacuum for the far-right to fill.

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Euro 2024

England boss Southgate excited by Bellingham’s rise but says collective is key

The 20-year-old star midfielder enjoyed a dream debut season with Real Madrid, but Southgate says ‘we are not putting everything on Jude’.

Euro 2024

Captain Kane says England have enough experience for success at Euro 2024

Gareth Southgate’s side, runners-up at the last event, are among favourites, with players who have played in two to three tournaments.

Harry Kane says everyone in the England squad “has earned the right to be here”. Photo: EPA
Uefa

Euro 2024 blow for Italy as defender Scalvini is ruled out with torn ACL

Scalvini suffered injury in final match of campaign against Fiorentina and is the second defender after Francesco Acerbi to be ruled out of the tournament.

Italy will be without defender Giorgio Scalvini at Euro 2024 after he suffered an ACL tear with Atalanta. Photo: Reuters
United Nations

UN creates Srebrenica genocide memorial day over furious Serb opposition

Vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with 68 nations abstaining, a reflection of concerns among many countries about the impact of the vote on reconciliation efforts in deeply divided Bosnia.

Trending in China

Fearless Chinese girl treks global trail on US$1,600, faces sex-sale taunts

An intrepid young woman from China, who achieved the remarkable feat of travelling to several countries unaccompanied and on a tiny budget, has been forced to shut down online critics who accused her of funding her trip by selling sex.

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