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Anamaria Goltes posted a simple two-word comment about her fiancé Luca Doncic’s move to LA on Instagram this week. Photos: @anamariagoltes/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

Who is Luka Doncic’s Slovenian model fiancée, Anamaria Goltes?

The NBA world is abuzz with news of Luka Doncic’s transfer from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers – now his partner Anamaria Goltes has broken her silence.

7 Feb 2025 - 4:00AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet Luka Doncic’s dad Sasa Doncic – who’s furious with the Dallas Mavericks

5 Feb 2025 - 6:00PM

Fame and celebrity

Inside Melania Trump’s humble hometown – a major tourist destination in Slovenia

20 Jan 2025 - 6:00AM

Euro 2024

Portugal reach Euro 2024 quarter-finals after shoot-out win over Slovenia

Portugal won 3-0 in a shoot-out after Slovenia held them to a 0-0 draw following Cristiano Ronaldo’s extra-time miss from the spot in a dramatic last 16 clash.

2 Jul 2024 - 6:52AM

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa saves a penalty during the shootout against Slovenia, in Frankfurt, Germany on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Euro 2024

Serbia’s belief hailed by Stojkovic after late Euro 2024 goal shatters Slovenia

‘We do not give up,’ manager Dragan Stojkovic says, praising persistent attacks that earned a last-gasp equaliser, keeping Serbia’s tournament hopes alive.

21 Jun 2024 - 5:16AM

Israel-Gaza war

Slovenia is latest EU country to recognise a Palestinian state

Slovenia’s decision came days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognised a Palestinian state, a move that was condemned by Israel.

5 Jun 2024 - 10:24AM

Celebrity children

Who is Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump – who just turned 18?

The ‘shy’ teenager has remained largely out of the spotlight and lived a low-key life as a first kid at the White House during his father’s presidency – here’s what we know about him

27 Mar 2024 - 6:00AM

Barron Trump and his dad, Donald Trump. Photo: @barronupdate/Instagram

European Union

Five people trapped as rainfall floods cave in Slovenia

Three adults and 2 guides on Saturday became trapped after heavy rainfall provoked a rise in water levels within the Krizna Jama, some 50km south of capital Ljubljana.

8 Jan 2024 - 12:42AM

European Union

Melania Trump’s lawyer elected first woman president in Slovenia

Liberal rights advocate Natasa Pirc Musar won a run-off to become Slovenia’s first woman head of state.

14 Nov 2022 - 10:33AM

Tour de France

Pogaca chasing 3rd Tour de France win, but Jumbo pair out to upset

Tour de France title challengers Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard of Jumbo-Visma believe their team’s two-leader strategy can finally deliver cycling’s most treasured title after consecutive narrow defeats.

1 Jul 2022 - 8:00AM

Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates during a training session in Copenhagen. Photo: AFP

ITTF

Doo ends 854-day title famine as Hong Kong table tennis duos feast in Slovenia

Women’s doubles success at WTT Feeder Otocec for Doo – in her first tournament win in over 2 years – and Zhu Chengzhu as 3 of city’s pairings reach semi-finals.

27 Jun 2022 - 3:11PM

Doo Hoi-kem (front) and Zhu Chengzhu celebrate their success at the WTT Feeder event in Otocec. Photo: Hong Kong Table Tennis Association

ITTF

Wong, Doo left hoping it will be second time lucky in Slovenia

Hong Kong mixed doubles table tennis duo suffer shock defeat in quarter-finals of WTT Feeder Otocec on Friday, but were still alive in their respective men’s and women’s doubles draws.

24 Jun 2022 - 9:44PM

Melania Trump

Before she was first lady: Melania Trump’s humble beginnings in Slovenia

Sevnica celebrated Donald Trump’s election win in 2016, knowing his wife was from their town, and the former model has even donated money to a medical centre there – but what else do we know about it?

27 Apr 2022 - 3:00AM

European Union

Political newcomer beats veteran Slovenia PM in divisive elections

Janez Jansa, the right-wing nationalist prime minister of Slovenia, has lost his bid for re-election to an upstart green-liberal opposition party led by political newcomer Robert Golob.

25 Apr 2022 - 1:37PM

Slovenia’s Freedom Movement party, led Robert Golob (pictured), defeated nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa in general elections. Photo: AFP

Ukraine war

Polish, Czech, Slovenian leaders in defiant Ukraine war zone trip

The trio had made the hours-long train journey to Kyiv despite worries within the European Union about the security risks of travelling within a war zone.

16 Mar 2022 - 8:26AMvideocam

(From left) Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, leader of the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala talk over a map in a train to Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday. Photo: Mateusz Morawiecki via Twitter/EPA-EFE

China-EU relations

Slovenia tries to head off row with Beijing over Taiwan office

Lithuania’s decision to allow a ‘Taiwan representative office’ to open angered Beijing and had prompted accusations of a de facto boycott.

31 Jan 2022 - 11:54PMvideocam

China-EU relations

What next as Beijing slams Slovenia over Taiwan office plans?

Hanging in the balance are the future of Beijing’s cooperation mechanism in Central and Eastern Europe, and hopes of mending EU relations.

22 Jan 2022 - 6:02PMvideocam

China-EU relations

China ‘shocked’ by Slovenia’s plans to allow Taiwan to open an office

Foreign ministry accuses Slovenian leader Janez Jansa of making ‘dangerous remarks that challenge the one-China principle and support Taiwan independence’.

19 Jan 2022 - 7:01PMvideocam

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Taiwan

Taiwan plans representative office in Slovenia as the EU nation blasts Beijing

Slovenian leader Janez Jansa condemns ‘capital with a one-party system lecturing about democracy and peace’ and says Beijing could gain from Taiwan joining WHO.

18 Jan 2022 - 7:30PMvideocam

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