Croatia’s left-leaning president, who has been critical of Western military support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, is running for reelection this weekend

By bne IntelliNews Croatians head to the polls on December 29 in a presidential election dominated by rivalry between incumbent Zoran Milanovic, known for his populist rhetoric and criticism of Western military support for Ukraine,

Croatia’s president, an outspoken critic of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia, is running for re-election this weekend against an array of contenders, including the candidate of the conservative government.

President Zoran Milanovic is seen as a favorite ahead of Sunday’s presidential election, although he is unlikely to score an outright victory.

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Russia’s vast shadow fleet of ships that Moscow is exploiting to skirt restrictions on transporting oil and gas, or carrying stolen Ukrainian grain, was also targeted. Fifty-two vessels were added to a growing list of ships banned from European ports and deprived of services.

FIFA have issued a "sincere" apology to the Ukrainian FA after they complained about a map graphic that was displaying during the qualifying draw for the 2026 World Cup

The Ukrainian Football Association wrote a letter to FIFA expressing its concerns and questioning the "redrawn" map.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory.

Croatians will vote Sunday in the Balkan country's presidential election, with opinion polls widely predicting the outspoken incumbent Zoran Milanovic will win after a bruising campaign.

A teenager kills a 7-year-old student and injures 4 others in a school knife attack in Croatia On Nov. 5, Ukrainian officials said their forces had for the first time engaged with North Korean units that had been recently deployed to help Russia.

A market monitoring report by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators confirmed this upward trend. Although the EU's overall LNG imports decreased year-on-year during the first nine months of 2024, Russia's share climbed to 20 percent, a six-percentage-point increase from the same period last year.