❗️🇷🇸 Serbia denies accusations of using illegal weapons against protesters

Serbia’s MFA, Marko Djurić, firmly rejected claims that security forces used "sound cannons" or any other illegal weapons against demonstrators in Belgrade. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to protecting the right to peaceful assembly and stated that law enforcement operates strictly within legal and proportionate measures.

Djurić labeled the accusations as misinformation aimed at creating unnecessary tensions.

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—❗️🇧🇦/🇫🇷 BREAKING: The Bosnian Border Police, with limited assistance from SIPA, conducted an international operation in Banja Luka, Gradiška, and Prnjavor targeting organized crime and illicit arms trafficking.

Two Bosnian nationals were arrested for smuggling weapons to France.

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—❗️🇹🇷 BREAKING: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu detained on terror-related and corruption charges as Turkish authorities revoke his university degree, impose protest bans, and restrict internet access.

İmamoğlu, a key opposition figure, is accused of establishing a criminal network and links to the PKK, raising concerns over political repression. His detention comes a year after his re-election, with Ankara tightening control amid fears of unrest.

(Source: Reuters, Turkish Minute)

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—❗️🇭🇷/🇦🇱/🇽🇰 URGENT: Kosovo, Albania, and Croatia have signed a trilateral defense agreement in Tirana, effectively forming a military alliance.

Albanian Defense Minister Pirro Vengu stated that other countries have expressed interest in joining the alliance.

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—❗️🇷🇸 UPDATE: Serbia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the Kosovo-Albania-Croatia alliance as a "targeted strategy" to isolate Serbia.

Belgrade demands explanations from Albania and Croatia for forming the pact without consulting Serbia and warns it will not accept the alliance silently. Serbia also claims Bulgaria has been invited to join, further escalating regional tensions.

📰 Source: Serbia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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—❗️🇧🇦 BREAKING: Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik has announced a meeting today with the Speaker of the RS National Assembly, Nenad Stevandić, at the RS Palace in Banja Luka.

Stevandić, who was subject to a central arrest warrant on suspicion of attacking Bosnia and Herzegovina's constitutional order, had been in Serbia; details of his return to BiH remain unknown.

Source: Istraga.ba

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🇭🇷🇦🇱🇽🇰🇧🇬/🇷🇸 Current status

Note: Bulgaria is spected to join. However, no official announcement has been made yet.

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—⚖️🇧🇦 BREAKING: Disciplinary Prosecutor's Office of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC) files lawsuit against Tuzla prosecutor Ćazim Serhatlić.

The lawsuit alleges misconduct by prosecutor Serhatlić, prompting an official investigation into his professional conduct.

(Source: Istraga.ba)

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—❗️🇹🇷/🇽🇰/🇦🇱/🇲🇰 BREAKING: Turkey is moving quickly to ratify military agreements with Kosovo, Albania, and North Macedonia.

The agreements include cooperation in military training, joint exercises, defense industry collaboration, cyber defense, and peacekeeping. They also cover personnel exchanges, joint military research, and humanitarian aid.

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—🇬🇷 UPDATE: Greece has expressed concerns over Turkey's expanding defense cooperation in the Balkans.

Source: Greek media.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇭🇺 URGENT: According to Serbian podcaster Mario Bojić, Hungary and Serbia are set to form a military alliance, positioning themselves as the strongest military partnership in Central and Southeast Europe.

Source: Mario ZNA

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