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The veterans minister joined officials and relatives in honouring dozens of residents of the village of Sotin near Vukovar who were taken away and killed during Croatia's bloody war of independence.

President Zoran Milanovic is regularly accused by government officials of favouring Putin, partly because he opposes aiding embattled Ukraine – but he seems to be retaining public support despite the slurs.

The celebrated mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer, former anti-terrorist unit officer and ex-MP Mirko Filipovic is returning to the force as a volunteer trainer after a distinguished sporting career.

Military expert says Croatia's offer to donate its ageing tanks to Ukraine will help it to 'close gaps' on the front, while the purchase of modern German tanks will 'raise the Croatian Army to a new level'.

Experts question whether a modest tax on unused properties or those rented out short-term will really make much difference to the housing market.

Croatia mourns loss of a fierce advocate for human rights whose political activism began in his student days – and earned him a three-year jail sentence under the communist regime.

The remains of five middle-aged and elderly men were found in a newly discovered new mass grave in eastern Croatia near the wartime flashpoint town of Vukovar.

The presence of high-level delegations from the Balkans at COP29, the UN's latest climate summit in Baku, cannot disguise their foot-dragging in the fight for a greener future.

As Balkan politicians pledge to commit to green transition at the United Nations COP29 climate summit in Baku, their main cities are starting to choke from the annual winter surge in air pollution.

The COP29 climate change summit in Baku has proven a lucrative side hustle for the host – gas-producing, oil-rich Azerbaijan – with Balkan visitors lining up to strike deals.