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China and Serbia complete another section of Pan-European corridor
02:35 Serbia marked a major milestone in its transportation infrastructure with the official opening of another section of the E-763 highway. Stretching through western Serbia, this 19.5-kilometer segment will reduce the time it takes to travel...

‘They always come home’: Inside the Belgrade home of Montana’s champion racing pigeons
BELGRADE — Dušan Smetana opens the metal gates to his pigeon coop, releasing a flutter of anticipation as the young birds, just two to three months old, fly into the open for the first time. Moments later, the rural countryside fills with the...

"Emma Raducanu should quit tennis & go to school" - Fans angry at Brit over 'ridiculous' 9th coaching change ahead of Cincinnati Open
Emma Raducanu recently roped in Francisco Roig as her full-time coach for the remainder of the 2025 tennis season. Hailing from Spain, Roig was most notably a part of the legendary Rafael Nadal's team from 2005 to 2022; a glorious period for the...

Air Serbia seasonal flights to Bari to become year-round
Air Serbia is extending its seasonal summer service between Belgrade and Bari into a year-round operation. The route will run throughout the winter season, which begins on October 26 and runs until March 28, 2026, operating twice a week, on...

Aeroporti di Puglia: Air Serbia will also connect Bari-Belgrade in Winter
Aeroporti di Puglia (AdP) announces that Air Serbia will continue to operate the scheduled flight between Bari and Belgrade also in the upcoming Winter 2025-2026 season. The route, which during the Summer offers three weekly frequencies, will...

Pasztor: Trains between Belgrade and Budapest should run every two hours, railroad could be operational from September 15
The President of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians, Balint Pasztor, stated that the work on expanding the Roszke-Horgos border crossing between Hungary and Serbia was planned to be completed in the coming days, that the capacity would be...

'Cheaper Than Dubai-Abu Dhabi Taxi': How Wizz Air Made Travel Affordable For Residents
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The taxi fare from Dubai to Abu Dhabi can cost anywhere between Dh250 to Dh300. But for many UAE residents, flying out of the country on Wizz Air was even cheaper. The low-cost airline offered one-way tickets starting from...
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Welcome to Verdis: The tiny nation created of just 400 people by a 20-year-old
Remember when we were kids and used to dream about ruling our own country? Well, one 20-year-old actually went ahead and did it. While most of us grew out of that phase, Daniel Jackson took the fantasy seriously enough to carve out his own...

Bosnia moves to remove Serb leader Dodik amid rising political tensions
The political landscape of the Western Balkans took a dramatic turn this week as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission (CEC) reportedly moved to revoke the mandate of Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, the...

UK visa in hand? Five European destinations Indian travellers can visit without any extra paperwork
Indian citizens holding a valid, multiple-entry UK visa can explore five European countries without needing separate Schengen or local visas, as long as specific conditions are met. This visa-linked access provides Indian travellers with expanded...

I genuinely believe in Hibs Euro chances because David Gray's proved he has tactical brain for this stage – Tam McManus
Kieron Bowie will be flying for Belgrade having swept off the season’s mark ahead of facing Partizan. And with the attacking weapons David Gray now has at his disposal, I genuinely believe he can again deliver a set-up to return from the Balkans...

OBITUARIES for Thursday, August 7, 2025
THOMAS R. BARBER SOUTH CHINA and North Port, Florida – Thomas R.Barber, 82, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Tom grew up in Augusta and graduated from Cony High School in 1960. He joined the Army reserves and was in for over 10 years and...

30 years after: Serbia in denial about genocide
"The only genocide in the Balkans was against the Serbs": this graffiti appeared in the centre of Belgrade in June 2024, signed by a far-right organisation and has even been recently repainted. Photo: © Massimo Moratti The general mood in Serbia...

Is Serbia in for a summer of civil disobedience?
"We won't tell you what you should do — not because we don't know [what you should do], but because you do. The people should be guided by their conscience." With these words, students in Belgrade on June 28 symbolically passed on the baton of...

Queen Camilla's holiday chat with Wimbledon star about her stay at his Montenegro home
Queen Camilla had a "private" conversation with Tennis champion Novak Djokovic about staying at one of his properties in Montenegro. The pair were spotted speaking at Wimbledon on Wednesday where Her Majesty appeared to discuss a holiday to the...

You Can Travel To ‘Heads Of State’ Filming Locations With All The Confidence Of A World Leader
The action-comedy film “Heads of State” made its debut on July 2, 2025, streaming exclusively on Prime Video. Directed by Ilya Naishuller, the movie stars Idris Elba as British Prime Minister Sam Clarke and John Cena as U.S. President Will...

'Sharp contrasts': Tourism sees international 'headwinds', domestic travel resilience
Is the glass half-full or half-empty for travel and tourism this year? International travel to the U.S. faces some “sentimental headwinds” with Canadians, Europeans and other travelers having negative views of President Donald Trump and his...

US Open fears for Novak Djokovic as 38-year-old is forced to pull out of warmup event after worrying ‘fitness’ remarks
NOVAK Djokovic is a fitness doubt for the US Open after a late withdrawal from this week’s Cincinnati Open. The Serbian tennis superstar will head this month to New York – where he has been a four-time champion – with no singles prep time on the...

Summer holiday chaos as Brit tourists caught in freak storm at popular hotspot
Every year thousands of Brit tourists head to Split, Croatia, for their annual summer holidays. However many trips to the city have been ruined after a freak storm wreaked havoc on the area. The Adriatic port city experienced a severe weather...

Chaos as freak storm leaves cars crushed and roofs blown off in holiday hotspot
Thousands of British holidaymakers flock to Split, Croatia, each summer, but many have had their trips marred by a freak storm that recently battered the city this week. The Adriatic port city was struck by a severe weather event on Tuesday (July...