Landslide from heavy rain in Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains traps 16 tourists, rescue service says

Landslide from heavy rain in Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains traps 16 tourists, rescue service says

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm packing heavy rains moved through Slovakia’s High Tatras, the country’s rescue service said Thursday. The incident took place in the Monkova Valley in the country’s highest mountain range, where authorities warned against severe thunderstorms accompanied by torrential rains

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NATO tvrdi da će ostati posvećen Zapadnom Balkanu

NATO tvrdi da će ostati posvećen Zapadnom Balkanu

Politika | 11.07.2024 | access_time 10:45 NATO ostaje snažno posvećen bezbednosti i stabilnosti regiona Zapadnog Balkana jer je taj region od strateškog značaja za Alijansu, saopštili su u četvrtak lideri NATO na samitu u Vašingtonu. “Nastavićemo da unapređujemo politički dijalog i praktičnu saradnju sa Zapadnim Balkanom kako bismo podržali reforme, regionalni mir i bezbednost i

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Thousands mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide which is denied by Serbs, fueling ethnic tensions in Bosnia

Thousands mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide which is denied by Serbs, fueling ethnic tensions in Bosnia

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Thousands of people from Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica on Thursday for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 genocide which Serb officials continue to deny, fueling ethnic tensions and deep divisions within the war-ravaged state. Twenty-nine years after they were murdered in Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust

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Hurricane Beryl’s remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall

Hurricane Beryl’s remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused damaging flooding in Vermont on Thursday, a year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of the state. Roads were flooded, washed out or covered with debris around Vermont after heavy rain moved through the state starting Wednesday. Rescues were reported Wednesday night, and some communities were

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Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply

Iranian court orders US to pay $6.7 billion after sanctions allegedly stopped special bandage supply

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian court on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to pay over $6.7 billion in compensation over a Swedish company stopping its supply of special dressings and bandages for those afflicted by a rare skin disorder after Washington imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The order by the International Relations Law

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