News archive of May 2024

BELGRADE - Election silence ahead of Sunday's local elections in Belgrade and 66 self-government units across Serbia began at midnight.

It ends on Sunday 8 pm, when polling stations will close.

Bulgarian authorities have initiated 7 pre-trial proceedings for violations of citizens' political rights ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections on June 9, as reported by Ivaylo Velichkov, head of the 3rd Regional Police Department in Sofia. These criminal acts were uncovered during a specialized operation targeting crime.

What caused the helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and what will be the impact of his death on the country's relations with the United States? Who is his most likely successor and what will the day after look like in Iran and the Middle East?

China has affirmed its absence from an upcoming peace conference on Ukraine, hosted by Switzerland in June, as reported by Reuters, citing insights from four sources. The decision stems from unmet conditions for Ukraine and Russia's participation in the event scheduled for June 15-16.

From today until June 30, a section of the cloverleaf interchange connecting "Bulgaria" Boulevard with the Sofia Ring Road (SOP) will be closed to traffic, as announced by the Sofia Municipality (SO).

BELGRADE - Partizan Belgrade have qualified for the Serbian basketball Superleague playoffs finals by beating Mega 96-68 in the decisive Game 3 of the semi-final series on Thursday evening.

Zach LeDay led the scoring for Partizan with 17 points and Bruno Caboclo and Danilo Andjusic each added 16 points.

Filip Jovic stood out for Mega with 21 points.

The Turkish parliament's planning and budget commission has approved a bill aimed at regulating the crypto assets sector in the country.

The draft law, which requires crypto asset service providers to obtain licenses from the Capital Markets Board, includes the definitions of crypto assets.

PARIS - Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic lost 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to American Taylor Fritz in the second round of Roland Garros on Thursday evening.

Fritz won after two hours and 20 minutes of play.

The Parliament of Moldova has issued a strong condemnation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, labeling it as "genocide" due to Moscow's treatment of children in the occupied regions. This declaration came in response to mounting international concern over the conflict, with several other countries also denouncing Russia's actions and offering assistance to Ukrainian refugees.

Dimitris Kairidis, the Greek minister for migration, has denied a CBS News report claiming that Washington is planning to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece in an effort to curb illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border.