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The London-based NGO Index on Censorship has shortlisted the Croatian independent weekly Novosti as one of only four finalists for its prestigious 2018 Freedom of Expression Award.

The Croatian media outlet is also citing the reaction of Croatian authorities, who denied the report.

According to the website, media in Belgrade "claim that the Croatian delegation left the hall of at the OSCE conference, during the closing speech of Chairman of the Council of the Yad Vashem Commemorative (Holocaust) Center Rabbi Meir Lau."

In the morning hours of Thursday, January 25, a Russian fishing boat with 21 people on board disappeared into the waters of the Japanese Sea, reports RIA Novosti, quoted by Focus.

The government will decide on granting diplomatic status to the Russian-Serbian Humanitarian Center in Nis personnel in accordance with the country's interests.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said this on Tuesday, according to the government's website.

In a statement for the daily Vecernje Novosti, Brnabic also said that Serbia's foreign policy is "clear and transparent."

Serbian doctors who examined Ratko Mladic in the Hague detention on Monday and Tuesday were not allowed to use the ECG or the scanner, although they needed them and they were available, reports Serbian daily "Vecernje Novosti".

The daily Blic is reporting this on Friday, adding that one of them also carried "enough narcotics to put him in jail for several years."

According to the newspaper, the three Croats, who came from the town of Split - Ante Firic and Damir Tovarovic among them - received EUR 10,000 to come to Belgrade and fight.

Given the refugee crisis and the steady increase in the Muslim population, the EU is likely to face three scenarios that will determine its future, RIA Novosti contributor Igor Gashkov writes, adding that none of them could prevent inevitable ethnic, cultural and religious changes on the Old Continent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States of wanting to stir trouble at Russia's presidential elections in retaliation for alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential vote, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Nov. 9.

Air Serbia's next direct intercontinental route will be to Canada, the daily Vecernje Novosti writes.

The newspaper cited sources from the Serbian government who said that preparations are well under way - but that "plenty of work remains to be done."

One person died after a man started shooting at a university in the town of Salt Lake City in the US state of Utah, reports Novosti News Agency quoted by sega.

The shooter was wearing a Santa Claus suit. The police have failed to detain him. The area of the university is blocked and the authorities continue to search for the assailant.