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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s.

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s parliament on Friday voted to reintroduce compulsory military service in the European Union and NATO member country.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in Europe following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, as well as an apparent arms race and military buildup in the Balkans, which went through a bloody war in the 1990s.

A 29-year-old Croatian man has been arrested in an international police operation for allegedly running a global child exploitation ring, authorities confirmed on Friday.

Investigators say the suspect contacted at least 30 victims online and is also suspected of abusing a young girl over an extended period. Police allege he distributed child sexual abuse material to a network of roughly 250 people on encrypted online platforms, according to Interior Minister Davor Božinović.

A Serbian government plane took convicted war criminal Nebojša Pavković home on Sunday, following his early release from a 22-year prison sentence on health grounds.

Ambassador Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa's body was discovered outside a Paris hotel. The circumstances of his death are under investigation.

South Africa's ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel "Nathi" Mthethwa, was found dead outside the Hyatt Regency hotel in the west of Paris on Tuesday, according to the local prosecutor's office.

Mthethwa was 58-years-old and had been serving as ambassador to France since his appointment in December 2023.

The Hungarian leader said it doesn't matter if a few Hungarian drones flew over Ukraine, since he doesn't consider Ukraine an independent, sovereign country.

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán played down the possibility of Hungarian drones violating Ukraine's airspace in an interview released on Monday. Even if a drone enters Ukraine from Hungary, Orbán said, Kyiv should deal with drones coming from the east, from Russia.

Parliament will likely adopt by the end of the year draft legislation for the construction of a nuclear power plant, economy minister Ante Šušnjar said.

The ministry of economy has set up a working group drafting the nuclear energy law, Šušnjar said late on Thursday evening.

For more than 40 years, Croatia has been the co-owner of the Krško nuclear power plant in neighbouring Slovenia, which supplies about 16% of the country’s energy needs.

Serbian police arrested two persons suspected of organising training in Serbia for Moldovan and Romanian citizens in “providing more effective physical resistance to police officers in case of riots during election day in that country [Moldova], scheduled for September 28″.

One of those arrested, L.P., is suspected of organising training in a hospitality establishment near the western Serbian town of Loznica, and another person, named S.S., allegedly helped him, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday.

The training was reportedly organised from July 16 to September 12 for 150 to 170 Moldovan and Romanian citizens.

Serbian police arrested two persons suspected of organising training in Serbia for Moldovan and Romanian citizens in “providing more effective physical resistance to police officers in case of riots during election day in that country [Moldova], scheduled for September 28″.

One of those arrested, L.P., is suspected of organising training in a hospitality establishment near the western Serbian town of Loznica, and another person, named S.S., allegedly helped him, the Ministry of Interior said on Friday.

The training was reportedly organised from July 16 to September 12 for 150 to 170 Moldovan and Romanian citizens.

Croatian officials have strongly rejected accusations from Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó, who told the UN General Assembly that Croatia is overcharging Hungary for oil transit through the JANAF pipeline.

Szijjártó claimed Croatia was imposing a “war surcharge” and setting prices well above European benchmarks.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković called the remarks “outrageous.”

September the 26th, 2025 – Croatia has chosen to withhold its recognition of Palestine despite powerful European countries like the UK and France having recently done so.

As Morski writes, the Croatian Parliament has voted on the recognition of the state of Palestine. 121 MPs voted, 44 were in favour, 4 abstained and 73 were against recognising it. 56 MPs sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in which they urged him to recognise the state of Palestine as soon as possible and to suspend arms exports to Israel, 24sata reports.

September the 26th, 2025 – Croatia has chosen to withhold its recognition of Palestine despite powerful European countries like the UK and France having recently done so.

As Morski writes, the Croatian Parliament has voted on the recognition of the state of Palestine. 121 MPs voted, 44 were in favour, 4 abstained and 73 were against recognising it. 56 MPs sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Andrej Plenković in which they urged him to recognise the state of Palestine as soon as possible and to suspend arms exports to Israel, 24sata reports.