The Czech Republic is sending 150 paratroopers to Bosnia and Herzegovina to join EUFOR forces in response to growing tensions. The deployment comes amid political unrest in Republika Srpska.
The Czech Republic is deploying 150 paratroopers to Bosnia and Herzegovina amid rising tensions in the country, according to Radio Prague.
The troops are set to arrive later this week and will remain for a month, joining Romanian and Italian forces also expected to arrive this week. They will reinforce the EUFOR mission, which is responsible for ensuring compliance with the 1995 Dayton peace agreement that ended nearly four years of conflict.
Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb-majority entity, Republika Srpska, recently introduced new laws that banned the operation of security and judicial institutions within the entity. However, these laws were suspended by the top court.
The legislation followed a court ruling in Sarajevo, which sentenced Dodik to one year in prison and banned him from holding office for six years for not complying with decisions made by the international high representative overseeing Bosnia’s peace agreements.
On Wednesday, state prosecutors ordered Dodik’s detention for "threatening the constitutional order," and arrest warrants were issued for Republika Srpska’s Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic and National Assembly President Nenad Stevandic.
In response to the warrants, Dodik stated that he would meet with Russian officials to request that they veto the extension of the European Union Force Operation Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, expressed concern that the arrest warrants for the Republika Srpska leadership could destabilise the region.
Residents in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos braced on Monday as Hurricane Erin, the first of the Atlantic season, passed nearby as a Category 4 stor...
Hamas has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire proposal with Israel that would see half of the hostages in Gaza freed in exchange for the release of Palestini...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners soon, after a t...
Canada is facing its second-worst wildfire season on record, with 7.8 million hectares already burned, and the fires could persist for weeks, accordin...
A research team led by Tsinghua University has unveiled a groundbreaking method for making organs transparent, offering the most detailed view yet of ...
A widespread power outage hit large parts of the Czech Republic on 5 July, trapping people in lifts and public transport and halting factory operations after a high-voltage cable collapsed.
Polish refiner Orlen will not buy Russian oil for its Czech refinery after 30 June, Chief Executive Ireneusz Fafara said on Monday. "We freed Central Europe from Russian oil today," Fafara stated.
Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic held regular political consultations in Prague, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced.
Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blažek resigned Friday after opposition parties called for his removal over a controversy involving bitcoins donated to the Ministry of Justice.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
International superstar Taylor Swift has revealed her 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', during a podcast appearance with her partner, U.S. football star Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason.
Hungarian astronaut Tibor Kapu returned to Budapest on Monday to a hero's welcome after a three-week mission aboard the International Space Station, marking Hungary’s first human spaceflight in 45 years.
Burkina Faso has expelled United Nations regional coordinator Carol Flore-Smereczniak after a U.N. report alleged violations against children in the country, a government spokesperson said on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expected Russian President Vladimir Putin to release more than 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners soon, after a trilateral meeting was set up with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Canada is facing its second-worst wildfire season on record, with 7.8 million hectares already burned, and the fires could persist for weeks, according to federal officials.
A research team led by Tsinghua University has unveiled a groundbreaking method for making organs transparent, offering the most detailed view yet of the brain’s inner workings.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment