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Daniel Jackson, 20, is the self-appointed president of Verdis.

Carry on up the Danube: President Daniel, 20, stakes claim for ‘new’ country

Most people would not want to get between Croatia and Serbia. But 20-year-old Daniel Jackson has quite a story.

  • Peter FitzSimons

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Ross Sayers (left, in sluch hat) in 1943; Sayers (right) in 1944; and Ronald Jones (bottom right).

How Anzacs became the forgotten heroes of a Balkans war

A handful of escaped Australian soldiers found themselves in the centre of a civil war in Europe. A new book relives the extraordinary exploits of these Anzac guerillas.

  • Tony Wright
The historic Zemun district.

Visit this underrated European city before it becomes the next big thing

You’ll get new perspectives on an old continent, sights without queues, gritty history, and throbbing contemporary energy.

  • Brian Johnston
Serbia protest

A whooshing sound, then panic: Claims ‘sonic weapon’ used at protest over train tragedy

The widely banned acoustic weapon emits a targeted beam that causes sharp ear pain and can temporarily incapacitate people.

Novak Djokovic.

Djokovic skips post-match interview over complaint about Nine and Tony Jones

Novak Djokovic explained why he refused an on-court interview with Channel Nine, saying it was because of “insulting and offensive comments” made by a prominent member of the network, host broadcaster of the Australian Open.

  • Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Cara Waters
Serbian actor Milos Bikovic has left the set of White Lotus season 3.

White Lotus drops actor after Ukraine controversy

The casting of Milos Bikovic for the third season of the popular TV show had drawn criticism from Ukraine’s foreign ministry for his ties to Russia.

  • Christopher Kuo
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A Muslim man mourns next to the coffin of his relative, a victim of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, in Potocari, Bosnia on Sunday

A generation after the Bosnian genocide, we still haven’t broken the cycle of hate

On this day – July 11 – 28 years ago, Bosnian Serb forces murdered thousands of Bosniak boys and men in Srebrenica. That slaughter should continue to inspire us to fight extremism wherever we find it.

  • Amra Sabic-El-Rayess
In this grab taken from video, a view of a car set on fire in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo.

French minister tells Djokovic to stay out of politics as Kosovo tensions rise

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has been chastised by a senior French politician following his intervention over the escalation of violence in the Balkans.

  • Rob Harris
Police officers block the road near the village of Mali Pozarevac, south of Belgrade, Serbia, after the shooting.

Drive-by shooting leaves several dead and injured in Serbia

Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic described the country’s second mass shooting in 48 hours as a “terrorist act”.

  • Antonio Bronic and Aleksandar Vasovic
Police block the street around the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday.

Nine people shot dead at school in Belgrade, teenage boy arrested

A 14-year-old shot his teacher in a Belgrade classroom before opening fire on other students and security guards, officials said.