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Hamas agrees... but.... doesn't agree with the 21 point plan. Mediations will be drawn out further with elevated risk of breaking down as the major disagreements hover over:
- Who administers Gaza
- Hamas disarmament
- Hamas's future in Gaza
- Hostage release process
—🇷🇴❌🇷🇺 NEW: Nicușor Dan has announced that the next head of Romania’s Intelligence Service will make countering Russian influence a top priority.
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Filip Zavadlav gunned down 3 drug peddlers in 2020 in Split after his brother became indebted to them and they wouldn't leave him or his family alone. Despite working as a sailor and paying back the debt 3x over - the scum kept targeting him, his family and peddling drugs throughout Split:
JUDGE: Do you regret what you did?
FILIP: I do not regret it. I am happy that I removed those three people who were selling drugs in my Split. I did what the police should have done long ago. The only thing I regret is that I will spend the rest of my life locked behind bars. After all, I was forced — they (the drug dealers) persecuted me and tried to kill me several times.
JUDGE: I have no further questions.
FILIP: If they had done their job properly, they would be in prison now, not me.
JUDGE: We are finished for today.
Croatia's High Court reduced his sentence from 40 years to 35 years.
❄️ 🌨️ Early snowfall in the Western Balkans, particularly in Bosnia and Serbia, has caused significant disruption. The heavy, wet snow downed power lines and trees, leaving thousands without electricity. In some areas, snow accumulation reached over half a meter and could set records for October. Roads became impassable, and several municipalities, like Medvedja and Crna Trava in Serbia, also lost access to water and phone services. Emergency measures were enacted in affected areas.
The snowfall also closed roads in Bosnia, where authorities advised drivers to be cautious and reminded them of the upcoming winter tire requirement. The snowfall even surprised tourists at Bosnia's Jahorina ski center, where conditions shifted suddenly.
Added the last webcam image of Jahorina - next significant snow fall is expected on Oct 7th.
—🇷🇸/🇮🇹NEW: Automotive giant Stellantis is offering its Italian employees daily pay of €70 and meals to work at its plant in Kragujevac, Serbia.
➡️ This is the third time this year the company—which owns Fiat—has invited workers from abroad to meet rising production targets for the new Fiat Grande Panda.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 - India wants to buy more S-400 and S-500 air defense systems from Russia.
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—🤝🇷🇸/🇦🇪 NEW: Serbia’s government and Emirati telecom giant Etisalat have signed a memorandum of understanding in Dubai to boost collaboration on information technology and innovation.
➡️ Etisalat, one of the world’s largest operators, will use Serbia’s state data center in Kragujevac and invest in digitalization and smart city development.
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#BREAKING | Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with Milorad Dodik, President of Bosnia's Republika Srpska, on the sidelines of the Valdai Discussion Club's 22nd annual meeting today.
In a solemn exchange, Putin acknowledged Dodik's challenging political landscape, stating, "I understand your situation is complicated." Dodik responded with characteristic candor: "Well, at least we are not bored."
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—🇧🇬/🇷🇴 NEW: A monument to King Carol I of Romania has been inaugurated in Pordim, Bulgaria.
➡️ Carol I commanded Romanian and Russian forces, joined by Bulgarian resistance, during the 1877 liberation of Plevna from Ottoman rule.
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🇺🇸🇪🇺 - Trump Administration started pushing the EU leadership to get rid of Kaja Kallas.
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Shocking Incident Near Slavonski Brod: Alleged Former High-Ranking HDZ Official Murdered, Perpetrator on the Run
In a tragic turn of events, a shooting took place on Tuesday at around 6 PM in the village of Šušnjevci, near Slavonski Brod, resulting in one person being seriously injured. Despite efforts by emergency services, the injured person died.
According to Croatian media, the victim was a 61-year-old man, who was shot multiple times by a young man, approximately 30 years old, who is now on the run.
Some media outlets have unofficially reported that the victim was Zoran Grgić, a former HDZ representative in the Croatian Parliament, and that the murder followed an argument.
🇹🇷 🇪🇬 ⚡️Turkey has submitted an official proposal to Egypt for a new agreement to delimit maritime zones in the Eastern Mediterranean, offering significant geostrategic and energy benefits, aiming to overturn existing alliances.
📰 Pentapostagma
—❗️🇲🇩/🇷🇺/🇷🇸 NEW: Moldova raids 250 homes and arrests 74 people one week before the parliamentary elections.
➡️ The Moldavian state is accusing Russia of sending Moldavian citizens to be trained in Serbia, to learn how to destabilize the country. No evidence has been presented that would back this.
🔗 Daily Romania
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—🤝🇷🇸/🇭🇺 NEW: Dodik met with Orbán in Budapest on Monday, September 22, 2025.
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#BREAKING | India and Greece concluded their maiden bilateral maritime drill today in the Aegean Sea, strengthening defense ties. INS Trikand and Hellenic Navy assets conducted tactical maneuvers, boosting interoperability and strategic partnership.
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—🇲🇩/🇪🇺 NEW: Romanian President Nicușor Dan has indicated that Moldova could join the European Union alongside Transnistria, which would receive a special autonomy status similar to Gagauzia.
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"In my 25 years I have never committed a crime or an offense, nor have I had any contact with drugs. I worked as a seaman on a ship. It is true that my brother bought drugs from some local guys — he couldn’t pay them so he took it on credit. Allegedly they then transferred that debt to me, as if I had taken something. Once I paid off his debt of €1,000 and told him to stop. However, after a while those guys called me again and threatened that I owed them €1,500. I ignored them, but they set up an ambush and beat me — there were three of them. Several times they came to my address and threatened me with messages that they would kill me; I couldn’t sleep because of the stress. Eventually they told me I owed them €3,000 or they would kill my brother. That’s when I decided to get a weapon and confront them — I knew the consequences, but I felt I had no choice. I reported them to the police three times, but they did not respond."
— Filip Zavadlav final statement to the court 🕊️
—🇽🇰❌🇷🇸 NEW: A bus with Serbian Orthodox pilgrims was attacked with stones outside St. Sava Church in the Albanian-majority southern part of Mitrovica.
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🇧🇩 - Video of a public bus ride in Bangladesh goes viral.
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🇩🇪 - Volkswagen froze operations of two of its factories due to low demand on their cars.
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🇺🇸 - Department of War demands that its military industrial contractors double production of missiles.
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🇷🇸 🇷🇺 🇺🇳 Dodik after meeting with Putin: We are preparing a report for the UN Security Council, Russia will present it
The Republika Srpska is preparing a report for the United Nations Security Council, and Russia will present it at the UN Security Council, said the RS President Milorad Dodik after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the agenda, we discussed what needs to be done on our side. Russia supports the parties in BiH reaching an agreement. Interference in the internal affairs of any country is unacceptable, as well as what has been done so far by the interference of an illegitimate foreigner," Dodik said.Читать полностью…
—🇷🇴/🇲🇩 NEW: Romania and Moldova have agreed to strengthen cooperation against cross-border crime, extremism, and disinformation, with both governments emphasizing joint measures to address these shared security threats.
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🇺🇦 - Ukrainian government decided to create the nation's Space Force branch of the military by the end of 2025.
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🇺🇸 - OpenAI discovers that AI can lie intentionally including lying to you in a way that makes you think you caught them lying, while, in fact, they made you catch them on a small lie just so they could trick you into not noticing other lies.
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🛑 PM Modi, Greece PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hold telephonic talks; Discuss FTA, India AI Summit.
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#BREAKING | Russia’s SVR Alleges EU-NATO Plot to Occupy Moldova
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has accused the EU and NATO of preparing a military intervention in Moldova, claiming it could lead to a "de facto occupation" following the country's parliamentary elections on September 28.
According to the SVR, NATO forces are massing in Romania near the Moldovan border, with plans for an amphibious deployment in Ukraine's Odesa region to pressure the breakaway Transnistria. The agency alleges Brussels aims to enforce "Russophobic policies" in Chisinau, potentially using election disputes as a pretext for intervention.
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—🇷🇺/🇷🇸 NEW: Russian company Intelligence, managed by a Gazprom subsidiary, has acquired an 11.3% stake in Serbian oil and gas producer NIS.
➡️ Gazprom Neft now holds 44.85% of NIS, while the Serbian government owns 29.87%.
🔗 The National Independent
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Bashar "The Based" Asad allegedly poisoned in Russia - a UK NGO supposedly received information that this occurred and he was transferred to a hospital.
This would be the second time this has been announced -- yet to see if Russian sources corroborate. The first time this came out 8 months ago it was proved FAKE NEWS!
🇬🇷🇮🇱❌🇹🇷 — Greek Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis:
“Jerusalem is Jewish land.
Israel is our ally against Turkey.
In future conflicts, Israel may support Greece, so we must stand with Israel today.”