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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the Southeast Europe Croatia Ukraine summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Damir Sencar/Pool Photo via AP)

Zelenskyy to seek more war support from a dozen countries in southeast Europe

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Hamburger SV soccer player Mario Vuskovic reacts after taking his seat for the third hearing before the Sports Court of the German Football Association, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 17, 2023. Croatia Under-21 soccer player Doping Vuskovic had his ban for doping doubled to four years on Tuesday in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP, File)

Croatian soccer player Mario Vuskovic gets ban for doping extended to 4 years by sports court

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Army Forces of Croatia walk during the rehearsal of the French Bastille Day parade at the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Croatia to reintroduce compulsory military draft as regional tensions soar

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A police officer gestures towards cars as she tries to control traffic during a power outage in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Friday, June 21, 2024.(AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in early summer heat wave

By Predrag Milic - Associated Press

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrives for a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, April 18, 2024. European Union leaders vowed on Wednesday to ramp up sanctions against Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Croatia’s conservative PM convinced his party will soon form a new majority after inconclusive vote

By Darko Bandic - Associated Press

Faithful pray as they take part in a pro-life march in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, March 15, 2024. Scores of religious and neo-conservative groups in recent years have been building up pressure in the staunchly Catholic country, trying to force a ban on abortions. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

50 years after the former Yugoslavia protected abortion rights, that legacy is under threat

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Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic gestures as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Croatia's parliament was dissolved on Thursday, March 14, 2024 to pave the way for a parliamentary election later this year. The election date has not been set, though Prime Minister Plenkovic has suggested it should be held before the vote for the European Parliament in early June. (AP Photo/Omar Havana, File)

Croatia will hold a parliamentary election on April 17

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An anti-government protester holds a banner that shows Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, left, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, during a protest at the St. Mark square in Zagreb, Croatia, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Thousands of people joined an anti-government rally in Croatia accusing the ruling center-right party of corruption and demanding that this year's parliamentary election be held as soon as possible. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Thousands at anti-government rally in Croatia allege high-level corruption and demand an election

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France's Nikola Karabatic, 4th from right, stands with his team during the anthem prior the Handball European Championship main round match between France and Croatia in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Security increased after players allege racist abuse by fans at handball European Championship

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A shelf emptied of CocaCola drinks is seen at a grocery shop in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Authorities in Croatia on Wednesday recommended people drink only tap water as they investigated reports of several cases of people getting sick and suffering injuries allegedly after consuming bottled beverages. They did not say which products were being withdrawn, but photos on social media from shops suggested they were Coca-Cola brands. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia

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A shelf emptied of CocaCola drinks is seen at a grocery shop in Zagreb, Croatia, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. Authorities in Croatia on Wednesday recommended people drink only tap water as they investigated reports of several cases of people getting sick and suffering injuries allegedly after consuming bottled beverages. They did not say which products were being withdrawn, but photos on social media from shops suggested they were Coca-Cola brands. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Croatia withdraws some bottled drinks and urges people to drink tap water after several fall ill

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Croatia's Josko Gvardiol controls the ball during the Euro 2024 group D qualifying soccer match between Croatia and Wales at the Poljud stadium in Split, Croatia, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Manchester City is ready to make a big move in transfer market just days before the start of the new season. The English and European champions are set to sign Croatia center back Josko Gvardiol for a reported 90 million euros ($98.3 million) from Leipzig. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Manchester City signs Croatia center-back Josko Gvardiol from Leipzig

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Croatia's Josko Gvardiol controls the ball during the Euro 2024 group D qualifying soccer match between Croatia and Wales at the Poljud stadium in Split, Croatia, Saturday, March 25, 2023. Manchester City is ready to make a big move in transfer market just days before the start of the new season. The English and European champions are set to sign Croatia center back Josko Gvardiol for a reported 90 million euros ($98.3 million) from Leipzig. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Manchester City reportedly close to signing Croatia center back Josko Gvardiol

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Jovica Stanisic, facing camera, appears in court for his retrial at the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, on June 13, 2017. The appeals decision on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, by the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in the retrial of Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic brings to an end the longest-running war crimes prosecution dating back to the Balkan wars of the early 1990s. (Michael Kooren/Pool Photo via AP, File)

U.N. appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Members of civil defence pump flooding waters back into Zrmanja river in Obrovac, Croatia, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Heavy rain in recent days caused some rivers to overflow their banks, flooding homes, roads and public buildings in some towns. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

3 dead as heavy rains in northern Italy burst riverbanks, flood towns

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