Latest Montenegro News
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Montenegro court approves extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to native South Korea
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A Montenegrin appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court to hand over a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to his native country, rejecting a bid to extradite him to the United States. The move follows a...
A man dubbed 'pirate of the unknown' is extradited to US in alleged cocaine trafficking conspiracy
NEW YORK (AP) — A citizen of Montenegro nicknamed the “pirate of the unknown” has been extradited to New York City from Italy to face charges connected to what U.S. authorities called an international drug ring that transported tons of cocaine around the world. Milos Radonjic,...
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Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Thursday declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in Montenegro's parliament stating that genocide was committed in a World War II concentration camp operated by a pro-Nazi Croatian regime at the time. ...
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A major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A major hourslong power outage hit much of the Balkans on Friday as the southern European region sweltered in an early heat wave that sent temperatures soaring to more than 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Montenegrin authorities said that...
Explosion in Montenegro kills 2, seriously injures 3
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — An explosion in central Montenegro's historical capital, Cetnje, on Thursday killed two people and seriously injured three others, police said. Police sealed off the area around the Cetinje town's sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the...
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