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. ...

Suspected gunman in Croatia nursing home killings charged on 11 counts, including murder

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A suspected gunman in a mass shooting at a nursing home in Croatia is facing 11 criminal charges, including murder, after he was accused of killing six people, including his own mother, and wounding as many more, police said on Tuesday. The carnage stunned...

A gunman has killed 6 people including his mother at a nursing home in Croatia, officials say

DARUVAR, Croatia (AP) — A gunman entered a nursing home in a quiet Croatian town on Monday and opened fire, killing six people including his mother, officials said. The dead were mostly in their 80s and 90s, the prime minister said. The national police chief, Nikola Milina, said...

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the water polo competition

A roadmap to follow for the water polo competition at the Paris Games: Athletes to Watch —Maggie Steffens, United States: The decorated attacker was banged up at the Tokyo Olympics, but she still helped the U.S. to an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal. She is...

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece beat Luka Doncic, Slovenia to advance to Olympic qualifying final

An Olympics berth has eluded Giannis Antetokounmpo so far during his basketball career. He’s one more victory away from changing that. Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes and Greece moved one victory from the Paris Games, eliminating Luka Doncic...

Bahamas tops Finland 96-85 in Olympic qualifying tournament opener, Slovenia falls to Croatia

Buddy Hield and the Bahamas are a step closer to the Paris Olympics. Luka Doncic and Slovenia are now facing an uphill battle to get there. Hield scored 24 points, Valdez Edgecombe Jr. added 20 and the Bahamas beat Finland 96-85 on Tuesday in the first game of the Olympic qualifying...

After a failed bid to become prime minister, Croatia's president says he'll run for a second term

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's President Zoran Milanović said on Wednesday that he plans to seek a second five-year term at a presidential election expected later this year, months after his failed bid to become the prime minister. Milanović told reporters that he expects...

England wins group at Euro 2024 and Slovenia advances to knockout round after 0-0 draw, Croatia is eliminated

Zaccagni scores in injury time for Italy to advance at Euro 2024 with draw against Croatia

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...