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Darko Desic: the former fugitive who spent 30 years on the run and his fight to stay in Australia

Yugoslavia-born former fugitive will soon be freed from prison and could be deported if he isn’t granted a visa

The Guardian - AU

Serbia World Cup Preview: A Dark Horse With a Loaded Attack

Few teams have as accomplished attacking players as Serbia—and they’ll need to be firing at full capacity based on their group in Qatar.

Sports Illustrated

Socceroos defender Miloš Degenek wants to use the World Cup to give back to Australia after fleeing war-torn Yugoslavia

A son of Yugoslavia, Miloš Degenek's war-torn journey reflects the long migrant history of the Socceroos team he now represents.

ABC News

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To reach net zero the world still needs mining. After 26 years, here’s what I’ve learned about this ‘evil’ industry

On the wooded hill above the Stan Terg lead and zinc mine in Kosovo, there is an old concrete diving platform looming over what was once an open-air swimming pool. Before the break-up of Yugoslavia, people who worked at the mine would bring their families here to swim, sunbathe on…

The Conversation

Who are the Queen's known godchildren – from Yugoslavian prince to rock 'n' roll duke

It was a great honour for the Queen to agree to be a godparent for your children

Wales Online

‘Everyone loved each other’: the rise of Yugonostalgia

While many citizens of the former Yugoslavia miss the lower prices and global recognition, others warn against over-romanticising the Tito era

The Guardian - UK

20 years on, the International Criminal Court is doing more good than its critics claim

When the International Criminal Court began operating 20 years ago this month, its existence reflected a unique historical and political epoch. Buoyed by the successful creation of war-crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, delegates to the conference in Rome that created the court were optimistic for the future…

The Conversation

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During ‘other’ 1982 championship run, Michael Jordan led USA Basketball past Yugoslavia

RALEIGH, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s iconic shot against Georgetown 40 years ago that gave North Carolina coach Dean Smith his first NCAA title wasn’t the only championship performance he had that year.

Tribune News Service

How Operation Phoenix exported violence from Australia to Yugoslavia

Fifty years ago this month, in June 1972, Yugoslavia’s Territorial Defence Force was desperately trying to contain and kill militants associated with the Australian-based Croatian Revolutionary Brotherhood.

The Conversation

Child-Refugee-Turned Artist Showcases War Traumas in Exhibition

Petrit Halilaj, 36, knows war very well because he lived it as a child refugee in Kosovo. The visual artist showcases his experience with drawings that art lovers can currently explore at an exhibition in Paris. Halilaj was thirteen when he became a refugee due to the armed conflict between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mark Wheeler obituary

Other lives: Historian of Yugoslavia and adviser to Paddy Ashdown in Bosnia-Herzegovina

The Guardian - UK

Tragedy and triumph: the remarkable tale of Croatia’s first football steps

Slaven Bilic and Igor Stimac recount the birth of a team driven by a deeper purpose because of the terrible Balkans conflict

The Guardian - UK

Ivica Osim obituary

Bosnian footballer and coach who won 16 caps playing for Yugoslavia and went on to manage Japan’s national team

The Guardian - UK

Ivica Osim: a Yugoslavian football giant who twice rejected Real Madrid

Coach who led Yugoslavia at the 1990 World Cup and whose spell with Japan was ended by a stroke has died aged 80

The Guardian - UK

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Al Jazeera

Infographic: 30 years since the Bosnian War

The international armed conflict that lasted from 1992 to 1995 led to a genocide that killed more than 100,000 people.

Reuters

Crimes committed in war in Ukraine should be tried in separate court, says Ukrainian official

A Ukrainian presidential adviser said on Tuesday a separate court should be set up to handle crimes committed during the war in Ukraine along the lines of the Hague-based court that prosecuted war crimes committed in former Yugoslavia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ex-ICC Prosecutor Urges Global Arrest Warrant for Putin

The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del Ponte told the Swiss newspaper Le Temps in an interview published Saturday. In interviews given to Swiss media to…

The Guardian - UK

From labour camp to guitar hero: the abstract beauty of Branko Mataja

The Yugoslavian was forced to Germany, then moved to the US and brought psychedelic wonder to his native music. After a rediscovery in a Hollywood record store, he can finally be heard

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The Independent UK

Balkans split over Madeleine Albright's wartime legacy

A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia

The Japan News/Yomiuri

1980s manga classic about Yugoslavia in WWII reflects crisis in Ukraine

"Ishi no Hana" was first serialized in a monthly manga magazine from 1983 to 1986. It has since been published five times in different formats by four different publishers. The sixth edition by a fifth publisher has recently been printed with a new cover design. The fact it has been…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Putin's Balkan narrative argument for Ukraine war

Well before Russian tanks and troops rolled into Ukraine, Vladimir Putin was using the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s to ostensibly offer justification for the invasion of a sovereign European country

Newsroom.co.nz

History shows us there will be no winners in Ukraine

The wars in the former Yugoslavia taught us that ethnic nationalism can lead to degrading of civil societies and a long, dark period of economic and social decline.

ABC News

Old family home gets dramatic demolition send-off in artistic installation by Ian Strange

In the 1950s, Jim Cukrov’s parents migrated to Perth from Yugoslavia. They built a home, created a market garden, and formed a community in the tight-knit suburb of Wattleup. Then slowly, it all disappeared.

Evening Standard

Miss Ukraine is a fighting femme fatale, but war is still a man’s world

In another conflict, the wars in the former Yugoslavia, I spent quite a lot of time as a journalist with soldiers. And one of the bright ideas I had was to interview the women who were fighting.

Daily Record

Glasgow Tory councillor apologises for comparing SNP's nationalism to former Yugoslavia

Phillip Charles said sorry after the Record flagged up a number of his tweets to his party.

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