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An aircraft carrier appears to be floating above the water in an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, seen from a distance with a cityscape in the foreground and a hilly horizon in the background.
US-Israel-Iran War
US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Persian Gulf
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A naval ship with the number 31 visible on its side is sailing in the foreground, while a large aircraft carrier is seen in the background on open water, against a backdrop of distant hills and a cloudy sky.
US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Gulf
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US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Gulf
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A man holds a flag and sticks his arm out of a car window, smiling and celebrating.
Conflict & Justice
Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger
A crowd of people are shown standing outside, many holding cell phones, with classical European buildings in the distance.
Natural disasters
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Croatia
french soccer players at the world cup
Sports
French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup
A migrant carrying a child waits to cross the border with Croatia near the village of Berkasovo, Serbia, Oct. 19, 2015. Women face assault, harassment and sexual violence at every step of the way along the European migrant trail, including on European soi
Conflict
As the European migrant trail has gone underground, the threat of sexual violence has increased
Migrants wait for food distribution inside an abandoned factory close to the Croatian border near the town of Sid, Serbia, Dec. 19, 2017. There are about 8,000 refugees and migrants stranded in Serbia, a result of a tougher European border policies that f
Conflict
Migrants stuck in Serbia play a desperate ‘game’ to reach the EU
poison in The Hague
Justice
Convicted war criminal drinks ‘poison’ in court, dies
Maja Žirovčić rearranges the hand-painted shoes she's designed with co-founder, Ljudmila Mihajlović.
Arts
Bows and glitter: Young entrepreneurs choose their tools to confront the struggling Croatian economy
Migrants warm themselves next to a fire as they wait to cross the border from Croatia into Slovenia.
Conflict
Migrants in Europe spend days trapped in freezing rain
Croatian mine warning field
Conflict
Refugees streaming into Europe now have a new challenge: Landmines in Croatia
Migrants walking through cornfields near Sid in Serbia, trying to reach Croatia
Conflict
Refugees seek a new route to Europe — around Hungary
A man applies for Liberland citizenship in the village of Backi Monostor, Serbia May 1, 2015. A Czech citizen, Vit Jedlicka, has proclaimed a new sovereign state lying on the border between Croatia and Serbia.
Global Politics
On the Danube, the world’s newest micro-nation. But Liberland has a problem.
International Bagpipe Day
Music
Break out the kilts — or don’t — it’s International Bagpipe Day!
The Kouachi brothers gesture after shooting up the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last week.
Justice
Where did the Paris attackers get their guns?
The US SKI Team men wear armbands and tape on their helmets to honor Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle
Sports
The US Ski Team returns to the slopes a day after an avalanche kills two promising young skiers
ISIS fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 11, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
Where are Islamic militants in Iraq getting their weapons? The answer surprised us
ISIS fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, June 11, 2014.
Conflict & Justice
Where are Islamic militants in Iraq getting their weapons? The answer surprised us
Global Scan
Poachers have killed the world’s largest elephant — for his sweeping tusks
National flags of the countries that will participate in the 2014 World Cup decorate a commercial gallery in Sao Paulo.
Sports
United States? Italy? England? How do you choose which team to cheer for?
A member of the rescue team carries a women as they leave her flooded house in Topcic Polje, near Zepce May 16, 2014. The heaviest rains and floods in 120 years have hit Bosnia and Serbia.
Environment
The worst flooding in a century in the Balkans is uncovering another menace — landmines
Global Scan
Social posts from Jihadi fighters make the war in Syria sound almost fun
Grgich and partner Austin Hills break ground on the Grgich Hills winery, July 4, 1977. Grgich called it “my independence day.”
Business, Economics and Jobs
Here’s the story of a Croatian immigrant who landed with $32 and conquered California’s wine world
Global Scan
Ukraine may be heading for a crash as it gets pulled in two directions
Arts, Culture & Media
Balkan Music Thrives at Catskill Mountains Camp
Global Politics
European Union prepares to adopt 24th official language as costs mount, calls for English rise
Tracking Arms and Armies in Syria
Arts, Culture & Media
Sarajevo: Grief Over Bosnia War Anniversary
Global Politics
Croatia Signs Treaty to Join EU
Angling for Trout
Arts, Culture & Media
Bettina Jonic’s The Bitter Mirror
Environment
The music of sea organ
Arts, Culture & Media
The road less travelled
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Conflict & Justice
Facebook protests in Croatia