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A group of teenagers from Russia’s republic of Bashkortostan have been forced to record an on-camera apology after they joked about the regional head during a popular comedy competition.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revoked the transfer of Danone’s Russian assets to the Federal Agency for State Property Management, Rosimushchestvo, for temporary management by the state. His reasons for doing this were not disclosed in the decree.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on March 12 said that the European Union's executive body will recommend that member states open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The Western Balkan country is among six nations who are at different stages of the EU accession. Since Russia's war in Ukraine, EU officials are trying to lure them away from Russian influence.

The European Union's executive arm will recommend that member countries open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday, despite lingering ethnic divisions in the Western Balkan country.

The 2024 “presidential election” is intended to consolidate Vladimir Putin’s neo-totalitarian grip on Russia.

Budapest Balkan Forum 2024:

Brussels is pushing to accelerate EU expansion in Western Balkans as it eyes growing Russian and Chinese influence.

Visitors to Madrid's Queen Sofia Museum pass by a majestic sculpture at the entrance - ‘The Way of the Spanish People Leading to the Star’. Its...

The memberships of six nations from the region have been stalled for years. But after Russia’s war on Ukraine, EU officials are more keen on trying to lure them away from the Kremlin’s influence