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Bosnian Serbs celebrate holiday banned by court

Bosnian Serbs celebrated their autonomous republic's statehood day on Monday with a parade of armed police, special forces and armoured vehicles in a town adjoining Sarajevo, despite the holiday being banned and legal complaints by Muslim Bosniaks.

Reuters

Why is ‘Republika Srpska Day’ controversial in Bosnia?

In Bosnia, Serbs are marking the 31st anniversary of the Republika Srpska entity’s founding, despite a court ban.

Al Jazeera

Bosnian Serb pro-Russian leader renews secession threat

Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik renewed his secession threat on Monday, a week after the general election in the ethnically-divided country showed his party remained dominant among the Serbs.

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The week in classical: Tosca; Ottone review – faith and fantasy

Christof Loy digs for psychological depth in ENO’s time-shifting new Puccini production, while English Touring Opera’s autumn Handelfest gets off to a sparkling start

The Guardian - UK

Bosnian elections entrench splits but foreign policy tips West

Elections in Bosnia entrenched divisions between the fragile country's three ethnic groups at a time of deep political crisis but looked set to tip its foreign policy towards the West rather than Russia, preliminary results showed on Monday.

Reuters

Tosca - ENO at the London Coliseum review: a thrilling vision of liberation

Christof Loy’s production is immediate and inspiring

Evening Standard

Voting ends in Bosnia election set to bring little change

Polls have closed in Bosnia’s general election in which voters were choosing their new leaders from among the long-established cast of sectarian candidates and challengers promising to eradicate corruption and clientelism in government

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Intl overseer changes voting rules in Bosnia

Moments after polls in Bosnia's general election closed on Sunday, the country's international overseer announced he was changing its electoral law

The Independent UK

Bosnia's peace envoy imposes changes to election law

Bosnia's international peace overseer imposed changes to the election law aimed to prevent blockades of a regional government after polls closed in presidential and parliamentary vote on Sunday.

Reuters

Tosca review – gloriously sung and full of grand passion, this is gripping theatre

Christof Loy’s atmospheric staging of Puccini’s opera doesn’t always cohere, but its psychological probing proves powerful and Adam Smith is a tremendous Cavaradossi

The Guardian - UK

What you need to know about Bosnia’s general election

If Croat and Serb nationalist candidates win presidency seats, an even worse security crisis may unfold, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Explainer-What is at stake in Bosnia's general election?

Bosnia is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday amid its worst political crisis since the end of the 1992-95 war.

Reuters

Int'l envoy reacts angrily to Bosnia voting law accusations

The international envoy tasked with overseeing a 1995 peace agreement for Bosnia has raised eyebrows with angry comments about the country’s political leaders

The Independent UK

Legislating ‘apartheid’: Critics slam Bosnia’s election law plan

Critics say the high representative’s plans will give disproportionate influence to Croat and Serb nationalists.

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Germany suspends funds over Bosnian Serb secessionist moves - envoy

The German government has suspended 120 million euros ($125 million) worth of infrastructure projects in Bosnia's Serb region over its leaders secessionist policies, international peace envoy Christian Schmidt said on Monday.

Reuters

Bosnia's international envoy imposes decision on financing general election

Bosnia's international envoy Christian Schmidt on Tuesday imposed a decision on financing general election on Oct. 2 after the central government had failed to allocate sufficient funding for conducting the vote, he said.

The Guardian - UK

The biggest gap between derby rivals who once played in the same division

Plus: finishing seasons when rivals are nowhere near done, tiny crowds in giant grounds (2) and mysterious Brazilian jaunts

The Independent UK

Zurich Ring Cycle focuses on dysfunctional family of gods

Andreas Homoki’s production of Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” that opened at the Zurich Opera is a family affair, stripping Wagner’s mythology of usual trappings, instead laser-focused on a dysfunctional, brooding bunch consumed by greed

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Russia suspends financing of Bosnia peace envoy's office

Russia said on Tuesday it has suspended its financing of the Office of the High Representative to Bosnia, a body set up to help the war-ravaged Balkan country establish political stability, because Moscow regards the current envoy to be illegally appointed.

The Independent UK

UK sanctions 2 Bosnian-Serb leader for undermining peace

Britain has sanctioned two leading Bosnian-Serb politicians

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