Around 3.4 million voters are choosing the three members of the country's multi-ethnic presidency, lawmakers for the national Parliament and heads of institutions for the country's two entities.
Bosnians head to the polls Sunday in elections that could impact how much influence Russia has over the small Balkan nation, with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country marred by ethnic tensions, has struggled to recover since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.
Bosnia held its 2026 general election on 4 October. Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, barred from public office and not on the ballot, has claimed his party retained power in the Serb entity and its seat on the shared Presidency; official results remain pending and preliminary data show turnout dropped.
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Bosnians head to the polls Sunday in elections that could impact how much influence Russia has over the small Balkan nation, with separatist Serb leader Milorad Dodik dominating the campaign despite his ban from public office. Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country marred by ethnic tensions, has struggled to recover since its brutal 1992-95 conflict.
Sky News – World Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old German man following the fire.
Sky News – World Israel has imposed a full lockdown and launched military operations across the occupied West Bank after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers near Hebron. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the city cordoned off and announced a major operation, with reports of around 250 Palestinian families removed from Hebron and at least five people injured in the earlier violence.
NYTimes – World North Korean leader Kim Jong Un travelled to the Chinese border city of Dandong via a newly opened cross-border bridge, marking his first known trip abroad in more than a year. South Korean officials and Yonhap news agency reported the visit, during which Kim met a senior Chinese official. The trip comes as Pyongyang and Beijing move to deepen ties.
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