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Balkan Tensions Surge as Serbia Plans State Honours for Ratko Mladić

Following the death of Ratko Mladić, Serbia’s reported intention to grant him a state funeral has sparked widespread condemnation across the Balkans and from Western officials. The announcement has deepened regional divisions, drawing calls for sanctions from Bosnia and the EU while triggering both nationalist celebrations and domestic criticism within Serbia.

28 Aug, 09:28 — 28 Aug, 14:01
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le-mondeHigh4h ago

Former war commander Ratko Mladic to receive full state honors in Serbia

The former military leader, colloquially known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died Thursday in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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France 24High2h ago

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

Towards the end of World War II, as US troops advanced across the Pacific, Japan resorted to a desperate strategy: kamikaze attacks. Thousands of Japanese pilots, with an average age of just 21, were ordered to crash their explosive-laden planes into enemy ships. More than 3,800 pilots gave up their lives, killing over 7,000 allied naval personnel. Our reporter Mélodie Sforza met one of the last surviving former kamikaze pilots.

By Alexis BREGERE

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hurriyet-dailyMixed4h ago

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours': minister

Serbia's Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said on Aug. 28 that former Bosnian Serb military leader and convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic "will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled."

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Daily SabahMixed5h ago

Serbia says war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honors'

Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, whose forces besieged the Bosnian capital for several years in the 1990s and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, 'will...

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balkan-insightMostly Factual4h ago

Mladic is Dead, and My Serb Grandfather Was Right About His Fate

Living in Sarajevo during wartime, my grandfather insisted that Ratko Mladic and his forces would be held to account for their crimes. But although Mladic was convicted, he died an elderly man, while his victims could never grow old.

By Kristina Ljevak Bajramovic

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protothema-enMixed1h ago

Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors

Funeral to be held at state expense - “It is certain that General Mladić will receive all the military and state honors to which he is entitled,” the Serbian justice minister said The post Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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copenhagen-postMostly Factual52m ago

Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored - The Copenhagen Post

Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored  The Copenhagen Post

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press-tvLow4h ago

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence - PressTV

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence  PressTV

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orf28 Aug, 08:46First to report

Serbischer Minister deutet Staatsbegräbnis für Mladic an

delo28 Aug, 09:09

Srbski minister napovedal pokop Mladića z najvišjimi državnimi častmi

Daily Sabah28 Aug, 09:28

Serbia says war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honors'

de-volkskrant28 Aug, 09:53

Mladic is voor lang niet alle Serviërs een held, maar zijn schuld accepteren? Dat is lastig

delfi-lt28 Aug, 09:54

Serbijos ministras: per Mladičiaus laidotuves jam bus atiduota visa derama pagarba

press-tv28 Aug, 10:04

Ratko Mladić, dubbed ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies at 84 while serving life sentence - PressTV

le-monde28 Aug, 10:09

Former war commander Ratko Mladic to receive full state honors in Serbia

la-repubblica28 Aug, 10:13

Il governo serbo: “Mladic sarà sepolto con onori militari e di Stato”

hurriyet-daily28 Aug, 10:14

Serbian war criminal Mladic to be buried with 'state honours': minister

digi2428 Aug, 10:24

Ratko Mladic, supranumit „Măcelarul din Balcani”, va avea parte de funeralii de stat în Serbia

balkan-web28 Aug, 10:36

Ndërroi jetë në qelitë e Hagës – Serbia planifikon nderime shtetërore për varrimin e “Kasapit të Bosnjës”, Ratko Mlladiç

iefimerida28 Aug, 10:39

Σερβία: Δημοσία δαπάνη η κηδεία του Μλάντιτς

balkan-insight28 Aug, 10:42

Mladic is Dead, and My Serb Grandfather Was Right About His Fate

die-presse28 Aug, 11:08

Findet für Kriegsverbrecher Mladic ein Staatsbegräbnis statt?

naftemporiki28 Aug, 11:28

Σερβία: Δημοσία δαπάνη η κηδεία του Μλάντιτς

hvg28 Aug, 11:45

Fotók: a háborús bűnös Ratko Mladicot éltették a Crvena zvezda szurkolói csapatuk csehországi El-meccsén

la-vanguardia28 Aug, 11:45

Serbia enterrará con honores a Ratko Mladić, condenado por genocidio en Bosnia

berlingske28 Aug, 11:53

Hård kritik af opsigtsvækkende parkeringsforslag: »Et angreb på helt almindelige københavnere«

der-standard28 Aug, 12:02

Staatsbegräbnis in Serbien für Massenmörder und Muslimenfeind Mladić

France 2428 Aug, 12:42

Japan's controversial WWII heroes: How one kamikaze pilot escaped certain death

index-hr28 Aug, 12:56

FOTO Pogledajte naslovnice srpskih novina o Mladiću: "Ubijen je"

irozhlas28 Aug, 12:59

Diplomatka: Adorace Mladiće? Ohavnost. Věřím, že to není obecný názor, sem ráda, že Češi reagovali

protothema-en28 Aug, 13:05

Ratko Mladić to be buried in Serbia with military & state honors

cdm-me28 Aug, 13:18

MVP Hrvatske: Mandićevo saučešće povodom smrti Mladića neprihvatljivo, ne doprinosi evropskom putu Crne Gore

il-sole-24-ore28 Aug, 13:29

Serbia, funerali di stato per Ratko Mladic: l’annuncio shock infiamma i Balcani

n1-serbia28 Aug, 13:30

Press: Andrej Ivanji (28.8.2026)

mkd-mk28 Aug, 13:37

Министерот за правда на Србија: Младиќ ќе биде погребен со највисоки државни почести

jutarnji-list28 Aug, 13:58

Ova je informacija o Mladiću odjeknula Srbijom jače od bilo kakvog komentara, regija će proključati

copenhagen-post28 Aug, 14:01

Serb Minister: Dead Srebrenica General to Be Honored - The Copenhagen Post

n1-bih28 Aug, 14:25

David Pettigrew za N1: Veličanje Mladića traži najoštrije sankcije za Srbiju i RS

klix-ba28 Aug, 14:29

Mirza Mustafagić o smrti Ratka Mladića: Nisu ovo politička pitanja, svi trebamo slaviti odlazak zlotvora

vijesti-me28 Aug, 14:29

EK: Na vlastima Srbije da objasne kakvu bi eventualnu ulogu mogle...

danas28 Aug, 14:30Latest update

„Mladić je mrtav, ali milioni Bošnjaka žive, to je pobeda“: Britanska poslanica o nameri Srbije da sahrani osuđenog ratnog zločinca uz vojne počasti