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[00:01:25] Good evening, dear viewers, welcome to N1's daily news, these are the events
[00:01:29] of the day.
[00:01:33] The fire near Konjic is spreading further, firefighters are exhausted, and international
[00:01:37] assistance has been requested. A new fire near Mostar, residents are helping
[00:01:41] firefighters defend their homes. Nevesinje, Stolac,
[00:01:44] and Jablanica
[00:01:45] are also battling fires.
[00:01:50] In the news, we also
[00:01:50] report:
[00:01:56] Fire is raging in the region, on the island of Brač, a large fire, dozens of firefighters. On
[00:02:00] the ground in Serbia, more than 30 fires are active, the most complex
[00:02:03] situation is in Deliblatska Peščara. In Montenegro, houses in the area of
[00:02:07] Herceg
[00:02:08] Novi have been defended.
[00:02:12] While the industrial sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina is collapsing, thousands of workers
[00:02:15] are losing their jobs, and the cost of living is relentlessly
[00:02:18] rising.
[00:02:21] We lack many of these things. Starting with some
[00:02:24] quality groceries. People are, of course,
[00:02:27] forced to buy lower quality groceries.
[00:02:33] The number of fatalities in the strong earthquake in Colombia has risen to 265,
[00:02:37] 496 people are missing.
[00:02:39] nestalo.
[00:02:43] The weather on Friday is sunny and warm, temperatures in the south will
[00:02:47] reach up to
[00:02:47] 37°.
[00:02:55] For the eighth day, forest fires are burning in the areas of Kanjina,
[00:02:58] Živašnice, Brđani, and Džep. Džep's mountains in the Konjic area. The fires are
[00:03:02] still not under control and have a tendency to spread, which is
[00:03:05] further exacerbated by high temperatures and wind. The terrain is mostly
[00:03:09] inaccessible for firefighting, which significantly
[00:03:12] hinders efforts to prevent further spread of the fire. Since the early
[00:03:15] morning, members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been assisting in extinguishing
[00:03:19] the fire, and the fight against fires is continuously being waged on
[00:03:23] the ground. The city of Konjic has engaged all available resources and
[00:03:26] capacities for extinguishing. The entire staff, professional
[00:03:30] firefighting units of Konjic, residents, and hunters are on the ground. The situation on the ground
[00:03:34] is further complicated by extremely steep, inaccessible terrain, characteristic of
[00:03:38] the Konjic area, which prevents access for heavy
[00:03:41] fire trucks. In the Neum area, a fire is still active
[00:03:44] in inaccessible terrain above the villages of Glumina and Lastva,
[00:03:48] where grass and low vegetation are burning. In the municipality of Čitluk,
[00:03:51] two fires are active. Fires have been recorded in the
[00:03:55] areas of Jablanica, Mostar, and
[00:03:57] Stolac.
[00:04:00] "The current situation at the fire site, the fire is still
[00:04:03] active, mm, we have mm,
[00:04:06] so
[00:04:08] the fire is spreading, temperatures are high on the ground, strong wind is contributing
[00:04:12] to the spread, mm, today our priority focus is
[00:04:16] to try to prevent the spread of the fire in the direction from
[00:04:19] Dževska Planina towards the village of Brđani, which is spreading, this
[00:04:23] and our focus is to try to localize that
[00:04:27] direction, and this morning we had helicopter operations..." of the forces of Bosnia and
[00:04:30] Herzegovina, it operated from 7:10
[00:04:34] minutes to 9 hours and 20
[00:04:37] minutes, performing five
[00:04:38] overflights.
[00:04:42] And the fire that broke out around noon in the Raštani area near Mostar
[00:04:45] is currently under control, and members of the professional firefighting
[00:04:49] brigade Mostar are working on its containment
[00:04:52] and extinguishment. It was emphasized that the buildings
[00:04:55] are protected, that nothing else is threatened. After the
[00:05:00] why is it increasing? In addition to the fire is extinguished, steps will be taken to make the railway operational again so that trains can
[00:05:03] run again. All available forces of the professional firefighting brigade
[00:05:07] Mostar were engaged on the ground.
[00:05:09] Mostar.
[00:05:14] The fire is currently being rehabilitated, objects
[00:05:18] are protected, nothing else is threatened, we are currently working on
[00:05:21] extinguishing it and we will open the railway
[00:05:24] so that trains can pass, that is currently being
[00:05:28] done.
[00:05:30] A large open space fire broke out overnight
[00:05:34] on the island of Brač in the Pučišća area,
[00:05:37] firefighters have been battling the blaze intensively since the early morning hours.
[00:05:40] As many as 106 firefighters with
[00:05:44] 31 fire trucks are participating in the extinguishing efforts, with
[00:05:47] additional support provided by four Canadair planes. The fire is still not under control and
[00:05:51] has covered a large area. The fire line is located above houses that
[00:05:55] are currently not directly threatened. However, during the night
[00:05:58] the situation was serious, firefighters managed to defend
[00:06:01] residential buildings. Due to the fire, it was necessary
[00:06:04] to disconnect part of the electrical network to enable
[00:06:07] safer intervention on the ground. Additional forces were sent towards
[00:06:11] Brač, enduring. From Split. Firefighters from Split,
[00:06:14] Trogir, Slatina, Makarska, and Imotski arrived on the island,
[00:06:18] joining the teams on the ground. The scale of the fire and the scenes from
[00:06:21] the Pučišća area show how
[00:06:24] serious the situation is while firefighters continue to battle the fire
[00:06:27] and strive to prevent its further spread.
[00:06:31] spread.
[00:06:35] In Serbia, 31 fires are currently active, announced the Republic Emergency
[00:06:38] Situations Headquarters after today's extraordinary meeting.
[00:06:42] In recent days, they say, about 900 open-air fires
[00:06:45] have been recorded, which have been brought under control and extinguished.
[00:06:49] The most complex situation is in Deliblatska Peščara, on
[00:06:52] Mount Stolovi near Kraljevo, as well as around Bujanovac and
[00:06:55] Bojnik. At the headquarters meeting, it was also said that due to high
[00:06:58] temperatures, drought and unfavorable weather conditions, all
[00:07:01] competent services and inspections are on the ground in a state of heightened
[00:07:05] readiness, monitoring the situation and assessing
[00:07:09] risks. risks.
[00:07:13] "In Montenegro, fires are currently active in the areas of
[00:07:16] Nikšić, Bar, Herceg Novi, and Kolašin. In Bar, the fire is active
[00:07:20] on Mount Lisinj, in the area of Herceg Novi. All available vehicles and
[00:07:24] personnel are on the ground, the fire was close to houses and several people were
[00:07:28] preventively evacuated.
[00:07:30] evacuated.
[00:07:34] Last night we had a very turbulent night, because
[00:07:37] dozens of houses were threatened, fortunately
[00:07:41] no house was..." was not damaged, nor was it affected by the fire, fortunately no
[00:07:45] member of the protection and rescue service
[00:07:48] was injured, nor were residents, tourists or police, because last night there were
[00:07:52] members of various institutions on the ground,
[00:07:55] and the municipality took care that all those citizens who were evacuated overnight
[00:07:59] were taken care of and that they were provided with all necessary
[00:08:02] assistance.
[00:08:04] assistance.
[00:08:07] Firefighters in Spain continued to battle
[00:08:10] forest fires that have affected almost 37,000 hectares
[00:08:13] across the country. The largest fire in southwestern
[00:08:17] Spain has covered more than 31
[00:08:20] hectares and spread towards the province of Seville, which led to the
[00:08:23] preventive evacuation of the population. In northeastern
[00:08:26] Spain, in the province of Huesca, a separate forest
[00:08:30] fire burned 5,705 hectares
[00:08:34] of land. Authorities state that one person was
[00:08:37] detained on suspicion of causing the fire in
[00:08:40] Huesca.
[00:08:44] Stay with N1 Television's daily news, you can
[00:08:47] watch the continuation.
[00:08:51] More and more motorcycles and scooters on BH streets, accidents are
[00:08:55] becoming more frequent, is the problem irresponsible driving or a
[00:08:58] system that lacks adequate
[00:09:00] infrastructure.
[00:09:06] After the opening of bankruptcy proceedings in Nova Željezara Zenica, the Government of the Federation of Bosnia
[00:09:10] and Herzegovina will take all measures within its jurisdiction
[00:09:13] to ensure material social protection for workers and their families,
[00:09:17] according to the official government statement. They add that they will
[00:09:20] simultaneously continue to work on preserving opportunities for restarting
[00:09:23] production and returning as many workers as possible to their
[00:09:26] jobs. The Federal Employment Bureau and the
[00:09:30] Zenica-Doboj Canton Employment Service will be asked to
[00:09:34] immediately engage in preparing programs
[00:09:37] and securing funds for legally prescribed
[00:09:41] compensation for workers who lose
[00:09:45] their jobs. We will seek a legally, financially
[00:09:48] and technically sustainable model for restarting production. Any
[00:09:52] potential support for a new production plan must be
[00:09:56] tied to preserving and reopening jobs, stated the
[00:09:59] federal
[00:10:01] government.
[00:10:06] The entire industrial system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which for decades
[00:10:09] represented the backbone of economic sovereignty. Bosnia and Herzegovina is now
[00:10:13] on its knees. Some industrial branches such as textile, chemical, and
[00:10:17] metal have been completely shut down, thousands of workers have lost their jobs,
[00:10:21] and the position of those who are still working is not commendable either.
[00:10:25] and skyrocketing living costs which economists predict will
[00:10:28] continue to rise.
[00:10:31] Energoinvest, the Zenica Mining and Metallurgical Combine, Mostar
[00:10:34] Aluminum, were long the backbone of heavy industry. Today, they are mostly reduced to
[00:10:38] finishing work. In the last two years alone, two
[00:10:41] coking plants and most of the brown coal mines within Elektroprivreda Bosnia and
[00:10:45] Herzegovina have been shut down. After bankruptcy proceedings were opened for the Nova
[00:10:49] Ljubija mine near Prijedor, the municipal court in Zenica officially opened
[00:10:53] bankruptcy proceedings over the assets of the company Nova Željeza Zenica, thus
[00:10:57] ending the legal and political battle that has lasted nine months. A joint
[00:11:01] statement from the management and the union was issued earlier. All
[00:11:04] workers who are technologically redundant and are entitled to severance
[00:11:08] pay will be compensated through payment in accordance with the agreed
[00:11:11] modality of agreement between the management and the union. All
[00:11:15] details will be communicated internally to the workers by
[00:11:18] the plant director and union representatives. While
[00:11:22] thousands of workers lose their jobs, the position of those
[00:11:25] who are still working is extremely difficult. Job insecurity, frequent violations of basic
[00:11:29] workers' rights, low wages that do not keep up with rising costs, are
[00:11:32] at the forefront of the problems that burden them. The Federation of Independent
[00:11:35] Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina calculated for
[00:11:38] June a trade union consumer basket that amounted to almost
[00:11:41] 3,300 convertible marks, and we remind you,
[00:11:44] the average salary in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is around
[00:11:48] 1,700 marks, while the minimum is just
[00:11:51] over a thousand. when it will work intensively, what is above
[00:11:55] all else is to create adequate legal regulations, through
[00:11:58] those legal regulations
[00:12:01] placing workers in a much better position,
[00:12:05] in terms of material and financial aspects, we
[00:12:08] have several projects that, unfortunately, are in a serious phase, but are
[00:12:12] not yet completed, so we will start from a labor law
[00:12:16] federation which is a fairly high-quality text when it comes to
[00:12:19] protecting workers' rights, a working phase is also the general collective
[00:12:23] agreement, our interlocutor adds, but from the season of annual leave and generally
[00:12:26] the pre-election year, these legal solutions somehow never see the light of
[00:12:30] day, and costs continue to rise, economists' forecasts
[00:12:34] are not good even until the end of the year, even the central bank revised
[00:12:38] its inflation rate estimate from some 3.2
[00:12:41] at the beginning of the year to over 6.1%,
[00:12:45] the reasons for that are multiple, some
[00:12:48] are domestic, some are foreign, of course, the foreign ones
[00:12:51] dominate, we cannot influence that much as a society, or rather,
[00:12:55] even the decision-makers, or
[00:12:58] creators of economic policies cannot influence that, especially due to the fact that Bosnia and
[00:13:02] Herzegovina does not have an autonomous monetary policy. The International
[00:13:06] Monetary Fund, Vidović adds, also problematized the explosive
[00:13:09] fiscal policy, i.e., the rapid increase in government spending that leads to
[00:13:12] macroeconomic instability. Finally,
[00:13:15] mother nature does not make it easier either, the heatwave and drought have further
[00:13:19] worsened the already difficult agricultural situation, which will
[00:13:22] reflect on food prices, especially meat. Plants are
[00:13:26] struggling, it is felt in livestock farming,
[00:13:28] livestock experiences heat strokes, milk production
[00:13:32] and everything else is reduced, so
[00:13:36] the situation, I
[00:13:39] can freely say, is almost
[00:13:43] critical. Corn, as one of
[00:13:45] the most widespread
[00:13:47] agricultural crops, from which the most is expected in
[00:13:51] livestock farming, along with soybeans, is in an extremely difficult
[00:13:55] situation. In addition to such a difficult situation in livestock farming
[00:13:59] due to imports and incomprehensibly very low
[00:14:02] prices offered on our meat
[00:14:05] markets, it is simply not
[00:14:08] clear to us how that meat arrived
[00:14:12] at such very low prices, where
[00:14:14] our farmers and breeders simply cannot be
[00:14:18] competitive at all, and the authorities are not doing anything to
[00:14:21] ease the burden on farmers due to the lack of
[00:14:25] reliance on our own production, which currently covers less than 20%
[00:14:29] of the needs of the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We rely on
[00:14:31] imports, which gives importers a boost to dictate their
[00:14:35] prices. Tatjana Drljić,
[00:14:37] N1.
[00:14:41] Around 50 driving instructors from Tuzla Canton protested again today
[00:14:44] in Tuzla, demanding that the Cantonal Ministry of Education
[00:14:48] and Science immediately withdraw the decision on the introduction of new software in
[00:14:51] the process of taking driving tests. Representatives
[00:14:55] of driving schools claim that the imposition of digitalization in this
[00:14:58] form is contrary to valid legal regulations. Due to this
[00:15:01] long-standing conflict between driving schools and the ministry,
[00:15:05] only the candidates suffer. For two months now, the taking of driving
[00:15:09] tests in Tuzla Canton has been in complete blockade because driving schools
[00:15:12] refuse to implement the new system, which means candidates
[00:15:15] cannot appear before the examination commission. Instructors
[00:15:18] say they will not give up their demands and will continue with
[00:15:22] protests until the relevant ministry overturns
[00:15:25] the decision on the mandatory introduction of software and initiates
[00:15:29] dialogue to find a legally based
[00:15:32] solution.
[00:15:36] We "are not asking for anything
[00:15:39] illegal. Let the minister
[00:15:42] show, let him say that decision,
[00:15:46] by which law that decision is bound, why is that law not in
[00:15:49] Sarajevo, why is that law not in Zenica, why is that law not in
[00:15:53] Republika Srpska, why is only in Tuzla
[00:15:56] Canton one decision made under the law and
[00:15:59] it is mandatory, look, it is mandatory, so
[00:16:03] many people are losing their jobs, that is truly concerning."
[00:16:09] Well, I personally have 19 to
[00:16:13] 20 applications submitted already. For two months, no one
[00:16:16] has come out for regulations, first aid, or
[00:16:20] driving. In fact, of course, we are suffering, meaning
[00:16:23] we have no work, we are working, we cannot work,
[00:16:26] our work is being prevented,
[00:16:28] that's it.
[00:16:31] Motorcyclists and electric scooter riders are increasingly present on
[00:16:35] BH streets, but with this rise, with
[00:16:38] their rise, there are more and more safety warnings, while
[00:16:42] citizens warn of irresponsible driving, experts
[00:16:45] see the problem in infrastructure that is not adapted to all road users.
[00:16:49] Who is responsible for safety, drivers,
[00:16:52] scooter riders, or the
[00:16:54] system itself?
[00:16:57] in a serious traffic accident, a motorcyclist was killed,
[00:17:00] a motorcyclist was injured, a car and a motorcycle collided,
[00:17:04] a driver hit a minor on a scooter, a car
[00:17:07] and an electric scooter collided. Such headlines
[00:17:10] are an everyday occurrence in Bosnia and Herzegovina's
[00:17:13] media. On the streets, however, various participants meet daily,
[00:17:16] from pedestrians and car drivers to
[00:17:20] motorcyclists, whose speed and driving style often cause
[00:17:23] fear and disapproval among citizens. I live in Mojmilo, there's this
[00:17:27] lane, right, which is for cars and for these
[00:17:31] scooters, however, they often
[00:17:34] speed, even though they have a bell, right, "so they can
[00:17:38] ring it to warn pedestrians, they often
[00:17:41] do that, but I firmly stick to the
[00:17:45] rules, I'm never in their lane. Have you ever been
[00:17:49] in danger perhaps because of it? Well, yes,
[00:17:51] sometimes, I mean, I don't hear him and he's right behind me and
[00:17:55] I get scared, simply,
[00:17:59] it's terrible, he has a lane, but he
[00:18:02] goes
[00:18:04] on the pedestrian crossing." "What should be changed,
[00:18:08] the law, punishments? And
[00:18:12] motorcyclists, well, that's a special story, from traffic light to
[00:18:15] traffic light at 150 km/h, that's a classic
[00:18:18] irritation, he goes from red to green and waits for red at
[00:18:21] 150, I say I don't know what it is for you, that's full, if you have to
[00:18:25] go, okay, fine, but those 50m, that's just not clear to me
[00:18:28] at all, but still, when I see them in sneakers and t-shirts, no
[00:18:32] equipment, that's a whole other story, statistics." show that
[00:18:36] the consequences of traffic accidents are not small. In Bosnia and
[00:18:40] Herzegovina, during 2025,
[00:18:42] 8,124 traffic accidents with
[00:18:45] injuries were recorded, a total of
[00:18:48] 11,536 people were injured,
[00:18:50] while 288 people
[00:18:54] lost their lives. According to data provided by Bosnia and Herzegovina
[00:18:57] to the World Health Organization, motorcyclists make up
[00:19:01] 9% of all fatalities in traffic. But we are most
[00:19:04] bothered by motor vehicles because they are the biggest source of insecurity
[00:19:08] in this country and we have the highest number of fatalities due to
[00:19:11] motor vehicles, we have the highest pollution in cities
[00:19:14] due to motor vehicles, come on people, let's
[00:19:18] invest just 10% of what we invest
[00:19:21] in motor vehicles in the development of non-motorized
[00:19:24] traffic and infrastructure planning, you will see that we will
[00:19:28] have positive safety and environmental effects.
[00:19:30] improvements. Data shows that among the most common
[00:19:34] causes of accidents are inappropriate speed, violations of rules, and
[00:19:38] driving under the influence of alcohol. However, conscientious
[00:19:42] participants believe that everyone bears responsibility for safety on
[00:19:45] the streets. I always try to drive on routes designated for driving,
[00:19:49] I follow on the app, this red zone, where
[00:19:53] I shouldn't drive, I adhere to that, that's it, if you just
[00:19:56] follow, if you look where you need to drive, I
[00:19:59] don't know, on the promenade, for example, I think there are no
[00:20:02] problems at all. However, even when rules are respected,
[00:20:06] the question arises how well the infrastructure is adapted
[00:20:10] to all road users. We are talking
[00:20:13] about infrastructure that is poor, that is
[00:20:16] undeveloped, that lacks space for pedestrians,
[00:20:20] motorcyclists and cyclists. This implies
[00:20:23] conflicts between motor vehicles and all
[00:20:27] of these, which happens in urban areas and
[00:20:30] suburban areas. The increase in the number of motor vehicles, yes, the increase
[00:20:34] in the number of motor vehicles, but
[00:20:37] technology we invest in
[00:20:40] traffic, some people believe that a
[00:20:43] so-called speed bump is a solution and
[00:20:46] a camera for all safety. Penalties and cameras can affect
[00:20:50] driver behavior, but for safer streets, more is needed, from
[00:20:53] more responsible participants to infrastructure adapted
[00:20:57] to everyone. Nataša Kerezović,
[00:20:58] N1.
[00:21:04] The director of the Srebrenica Memorial Center, Emir Suljagić, filed
[00:21:08] a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Minister of Finance and Treasury
[00:21:11] of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Srđan Amidžić, due to the existence of reasonable
[00:21:14] suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of non-execution of decisions of the High
[00:21:18] Representative. In the complaint, it states that Minister Amidžić, as
[00:21:21] a responsible state official and member of the Council of Ministers, consciously and
[00:21:25] continuously failed to fulfill obligations arising from
[00:21:28] the decision of the High Representative of September 20,
[00:21:31] 2023, by which the Law on Amendments
[00:21:35] to the Law on the Srebrenica Memorial Center, Potočari,
[00:21:38] Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of Genocide from 1995
[00:21:42] was adopted. With the mentioned amendments, the mandate of the Memorial
[00:21:46] Center was significantly expanded in the areas of genocide research and
[00:21:49] education, while new Article 15A established a Department for
[00:21:52] Genocide Research and Genocide Education within
[00:21:56] the Center. Members of the department are entitled to salary or compensation in accordance
[00:21:59] with the law, and the Ministry of Finance and Treasury of Bosnia and Herzegovina, under
[00:22:03] the leadership of Minister Amidžić, according to the allegations in the complaint, failed to take
[00:22:07] the necessary steps to ensure the organizational structure and
[00:22:10] financial
[00:22:11] resources.
[00:22:15] The representative in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
[00:22:18] Šemsudin Mehmedović, held a press conference today, where he spoke about
[00:22:22] the imbalance of employed Bosniaks in state institutions compared
[00:22:25] to other constituent peoples. Mehmedović
[00:22:29] spoke about the proposed amendments to the law on administration, which would address this
[00:22:32] problem.
[00:22:36] I proposed that if an institution employs less than
[00:22:40] 10% of the legally established number for each constituent nation
[00:22:44] and others, then priority should be given when filling vacant
[00:22:48] positions to candidates who belong to a nation that is not
[00:22:51] sufficiently represented in the employment structure of each administrative
[00:22:54] body. My proposal in urgent
[00:22:57] parliamentary procedure was expeditiously rejected by the votes of representatives
[00:23:01] from Republika Srpska and HDZ.
[00:23:05] We can ask ourselves why these two
[00:23:08] political partners.
[00:23:10] Before that, already in 2023, I asked the administrative inspector
[00:23:14] to instruct eight specific
[00:23:17] institutions to eliminate the imbalance
[00:23:20] of members of constituent nations, both Croats and Serbs and
[00:23:24] Bosniaks, but also others, but in vain, the inspectorate obviously exists
[00:23:28] to fulfill the wishes of HDZ Minister
[00:23:31] of Justice Mr. Bunoza.
[00:23:34] Bunoza.
[00:23:37] Stay with the news, we'll bring you this story soon.
[00:23:39] this story too.
[00:23:43] In Gradačac, the 53rd Plum Fair opened with about 150
[00:23:47] exhibitors from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. A memorandum was signed
[00:23:51] for the launch of the Plum
[00:23:52] Road project.
[00:23:58] Before that, news from the region. Exactly one year ago, several incidents and clashes
[00:24:01] occurred in Serbia between anti-government protesters and government supporters
[00:24:04] at the "Serbia, Wake Up" protests.
[00:24:08] The fiercest clashes were recorded in Novi Sad when several people were
[00:24:11] injured, and supporters of the ruling party, protected by
[00:24:14] police and gendarmerie cordons,
[00:24:17] fired pyrotechnics at citizens who came to
[00:24:20] protest
[00:24:22] with impunity.
[00:24:25] Incensed by the violence of masked men who had attacked citizens of Vrbas with
[00:24:29] stones and fireworks the day before,
[00:24:33] Novi Sad residents gathered near the student
[00:24:35] campus. Then, although masked, well-known
[00:24:38] faces appeared. And citizens rushed
[00:24:42] precisely towards those who threw
[00:24:45] flares.
[00:24:50] was then showered with a true rain of fireworks, but at
[00:24:54] first the police did not react,
[00:24:56] a cordon,
[00:24:59] police in full riot gear formed,
[00:25:01] only now, not even when the
[00:25:04] cordon was formed, nothing
[00:25:08] changed, the atmosphere is very tense,
[00:25:11] pyrotechnic devices, i.e., firecrackers
[00:25:14] and fireworks, are flying everywhere, it's pretty bizarre
[00:25:17] to watch, so there's a cordon
[00:25:20] behind whose backs serious criminal
[00:25:23] acts are permanently committed, and in front of them are
[00:25:27] citizens whom they see getting injured, and
[00:25:30] they absolutely do not react. The protesters then headed to the premises
[00:25:34] of the Serbian Progressive Party on Liberation
[00:25:38] Boulevard.
[00:25:38] Police also formed a
[00:25:43] cordon there, but again, they did not
[00:25:46] she didn't bat an eyelid when the projectiles flew
[00:25:50] from
[00:25:50] the party offices.
[00:25:57] The president of the Serbian Progressive Party, Miloš,
[00:26:01] was in these rooms all
[00:26:12] the time. A member of the Cobra unit who was protecting
[00:26:16] the former prime minister pulled out a pistol, and only
[00:26:20] a few moments later the officially best
[00:26:23] photograph of last year in Serbia, chosen by
[00:26:27] Pres foto Serbia, was taken. At one point, the man dropped
[00:26:30] the pistol, pulled out the ballistic
[00:26:33] blanket. "Everyone is running away, turning
[00:26:36] around, and I'm just telling myself, you
[00:26:40] have to catch this, this is very important, this is what you need, and
[00:26:43] I caught it,
[00:26:46] and after about 15, 20 minutes I calmed down
[00:26:50] on the pavement and started crying because in the madness
[00:26:54] to the zebra
[00:26:55] crossing,
[00:26:59] I simply wasn't aware, I was in mortal danger." "Only the progressives
[00:27:03] were in danger," the president claimed then,
[00:27:07] publicly boasting that he tried to influence the
[00:27:10] judiciary, their attack followed everywhere,
[00:27:14] nowhere did anyone
[00:27:17] did tonight is multiple attempted murders and
[00:27:21] we will wait to see what the prosecution will say,
[00:27:25] both the first, second and third,
[00:27:28] I even tried to get one of the prosecutors to see if they were doing anything, but
[00:27:32] they are probably... splashing around in the sea and sleeping, it's too late for them. The very
[00:27:35] next day, a video of the arrested demonstrators
[00:27:39] kneeling in a Novi Sad gym
[00:27:41] was published. Media close to the government
[00:27:44] gloated, the prosecution soon qualified
[00:27:47] the incident as an attempted aggravated murder of a member
[00:27:51] of the Cobras, exactly the qualification the president spoke of
[00:27:54] that very evening. There is still no indictment, which is very
[00:27:58] strange that after a year for an act that is... charged,
[00:28:02] it is an attempt, aggravated attempted murder,
[00:28:06] which is now being called into question by new expert opinions, because
[00:28:09] it was determined that those injuries are not life-threatening
[00:28:13] after all, so the very qualification of the act will be questionable. They did not
[00:28:16] find the means of execution among those
[00:28:19] people they arrested, so obviously the prosecution has
[00:28:23] a problem collecting evidence, and for attacks with pyrotechnic devices on
[00:28:27] citizens, despite numerous videos and other
[00:28:29] evidence, so far no one has been arrested or held accountable.
[00:28:33] Miodrag Sovilj, N1
[00:28:35] Belgrade.
[00:28:40] The death toll from the powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake
[00:28:44] on the Richter scale, which hit Colombia on Monday, rose to
[00:28:47] 265. Around 3,500 people were injured, and
[00:28:50] 496 people are officially listed as missing. At the same time,
[00:28:54] on an unofficial internet platform for missing persons, almost
[00:28:57] 4,200 people were listed. Rescuers continue to search
[00:29:01] the rubble under pressure. In a race against time and the critical 72-hour
[00:29:04] deadline after which the chances of finding survivors
[00:29:08] significantly
[00:29:09] decrease.
[00:29:14] Well, our main function is to
[00:29:17] wait for the news from the personnel searching the rubble for
[00:29:21] patients. Once they inform
[00:29:23] us that they have found patients, that there is life,
[00:29:27] we enter, extract the patient,
[00:29:30] and provide the first medical attention. We stabilize
[00:29:33] them and then transfer them in ambulances. We have all the medical
[00:29:37] equipment ready and
[00:29:38] coordinated for that action.
[00:29:41] We are trying to get people out while we have
[00:29:45] everything ready here to help them. We have
[00:29:49] medicines, bandages, anything to give first
[00:29:52] aid to people who need it. We are also helping
[00:29:55] people so that they don't get heatstroke because the temperature
[00:29:59] is also very high.
[00:30:03] Japan issued a strong protest regarding Vladimir Putin's visit
[00:30:07] to the Kuril Islands, which was the first time a Russian president
[00:30:10] had visited the disputed archipelago. Russian state
[00:30:13] media reported that Putin visited Iturup, known
[00:30:16] in Japan as Etorofu, one of the four islands in the Kuril
[00:30:20] chain, which are claimed by both Russia and Japan.
[00:30:23] Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi
[00:30:27] stated that these islands are inalienable Japanese territory,
[00:30:30] both historically and under international law, and that the government
[00:30:34] of Japan strongly protests this
[00:30:36] visit.
[00:30:41] The Northern Territories are an integral part of Japan's territory, both
[00:30:44] historically and under international law. This latest visit to Etorofu Island
[00:30:48] by the current Russian president is contrary to Japan's consistent
[00:30:51] stance on the Northern Territories. In addition, it
[00:30:55] offends the feelings of the Japanese people and is completely
[00:30:58] unacceptable.