Legal systems

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday defended his vision of the "one country, two systems" framework against accusations by the U.S., U.K. and others that Beijing has undermined the freedoms and autonomy promised to Hong Kong for 50 years.

Long legal battles have marred the process in Montenegro of returning property seized under communism or compensating the owners or their heirs.

A former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on Hong Kong's democracy movement was anointed the business hub's new leader on Sunday by a small committee of Beijing loyalists.

John Lee, 64, was the only candidate in the Beijing-backed race to succeed outgoing leader Carrie Lam.

Belgrade's Court of Appeals has confirmed the two-year sentence handed down to Bosnian Serb ex-fighter Zeljko Budimir for beating up a civilian and stealing his money in the village of Rejzovici in Bosnia's Kljuc municipality in November 1992.

We see how the prosecutor's office headed by Ivan Geshev does not allow the start of any trial against the former government, Boyko Rashkov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, told BNR.

The European Union risks damaging its credibility if it does not follow through on the decisions taken in the last leaders summit in October regarding the imposition of sanctions against Turkey for its activities in the eastern Mediterranean, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday.