Second-largest city of Serbia, administrative center of Vojvodina
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has announced he will step down within weeks, prompting early elections and triggering a debate over whether the presidency will be handed to a loyal ally while he shifts to the prime minister’s post. Protests across major cities have intensified as demonstrators cite governance concerns tied to a 2024 train-station disaster.
Persistent heat and water shortages have dried thousands of hectares of fish ponds from Hungary to the Czech Republic, Romania and Romania. The fish industry has suffered millions in losses as farmers struggle to save stock and adapt water use.