Croatia
Americannoun
noun
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When Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, fighting broke out between Croats and Croatia's large Serbian minority, who were aided by the Serb-dominated Yugoslavian government. In 1995, Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian leaders met in the United States and settled on a peace accord. Hostility between Croats and Serbs has a long history; during World War II they fought on opposite sides of a civil war in Yugoslavia.
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The moves drew outrage, with an umbrella organisation of the Jewish community groups labelling it "scandalous" and a "moral and civilisational disgrace for Croatia".
From Barron's
That includes home matches behind closed doors for Croatia, Georgia and Romania.
From BBC
Italy will now join Cyprus, Malta and Croatia as EU member states that have introduced a legal definition of femicide in their criminal codes.
From BBC
It might be best to swerve the European trio in that pot: Croatia, Switzerland and Austria.
From BBC
Japan stunned Germany and Spain at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar before losing on penalties to Croatia in the last 16.
From Barron's
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