Andrej Plenkovic
David Letterman speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
What to expect from the star-studded Vax Live fundraiser

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. May. 07, 2021 07:14 PM EDT

People queue after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, during a mass vaccination campaign at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Spain resumed the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Wednesday by extending it to adults up to 65 years old. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spaniards line up for AstraZeneca amid concerns over vaccine

By Aritz Parra And Joseph Wilson Mar. 24, 2021 12:09 PM EDT

A medical staff receives her second dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a government Hospital in Hyderabad, India, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
The Latest: Fauci wins $1 million for "defending science"

By The Associated Press Feb. 15, 2021 12:57 AM EST

Men search through the rubble of collapsed houses in Majska Poljana, Croatia, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. A series of tremors have jolted central Croatia a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake killed at least seven people, injured dozens and left several towns and villages in ruins. (AP Photo)
Quake aftershocks keep people out of homes in Croatia

By Sasa Kavic Dec. 30, 2020 06:09 AM EST

People move through remains of a building damaged in an earthquake, in Petrinja, Croatia, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. A strong earthquake has hit central Croatia and caused major damage and at least one death in a town southeast of the capital. (AP Photo)
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Croatia; 1 death reported

Dec. 29, 2020 08:22 AM EST

A medical worker wearing protective gears takes sample at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. South Korea has confirmed its first cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first identified in the United Kingdom. (Park Ju-sung/Newsis via AP)
The Latest: Japan's PM seeks to enforce virus measures

By The Associated Press Dec. 27, 2020 01:39 AM EST

People participate in a demonstration in Montreal, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, protesting measures implemented by the Quebec government to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

The Associated Press Dec. 20, 2020 12:39 AM EST

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, center, takes part in a commemoration march in Vukovar, Croatia, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Some thousands marched to commemorate the suffering of Croatia's eastern city of Vukovar during the 1991-95 war despite a continuously high number of infection and fatalities from the new coronavirus. (AP Photo)
Thousands march in Croatia to honor war city despite virus

Nov. 18, 2020 07:47 AM EST

Croatian Gen. Ret. Ante Gotovina places flowers during a ceremony in Knin, Croatia, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Croatia marked the 25th anniversary of a victorious wartime military offensive, with an ethnic Serb politician attending the ceremony for the first time in what is seen as an important step toward reconciliation. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Croatia marks 1995 blitz; Serb politician there for 1st time

By Darko Bandic Aug. 05, 2020 07:48 AM EDT

Croatia's Prime Minister incumbent Andrej Plenkovic presents his new government's plan before the Croatian Parliament in Zagreb, Croatia Thursday, July 23, 2020. Parliament vote on Croatian new government is expected later in the day. (AP Photo/Daniel Kasap)
Croatia parliament approves new government after election

Jul. 24, 2020 02:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, July 16, 2020 file photo, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrives for a meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at EU headquarters in Brussels. Croatia's president on Thursday handed Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic the mandate to form a new government after his conservative party prevailed in a July 5 parliamentary election. (John Thys, Pool Photo via AP, file)
Croatian conservative leader given new mandate to govern

Jul. 16, 2020 10:01 AM EDT

Andrej Plenkovic, Croatia's Prime Minister incumbent casts his ballot at a polling station in Zagreb, Croatia, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Amid a spike of new coronavirus cases, voters in Croatia cast ballots on Sunday in what is expected be a close parliamentary race that could push the latest European Union member state further to the right. (AP Photo)
Croatia's ruling conservatives win big in parliamentary vote

By Sasha Kavic Jul. 05, 2020 01:20 AM EDT

A woman walks past electoral posters of a new green-left coalition led by the Mozemo, or We Can group, in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Croatia is holding a parliamentary election on July 5, 2020, with no clear winner in sight as the ruling conservatives' bid for re-election faces a strong challenge from both liberal and right-wing groups. (AP Photo/Sasa Kavic)
Croatia to hold election amid virus, political uncertainty

Jul. 03, 2020 02:49 AM EDT

In this photo taken on Saturday June 20, 2020 and provided by the Croatian Tennis Association, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, right, greets Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic at a tournament in Zadar, Croatia. Top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Tuesday, June 23 he and his wife have COVID-19 after he played in a series of exhibition matches he organized in Serbia and Croatia with zero social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Mario Cuzic, Croatian Tennis Association via AP)
Croatia sets border restrictions for other Balkan countries

Jun. 24, 2020 07:01 AM EDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 14, 2020, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, centre, poses with volunteers and players after the Adria Tour charity tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Djokovic’s charity tennis exhibition series combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia has led to a spike in the number the positive cases among professional athletes. Two tennis players ranked among the top 40 in the world and five players at Serbia’s biggest soccer club have tested positive for the virus after being involved in sporting events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
No. 1 Novak Djokovic, wife have virus after his exhibitions

By Dusan Stojanovic Jun. 23, 2020 04:59 AM EDT

Serbia's Novak Djokovic, left, speaks with his wife Jelena during a final match of the Adria Tour charity tournament, between Austria's Dominic Thiem and Serbia's Filip Krajinovic, in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, June 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Virus cases at Djokovic's event put sports under scrutiny

By Dusan Stojanovic And James Ellingworth Jun. 22, 2020 09:58 AM EDT

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a media conference after an EU-Western Balkans videoconference summit at the EU Council building in Brussels, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. European Union leaders sought Wednesday to reassure their counterparts from six Balkans countries that the bloc remains the volatile region's most important partner, particularly as the coronavirus hits their societies, ravaging health care systems and economies. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)
EU aims to reassure Balkans with virus aid, economic support

By Lorne Cook And Llazar Semini May. 06, 2020 11:34 AM EDT

Honor guards carry flowers during a commemoration ceremony for the victims of a World War II camp in Jasenovac, Croatia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Representatives of the Croatian Jews, Serbs, Roma and anti-fascists for the first time in years agreed to join top Croatian officials at the ceremony, but warned this was because of the emergency situation over the new coronavirus and could change unless the authorities do more to curb right-wing sentiments in the country. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Victims' groups join WWII camp commemoration in Croatia

Apr. 22, 2020 08:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, workers shovel papers and debris off the top of the rubble of a building that collapsed in last week's 7.1 magnitude earthquake, at the corner of Gabriel Mancera and Escocia streets in the Del Valle neighborhood of Mexico City. The virus outbreak is compromising the ability of nations to prepare for natural disasters and deal with the aftermath. Every year, the world contends with devastating typhoons, wildfires, tsunamis and earthquakes. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters

By Nick Perry Apr. 03, 2020 11:49 PM EDT