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Ex-comedian proposed as Slovenia prime minister-designate

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Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, center, sits between ministers wearing Croatian national soccer team jerseys during during a government session in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, July 12, 2018, a day after Croatia qualified in finals at the soccer World Cup. (AP Photo)

Mixed emotions in Balkans over Croatia’s World Cup success

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Friday, June 20, 2014 photo former Slovenian prime minister Janez Jansa stands in front of the Slovenian flag in Ljubljana, Slovenia prior to his departure to prison. Slovenian voters go to the polls this weekend in a parliamentary election expected to produce no clear winner but could see an anti-immigrant party backed by Hungary’s firebrand Prime Minister Viktor Orban make strong gains. (AP Photo/Matej Leskovsek, file)

Anti-immigrant party set to make gains in Slovenia vote

By ALI ZERDIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 21, 2018, file photo, Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic, right, drives against New York Knicks guard Emmanuel Mudiay during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Miami. Dragic is going back to his native Slovenia in a few weeks for summer. There's a couple of weddings that the Heat guard needs to attend, a trip scheduled with his wife to Paris for a fashion show and probably even some pickup basketball to remind his friends that he's an NBA All-Star and they aren't. And there will be some celebrating. Winning the European title last summer is still a huge deal to Slovenians, which means Dragic's homecoming will be a huge deal as well. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, File)

Dragic looks to summer, sees bright future in Miami

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

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Melania Trump, an unfair target

By Robert Charles

First lady Melania Trump stands while her husband President Donald Trump speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Melania Trump: Slovenian magazine apologizes to U.S. first lady

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Slovakia's Adam Nemec, right, celebrates with teamates Martin Skrtel, left, Marek Hamsik, second left, and others after scoring his second goal during their WCup 2018 Group F qualifying soccer match between Slovakia and Malta in Trnava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Michal Svitok/TASR via AP)

Slovakia wins 3-way fight for 2nd place in WCup qualifying

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Slovenia coach Srecko Katanec applauds during the World Cup Group F qualifying soccer match between England and Slovenia at Wembley stadium in London, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Srecko Katanec to step down as Slovenia coach

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Germany's Joshua Kimmich celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Northern Ireland and Germany at Windsor Park in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Germany, England seal World Cup qualification; Poland close

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17. 2017, file photo, Slovenia's Goran Dragic lifts the trophy after defeating Serbia in the Eurobasket European Basketball Championship finals in Istanbul. Here's how Heat guard Goran Dragic spent his summer vacation. He led Slovenia, his mother's homeland, to an improbable gold medal at the European Championships. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Goran Dragic back with Heat after summer title for Slovenia

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

FILE - This Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 file photo shows the apartment building where U.S. first lady Melania Trump lived as a child in Sevnica, Slovenia. The tiny European nation of Slovenia is undergoing a tourism boom partly because it’s the native country of Melania Trump. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, file)

Slovenia sees tourism boom, thanks in part to Melania Trump

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Manchester City's Carli Lloyd, left, battles for the ball with Olympique Lyonnais' Camille Abily during the Women's Champions League semifinal, first leg soccer match at the Academy Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday April 22, 2017. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Olympic champion Germany heads Women’s WCup qualifying draw

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In this undated photo provided by the Office of the Slovenia's president and used on president's Instagram, Slovenia's president Borut Pahor, enjoys sunbathing on a beach in Pacug, Slovenia. Donald Trump may rule Twitter, but he's no match for his Slovenian counterpart on Instagram as Slovenia's president Borut Pahor has been actively using social media to get his message across since 2012. (Petra Arsic/Office of the Slovenia's President via AP)

Forget Trump; Slovenian president rules Instagram

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC - Associated Press

Visitors look at bottles of local wine &quot;First Lady&quot; displayed for visitors in Sevnica, Slovenia, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. The inauguration of Donald Trump is a big thing for a small town in Slovenia where the future U.S. first lady traces her roots. Starting Friday, the industrial town of Sevnica plans three days of events to mark the inauguration and welcome all guests wishing to see where Melania Trump grew up. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Melania Trump’s hometown in Slovenia marks inauguration

By DARKO BANDIC - Associated Press

Austrian President elect Alexander van der Bellen, right, shakes hands with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, left, in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) **FILE**

Slovenia, birthplace of Melania Trump, to boost NATO defense

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This undated photo provided by the Slovenia Tourist Board shows chef Ana Ros of Hisa Franko, in the remote village of Kobarid, in the western part of Slovenia. Ros, who starred last year in an episode of the &quot;Chef's Table&quot; Netflix series, heads the kitchen and her husband Valter Kramar is the resident cheese and wine expert at the inn and restaurant on the small farm he inherited from his father. Ros' cooking skills are largely self-taught, though she was mentored by culinary luminaries to become a master chef of a surprising cuisine. &quot;I found my own way of creating that's in some way freer,&quot; she says, adding that the only thing she'd hate to hear from guests &quot;would be that the dinner was boring.&quot;(Slovenia Tourist Board via AP)

Cuisine of Melania Trump’s homeland comes forward

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

This photo from Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, shows sarcophagus of king Charles X and a rose, inside the crypt of the Kostanjevica monastery in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. The only French king buried outside France, Charles X was laid to rest in Nova Gorica nearly 200 years ago, after fleeing a French revolution. Recently, a group of historians and royalists in France have been campaigning to have the king's remains reburied back home. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Some want French royal remains repatriated from Slovenia

By DARKO BANDIC and MASHA MACPHERSON - Associated Press

CAPTION CORRECTS THE NAME - Germany’s Julian Draxler, center with 7, celebrates with team mates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the World Cup Group C qualifying soccer match between Germany and Northern Ireland in Hannover, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Germany wins again, England stumbles in World Cup qualifying

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

In this Aug. 12, 2016 photo, a limousine is parked in front of a casino in Portoroz, Slovenia. It was in Portoroz in 1992 where Melanija Knavs, who later changed her name to Melania Knauss, got a big break in her modeling career when Slovenia's womens magazine Jana staged its Look of the Year contest. She took second place that gave her the invitation to cast for an international modeling agency in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Melania Trump’s Slovenia has become a tourist hotspot

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives on the occasion of a summit on migration in Valletta, Malta, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

EU free travel zone in danger as nations fence out migrants

By D'Emilio and Lorne Cook - Associated Press