Bosnia & Herzegovina in the World Cup spotlight: FIFA’s expanded 48-team World Cup kicks off June 11 across the US, Canada and Mexico, with Bosnia and Herzegovina drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Qatar and Switzerland—meaning the key home-soil clash lands in Toronto on June 12. Local fan economy & logistics: Ontario cities are rolling out free fan zones and viewing hubs, including Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival and other watch-party sites, while Canadian broadcasters say all 104 matches will be carried via TSN/CTV/Crave and TSN+ multi-language feeds. Aviation & industry delivery: Bell Textron says a Sarajevo Canton Ministry of Interior helicopter order is delayed slightly due to FAA certification questions tied to the NVG kit, with delivery planned via Prague before Sarajevo. EU integration pressure on BiH: At the EU–Western Balkans summit in Montenegro, Germany’s Merz and France’s Macron pushed a faster accession path, including incentives like earlier single-market access or observers—directly relevant for Bosnia’s reform track. Defense cooperation: Egypt and BiH signed/advanced defense cooperation talks, adding another external partnership thread for BiH’s security and industry agenda. Regional politics around OHR: A BiH-focused debate resurfaced over the Peace Implementation Council’s failure to appoint a high representative, with US–EU differences framed as affecting leverage and state stability.