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Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK

Serbia's populists score a sweeping victory in the country's parliamentary election

Serbia’s governing populists claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in the country's parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day.

France 24

Serbia's Tightening Grip: Vucic's Victory Amid Election Irregularities

Serbia's President Vucic aims to strengthen his power grip in upcoming elections amid allegations of campaign irregularities and democratic erosion.

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Inflation-hit Serbia Heads To Polls After Months Of Protests

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will not be on the ballot in Sunday's parliamentary and local elections, but the contest is nevertheless a referendum on his government amid soaring inflation and months of protests.

International Business Times

Micah Hamilton sparks Manchester City win at Red Star Belgrade

Kalvin Phillips scored City’s decisive late goal as they beat Red Star Belgrade 3-2, with earlier strikes from the 20-year-olds Micah Hamilton and Oscar Bobb

The Guardian - UK

Pep Guardiola expects Erling Haaland back in training on Thursday

Haaland will sit out City’s Champions League dead rubber against Red Star Belgrade.

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Novak Djokovic on Hitting His Prime, Nadal and Federer, and the GOAT Debate

In November, Jon Wertheim and ‘60 Minutes’ sat down with the tennis star in Belgrade, Serbia, for a wide-ranging and candid conversation.

Sports Illustrated

NATO head says violence in Kosovo unacceptable while calling for constructive dialogue with Serbia

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the recent violent outbreaks in Kosovo were unacceptable and perpetrators must be brought to justice

The Independent UK

‘People dance on tables’: welcome to Belgrade’s kafana pub culture

Serbia’s ‘tavernas’ are fusing traditional food and drink with new cuisines and rousing live music as they evolve to attract a younger crowd

The Guardian - UK

'Magical' Roman wind chime with phallus, believed to ward off evil eye, unearthed in Serbia

Phallic objects like this were common in the Roman world to ward off evil.

LiveScience

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Most extensive Russian shelling of the year; antisemitic riot in Dagestan; Ukraine’s shrapnel-scarred pavements turned into art

The Guardian - AU

Serbia’s president dissolves parliament and calls early election

Aleksandar Vučić’s party won last vote less than two years ago but has been under pressure over ties with Kosovo and shootings in May

The Guardian - UK

‘Graffiti battle on streets of Belgrade’ as Serbia tries to stifle anti-Putin Russian exiles

Around 200,000 Russians have fled to Serbia, where they face threats and violence from the nationalist right

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Kosovo's premier claims a Serbian criminal gang with government links was behind a September flareup

Kosovo’s prime minister is claiming that a criminal gang from northern Serbia with alleged links to the Belgrade government was behind a September attack in Kosovo that killed a police officer and involved a daylong gunbattle with Kosovo police that left three gunmen dead

Foreign Policy

The EU Has Failed in Serbia and Kosovo

As violence flares, Washington has shown it has influence, while Brussels’s policies have shown weakness.

The Guardian - UK

‘A climate of violence’: Serbian football ultras in spotlight after Kosovo monastery siege

Few places in the Balkans reveal the volatile ethnic politics of the region as much as stadiums

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo rules out talks with Serbia until it faces sanctions over deadly gun battle

Pristina claims Belgrade financed and supported last month’s ambush by Serb paramilitaries on Kosovan police

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The Independent UK

Serbia releases from custody a Kosovo Serb leader suspected of a role in ambush of Kosovo policemen

A court in Serbia has released from a brief detention a Kosovo Serb leader who has been linked to a clash with Kosovo security forces in which four people died, sending tensions soaring in the volatile region

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo Serb politician arrested over role in armed ambush of police

Milan Radoičić admitted being among paramilitaries who ambushed Kosovan patrol leading to four deaths

Al Jazeera

Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war?

An escalation into a conflict in the Western Balkans was averted but the likelihood of future flare-ups remains high.

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo’s troubles may not have come to a head, but the crisis still festers

Swift western pressure on Serbia to step back from conflict does not resolve the chronic problems of Kosovo’s nationhood

The Guardian - UK

Kosovan government calls on Serbia to pull all troops from border

Demand follows part withdrawal after US warning of potential punitive measures against Belgrade

Al Jazeera

Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence

Kosovo leader Albin Kurti alleges Serbian president aims to instigate a conflict with Kosovo; Vucic denies accusation.

Al Jazeera

US concerned by large Serbian military mobilisation near Kosovo

United States urges Belgrade to stand down after deployment of Serbian tanks and artillery near Kosovo border.

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