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Pressure mounts on Pristina as Serbs rally again in north Kosovo

Ethnic Serbs gathered again in a flashpoint town in Kosovo on Thursday at the site of clashes earlier this week with NATO-led soldiers in Kosovo, as international pressure mounts on Pristina to diffuse tensions.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 1, 2023

Macron says Kosovo bears 'responsibility' for tensions, NATO to up troops

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Kosovo officials bore "responsibility" following clashes this week over local election results that left more than 80 people injured. Meanwhile NATO said it will increase its presence on the ground with 700 soldiers.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 1, 2023

Djokovic storms into controversy, again

PARIS: After everything that Novak Djokovic had put himself through over the past few years, the French Open began with the possibility, finally, of a Grand Slam tournament free of drama.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Kosovo: Nato troops injured as conflict with Serbia escalates in Zvecan region

A NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo has said 30 of its troops have been injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

30 international peacekeepers injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo

The NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo has raised to 30 the number of its troops injured in fierce clashes with ethnic Serbs who tried to take over the offices of a municipality in the north

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

NATO to deploy more troops to Kosovo to curb violence

NATO is to send 700 extra troops to Kosovo and put another battalion on high alert to go in as unrest in the region has intensified since ethnic Albanian mayors took office in the country's northern Serb-majority area after votes last month.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

What did Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic say about the Kosovo protests? Why is it controversial?

The tennis superstar said Kosovo was the "heart of Serbia" despite it being recognised as a sovereign state 15 years ago.

ABC News · May 30, 2023

Serbian president to meet US, Russia, China, EU ambassadors after clashes erupt

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will meet on Tuesday with the ambassadors of the United States, Russia, China, Britain and the head of the European Union mission, the president's office said late on Monday, after new clashes erupted in northern Kosovo.

Reuters · May 29, 2023

NATO peacekeepers injured in clash with ethnic Serbian protesters in Kosovo

The KFOR troops were attempting to de-escalate Serbian protesters demanding the removal of newly elected mayors.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Around 25 peacekeepers injured in clashes in northern Kosovo

ZVECAN (KOSOVO) - Around 25 peacekeepers deployed in a NATO-led mission in Kosovo were injured Monday in clashes with Serb protesters who demanded the removal of recently elected ethnic Albanian mayors, as tensions flare in the Balkan nation.

Bangkok Post · May 29, 2023