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Watch: Antony Blinken holds press conference after US-EU tech council summit

Watch as Antony Blinken holds a news briefing after attending an EU-US Trade and Tech council meeting in Lulea, Sweden, on Wednesday, 31 May.

The Independent UK

Kosovan PM says he could consider early elections in north if violence ends

US and EU rebuke Albin Kurti over his handling of recent clashes triggered by ethnic Albanian mayors taking office

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo government must take most of the blame for the latest violence, but any long-term solution will require a constructive response from Serbia as well

Renewed violence in northern Kosovo reminds us that parts of the western Balkan region have a long way to go on the route to recovery from the wars of the 1990s that broke up the former Yugoslavia. Despite decades of western stabilisation efforts, the region remains mired in multiple inter-linked…

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Macron says Putin has jolted NATO awake at security summit

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a security conference in the Slovakian capital on Wednesday that his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin had jolted NATO awake by invading Ukraine last year. Macron also called on the West to offer Ukraine "tangible and credible" security guarantees as it battles the Russian…

France 24

NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo set up barriers amid violent clashes

Tensions began after ethnic Albanian officials won a local election that was boycotted by ethnic Serbs.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo: why have tensions boiled over in the Balkans?

Dozens of Nato peacekeepers were injured in attacks by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo this week, during protests over the attempted installation of ethnically Albanian mayors in the country’s north.

The Week

Edgars Rinkevics elected president of Latvia

Latvia's parliament has elected long-serving Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics as the country's next president, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said on Wednesday.

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Danish PM Frederiksen: I am not a candidate for the job as NATO chief

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday she is not candidate to replace Jens Stoltenberg, who is due to step down as NATO secretary general later this year.

Reuters

New anti-terror law should convince Turkey to back NATO bid, Swedish minister says

New anti-terrorism legislation which comes into force this week should pave the way for Sweden to join NATO in coming weeks and overcome a Turkish veto, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Wednesday.

Reuters

‘Serbian nationalists’ propaganda’: Kosovo slams Djokovic comment

Djokovic’s comments ‘may result in raising the level of tension and violence between Serbia and Kosovo’, official says.

Al Jazeera

Kremlin: Russia backs Kosovo's Serbs, their rights must be respected

Russia supports Kosovo's Serbian population and believes their legal rights and interests must be protected, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

Reuters

U.S. resisting global push for peace

Global South leaders, and even some in NATO, are pushing Putin and Zelenskyy toward talks. Time for U.S. to step up

Salon

NATO troops on guard in north Kosovo for third day amid protests

NATO peacekeepers guarded town halls in ethnically polarised north Kosovo for a third day on Wednesday as Serbia's defence minister inspected troops deployed near the border with its former province after violent unrest this week.

Reuters

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather again, threaten to take over northern municipality

Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo have placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 international soldiers wounded

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Russia-Ukraine war: only 500 of 70,000 residents left in Bakhmut, mayor says – as it happened

Figure, reported by Ukrainian news agency, comes after months of bitter fighting for control of the town

The Guardian - UK

West may have to negotiate with Putin as well as pursue war crimes trial, Macron says

French president calls for ‘path to membership of Nato’ for Ukraine and reconciliation of east and west

Al Jazeera

NATO launches Arctic exercises, pledges protection of Finland

NATO aircraft and troops from Norway, the UK, the US and Sweden are participating in Arctic exercises.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 462

As the war enters its 462nd day, here’s a look at the main developments.

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Senior US lawmaker wants change from Turkey before F-16 sale approval

A senior U.S. senator who has long opposed the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey said on Tuesday he wants Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to take a “less belligerent” stance toward NATO allies and Turkey's neighbors before lifting his opposition to the deal.

The Independent UK

Djokovic draws criticism from Kosovo tennis federation for comments at French Open

Novak Djokovic has drawn criticism from Kosovo’s tennis federation — but not from French Open organizers — after offering his thoughts on clashes in northern Kosovo between ethnic Serbs and police and NATO peacekeepers

ABC News

Nationals leader defends use of consultants, police search for gunmen after Florida shooting, and hundreds flock to see dead nun — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

Al Jazeera

‘Time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO, Blinken says

Top US diplomat urges Turkey to approve Sweden accession to alliance, says Washington committed to Stockholm’s security.

The Independent UK

US says ‘the time is now’ for Sweden to join NATO and for Turkey to get new F-16s

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the “time is now” for Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden joining NATO but says the Biden administration also believes that Turkey should be provided with upgraded F-16 fighters “as soon as possible.”

The Guardian - UK

Kosovo: ‘fascist mobs’ guided by Serbia causing violence, says country’s PM

More than 30 Nato peacekeeping soldiers were injured in clashes on Monday after ethnic Albanian mayors took office

Al Jazeera

NATO deploys more forces to Kosovo after 30 peacekeepers injured

Additional 700 troops being sent; NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo currently consists of almost 3,800 troops.

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