Kosovo, Serbia leaders resume talks in Brussels to normalise ties After more than a decade of negotiations, EU wants Balkan neighbours to settle on plan and put hostilities to rest. Al Jazeera · May 2, 2023
Serbia, Kosovo leaders in EU-backed talks to normalize ties The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo are meeting in Brussels to continue talks on the implementation of a European Union-backed 11-point plan to normalize the ties between the two, but tension continue to simmer The Independent UK · May 2, 2023
Nurse under fire for 'accidentally' live-streaming woman giving birth on TikTok A nurse at the maternity hospital GAK Narodni Front in Belgrade, Serbia, live-streamed on TikTok as a woman gave birth to her child - but she maintains it was an accident and apologised to the patient Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2023
Serbian leader lashes out at the West over Kosovo vote The Serbian president has sharply criticized Western officials who are mediating talks on normalizing ties with Kosovo, calling them liars and fraudsters, and says the Serb minority in the former Serbian province won’t tolerate foreign “occupation.” The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2023
Serbians boycott local elections in northern Kosovo Serbs in Kosovo are boycotting elections to protest their demands for more autonomy not being met in a sign a peace deal is not working. The New Daily · Apr 23, 2023
Serbs in north Kosovo boycott local elections Serbs in northern Kosovo boycotted local elections on Sunday in protest that their demands for more autonomy have not been met, in another sign that a peace deal signed between Kosovo and Serbia last month is not working. Reuters · Apr 23, 2023
Serbian, Hungarian leaders attend military display in Serbia The populist leaders of Serbia and Hungary are observing a Serbian military exercise The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023
Novak Djokovic, World No.1, suffers shock defeat in Banja Luka quarter-finals NEW DELHI: World's top-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia suffered a 4-6, 6-7 (6/8) shock defeat at the hands of 70th-ranked Dusan Lajovic as his campaign ended in the quarter-finals of Banja Luka Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. The Times of India · Apr 21, 2023
Main ethnic Serb party calls for vote boycott in north Kosovo The main political party in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo called on the Serb community on Friday to boycott Sunday's local elections in the latest sign of a deepening rift with Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leadership. Reuters · Apr 21, 2023
European Union approves visa-free travel for Kosovo citizens European Union parliamentarians on Tuesday gave the green light for citizens from Kosovo to travel freely in Europe without visas from next year. Kosovo, once a Serbian province in the former Yugoslavia, is the last territory in the Western Balkans without visa-free travel to the EU's Schengen travel area. Radio France Internationale · Apr 20, 2023
Bosnia Serb leader Dodik threatens to declare independence (This April 14 story has been corrected to fix the spelling of 'independence' in the headline) Reuters · Apr 14, 2023
Leaked Pentagon documents: What are the major takeaways? The US, UK and France are among Western countries with special forces in Ukraine, according to leaked documents. Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2023
Exclusive: Leaked U.S. intel document claims Serbia agreed to arm Ukraine Serbia has agreed to supply arms to Kyiv or has sent them already, according to a classified Pentagon document, despite the country's professed neutrality in the Ukraine war and refusal to sanction Russia over its 2022 invasion. Reuters · Apr 12, 2023
Serbian press marks unpunished 1999 killing of journalist Independent Serbian journalists have marked the 24th anniversary of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher's killing The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Reuters · Apr 7, 2023 Kosovo Serbs refuse to participate in local elections Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday that ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo will not participate in local elections due to be held later this month - a move likely to aggravate current disagreements over Pristina's rule.
The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023 Montenegro's new president says country firmly on EU path Montenegro’s President-elect Jakov Milatovic has promised to speed up the small country's bid for membership to the European Union and adhere to the bloc’s policy line toward Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
The National (Scotland) · Apr 3, 2023 In Montenegro election, political novice Milatovic beats longtime leader Montenegro's long-standing leader Milo Djukanovic has suffered a crushing presidential election defeat...
Reuters · Apr 3, 2023 Factbox - Guerrilla commander, statesman, defendant: Kosovo's Hashim Thaci Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci went on trial at the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Monday accused of responsibility for killings of civilians during the 1998-99 uprising against Serbian rule when he was guerrilla commander.
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Political novice ousts veteran in Montenegro vote Analysts say a crushing defeat of Montenegro’s long-time leader Milo Djukanovic in a weekend presidential election heralds his final departure from the small Balkan state’s political scene after more than 30 years in power
Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023 Kosovo’s Former President Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Monday pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial opened at a special court in The Hague. Allegations of persecution, murder, torture and forced disappearance of people stem from the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence…
Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2023 Ex-Kosovo president Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants are charged with war crimes in 1998-1999 war with Serbia.
Reuters · Apr 2, 2023 Kosovo war crimes court begins trial of ex-guerrilla chief and president Thaci Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci stands trial at a special court in The Hague on Monday for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia and made him a hero among compatriots.
Daily Mirror · Apr 2, 2023 Amazing solution to incontinence problem that plagued woman for more than three years WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS - A 19-year-old woman from Serbia who developed incontinence told doctors she inserted a cork in her vagina during sexual intercourse three and a half years ago
Reuters · Mar 31, 2023 Ex-Kosovo guerrilla chief, president Thaci faces war crimes trial on Monday (Adds Human Rights Watch comment, paragraph 16)
Al Jazeera · Mar 31, 2023 How an interview with a rapist fired up Serbia’s feminists A controversial article sparked street demonstrations in Belgrade, which mobilised women to fight for bigger change.