Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Kosovo

NATO urges Kosovo to de-escalate tension with Serbia

NATO on Saturday urged Kosovo to dial down tensions with Serbia, a day after its government forcibly accessed municipal buildings to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas in the north of the country.

Reuters

Serbian border police on high alert amid ethnic clashes inside Kosovo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stepped down from the helm of his populist party on Saturday amid plans to form a wider political movement and as he faces a wave of anti-government protests.

France 24

Pro-government rally held in Serbia amid growing discontent after mass shootings

Tens of thousands of people converge on the Serbian capital for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who faces an unprecedented revolt triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.

ABC News

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Pro-president rally in spite of ongoing shock at deadly shootings in Serbia

Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation.

France 24

UK, France, Italy, Germany and U.S. condemn Kosovo violence

Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the United States condemned Kosovo's decision to force access to municipal buildings in northern Kosovo on Friday, calling on the authorities to step back and de-escalate the situation.

Reuters

Top US diplomat condemns Kosovo after clashes in majority-Serb town

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday condemned the government of Kosovo for accessing municipal buildings in the country's north by force and called on Prime Minister Albin Kurti to reverse course.

Reuters

Serbia puts troop on high alert on border with Kosovo following clashes

Local media in Kosovo are reporting that Small groups of ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have clashed with police while trying to block the entrance of the municipal buildings to prevent recently-elected officials from entering them

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Serbia puts army on high alert as Kosovo Serbs clash with police

Police in Kosovo tear gas small groups of ethnic Serbs who try to block the entrance of municipal buildings.

Al Jazeera

US rebukes Kosovo for escalating tensions, Serbia puts army on alert

The United States and allies rebuked Kosovo for escalating tensions with Serbia on Friday, saying the use of force to install mayors in ethnic Serb areas undermined efforts to improve troubled relations with neighbouring Serbia.

Reuters

Serbia president puts military on combat alert, orders army to move closer to Kosovo border

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic placed the country's army on full combat alert and ordered its units to move closer to the border with Kosovo, the Tanjug news agency reported on Friday.

Reuters

Dua Lipa puts the world to rights (with her new best friend Donatella Versace)

The singer, whose parents emigrated from Kosovo to London, said blaming immigrants for problems was ‘very polarising’

Evening Standard

Kosovo must implement Serbia peace deal before it can join NATO - US senators

Kosovo must implement a Western-brokered peace deal with Serbia if it wants to achieve its goal of joining the NATO military alliance, two U.S. senators visiting Pristina said on Monday.

Reuters

Kosovo's new mayor takes up post peacefully in minority area as West warns against ethnic violence

A new mayor has been sworn in in northern Kosovo after a vote that was boycotted by the ethnic Serb minority which dominates the area

The Independent UK

Mayor from ruling Kosovo Albanian party takes office in tense Serb-majority area

A mayor from Kosovo's ethnic Albanian ruling party was sworn into office in the majority Serb half of the divided town of Mitrovica on Friday a month after local elections that were boycotted by local Serbs.

Reuters

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

USAID chief optimistic on Serbia-Kosovo talks, pledges support

The United States’ top international development official says Washington is focusing on the urgency of normalizing relations between Kosovo and Serbia in EU-brokered talks between the two former war foes

The Independent UK

USAID chief pledges US support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks

The United States’ top international development official, Samantha Power, has pledged U.S. support to Serbia and Kosovo as the two former wartime enemies work to stabilize relations at a time of heightened tensions

The Independent UK

USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions

The United States’ top international development chief is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there

Reuters

Kosovo, Serbia fail to agree on lowering tensions in north Kosovo, says EU policy chief

Leaders of Kosovo and Serbia failed to agree on how to lower tensions in Serb-majority areas in north Kosovo, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Tuesday, warning that any further escalation could undermine the EU-backed deal on normalising ties.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Al Jazeera

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.

The Independent UK

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

Reuters

EU urges Kosovo, ethnic Serbs to start 'serious dialogue' after vote boycott

The European Union called on Kosovo's government and ethnic Serbs to start a "serious dialogue" to bring them back into state institutions after they boycotted local elections to press demands for more autonomy.

The Independent UK

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 New Daily

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.

Reuters

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

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.

1 … 16 17 18 19

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.