Serbia holds military parade amid tensions with Kosovo (the publicsradio.org, AP)
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia held a military parade on Friday to mark Victory Day, the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, in an apparent show of force amid rising tensions with Kosovo. The parade in the southern city of Nis included 4,000 troops, 300 military vehicles and 40 aircraft, including two Russian […]
Read More →Thousands surround Albania parliament, demand new elections (Fox News, AP)
Thousands of protesters supporting Albania’s opposition have surrounded the parliament, demanding the government’s resignation and early elections and accusing the Cabinet of corruption and crime links. See at:https://www.foxnews.com/world/thousands-surround-albania-parliament-demand-new-elections
Read More →Kosovo’s plan to build an army revives old Balkan tensions (Military Times, AP)
BELGRADE, Serbia — Kosovo is moving to build itself a regular army, angering neighboring Serbia enough to talk of military intervention — a seemingly empty threat. In a vote set for Friday, Kosovo’s 120-seat parliament is expected to approve draft government-submitted legislation to turn an existing 4,000-strong paramilitary force, known as the Kosovo Security Force, […]
Read More →Serbian president issues veiled threat over Kosovo (AP, The Washington Post, PAhomepage)
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – A U.S. call for the withdrawal of a UN peacekeeping mission from Kosovo would leave Serbia no choice but to “protect” its people in the former Serbian province, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Wednesday. See at: https://www.pahomepage.com/news/world-news/serbian-president-issues-veiled-threat-over-kosovo/1530612051
Read More →Kosovo detains man suspected of joining Syria terror groups (The Washington Post, AP)
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court has put a suspect under a month’s detention for allegedly taking part in terror groups in Syria as a foreign fighter. A statement from the capital Pristina court on Tuesday said the suspect, identified only as M.D., took part in paramilitary or police units in Syria “with organizations declared […]
Read More →“First time”: EU inks border deal with Albania (B92, Tanjug, AP)
The EU has announced that it signed an agreement with Albania that will allow its border patrols to be present and work in that country. According to AP, cited by Tanjug, this is “the first time the bloc has concluded such an accord.” The deal is aimed at tackling irregular migration, in particular sudden changes […]
Read More →Moscow says Lavrov-Pompeo meeting next month in the works (ABC News, AP)
A senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is working on a meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters Thursday that Moscow and Washington are discussing a possible meeting at the U.N. General Assembly in New Rork next month but that they haven’t agreed […]
Read More →Meeting of heads of governments of the West Balkan (Serbian media)
Serbian media reported yesterday that Albania would be hosting an informal meeting of the heads of the Western Balkan governments, citing a statement of the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s cabinet. The cabinet’s statement reads that the topic of the meeting will be “regional economic integration”, the development of a common vision for EU accession, […]
Read More →US urges caution, warns of possible terror attacks in Kosovo (Fox News, AP)
The United States is warning its citizens to “exercise increased caution in Kosovo due to terrorism” and listed some areas Washington thinks are at increased risk. The State Department warning issued Friday said that “terrorist groups continue plotting possible attacks in the Balkans region, including Kosovo.” It also advises that politically motivated violence occurs throughout […]
Read More →US withdraws from UNESCO citing anti-Israel bias (AP)
The State Department says the U.S. is pulling out of UNESCO because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and need for “fundamental reform” of the U.N. cultural agenc, reports AP. In a statement, the State Department said it notified UNESCO director Irina Bokova on Thursday of the decision. The U.S. will seek to […]
Read More →A Kosovar to do community work for raising IS terror flag (AP/The Washington Post)
A Kosovo court has sentenced an Albanian citizen who had put a flag of the Islamic State group at a crossroad in the capital Pristina to 180 hours of community labor. http://wapo.st/2tLMAim
Read More →UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world (AP)
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting the international community it will be replaced — and that won’t be good for America or for the world. Guterres made clear to reporters at his first press conference here since taking the reins of the […]
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