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

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 United Nations on Jan. 1 that proposed cuts in U.S. funding for the U.N. would be disastrous and create “an unsolvable problem to the management of the U.N.”

A French court has delayed its decision on whether to extradite former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to Serbia, where he's wanted on war crimes charges. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/french-court-delays-decision-extradition-kosovo-pm-45851362  

Kosovo's prime minister has called on Serbia to refrain from threatening language and turn to dialogue and cooperation. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/kosovo-premier-serbia-leave-threatening-language-44849615

Albanian police say they have arrested an ethnic Albanian from neighboring Kosovo who was wanted for allegedly fighting with terror groups in Syria. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/albania-arrests-kosovo-citizen-terror-group-member-44455960

Kosovo has received an important mark of recognition eight years after declaring independence from Serbia: its own telephone country code. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/kosovo-recognition-phone-country-code-44208370

Officials say the prime ministers of Kosovo and Montenegro have met for talks on bilateral and regional issues.

A statement said Kosovo Premier Isa Mustafa and recently-elected Montenegrin counterpart Dusko Markovic met Sunday in Shkoder, 120 kilometers (80 miles) north of Albania's capital, Tirana, and close to the Montenegrin border. They talked about "intensifying especially economic cooperation."

Kosovo prosecutors say they have charged a citizen with participating in terror groups after the person joined fighters from the Islamic State group in Syria. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/kosovo-citizen-charged-with-participating-in-terror-group/2016/12/07/8120aa2a-bc8a-11e6-ae79-bec72d34f8c9_story.html?utm_term=.83355d4f5455

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson has urged Kosovo to continue its talks with Serbia since both nations "share a vital interest in a normal relationship." Both nations want to join the 28-nation European Union, although their applications are at different stages.

Kosovo's Cabinet has withdrawn a much-contested draft law on the ratification of the border demarcation agreement with neighboring Montenegro, apparently bowing to opposition pressure.

Prime Minister Isa Mustafa on Thursday said the law was withdrawn because of the tense situation, and pledged renewed cooperation on a new draft.