Kosovo

Serbia rejects responsibility for water supply explosion in Kosovo as tensions rise

December 01, 2024 10:53 pm

Kosovo officials said police had arrested eight people after an explosion on Friday in the northern Serb-populated part of the state hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants.

Kosovo and Israel agree to allow each other's citizens visa-free entry

June 18, 2024 11:02 pm

Gervalla said the agreement will “open a new chapter in promoting our country, our cooperation and economic development, youngsters’ educational development and the implementation of joint initiatives and projects between our citizens and our countries in the future.”

Kosovo backs Ukraine even though Kyiv has not recognized its independence, says foreign minister

May 08, 2024 9:38 pm

Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz, who is both foreign minister and deputy prime minister, said her small Balkan nation, which declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, is constantly reminded of the aggressive intentions of both Serbia and its ally Russia.

Kosovo tribunal confirms war crimes conviction of ex-KLA commander

December 14, 2023 5:23 pm

Judges found that Mustafa ran a detention centre where prisoners, mostly fellow Kosovo Albanians who were political opponents of the KLA, were beaten and tortured on a daily basis. One of the detainees did not survive the ordeal.

Masked gunmen attack Kosovo police and kill 1 officer in an escalation of tensions with Serbia

September 24, 2023 8:24 pm

Kosovo considers the ASM as an effort by Belgrade to create a Serb mini-state with wide autonomy, similar to Republika Srpska in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Kosovo bridge divers overcome fear to 'fly' in annual competition

July 25, 2023 11:58 am

Krnic was also the winner last year in the Bosnian town of Mostar where he jumped 22 meters from an old bridge into the river below

Watch | In Kosovo parliament, brawl erupts after lawmaker throws water on PM

July 14, 2023 12:58 pm

Kosovo opposition parties have criticized Kurti's policies in the north that have strained relations with key Western allies.

Djokovic said Kosovo is the 'heart of Serbia' — what is this Balkan story of contesting national claims and deep ethnic divide?

June 02, 2023 7:37 pm

As tensions rise again between Serbia and Kosovo, the Serbian tennis great has drawn criticism for his comments — but has insisted that 'it is what it is' and 'it's something that I stand for'.

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

May 30, 2023 4:57 pm

China, along with Russia and Serbia, does not recognize Kosovo's 2008 independence and Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday placed the blame for the violence on a failure to respect Serbian political rights.

NATO soldiers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters

May 30, 2023 7:59 am

The tense situation developed after ethnic Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo's Serb majority area after elections the Serbs boycotted.

Kosovo-Serbia tensions flare up; barricades erected on main roads

December 13, 2022 2:24 pm