Kosovo
Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo
World
December 31, 2022
Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo
Protesting Serbs in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia…
Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little…
Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem
Middle East
March 15, 2021
Kosovo follows US, Guatemala in opening embassy in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Kosovo opened its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday, joining the United States and Guatemala as…
Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic ties
Middle East
February 2, 2021
Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic ties
Kosovo and Israel have formally established diplomatic relations, with a US-brokered agreement requiring Kosovo to set up an embassy in Jerusalem. Kosovo Foreign…
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
World
November 5, 2020
Kosovo President Thaci resigns after war crimes indictment confirmed
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned with immediate effect on Thursday after learning that a war crimes tribunal…
Kosovo families seek answers 21 years after Serb conflict
World
May 14, 2020
Kosovo families seek answers 21 years after Serb conflict
CABER, Kosovo (AP) — Halil Hasani is convinced his four sons are alive and imprisoned somewhere in Serbia more than…
A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty
Middle East
April 22, 2019
A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty
Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children — perils abound in Syria, nearly a…
110 Kosovars, mostly children and women, returned from Syria
Middle East
April 21, 2019
110 Kosovars, mostly children and women, returned from Syria
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo authorities announced Saturday they have brought back from Syria 110 Kosovar citizens, mostly women and…
Kosovo parliament votes to form new army, angering Serbia
World
December 14, 2018
Kosovo parliament votes to form new army, angering Serbia
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s parliament on Friday overwhelmingly approved the formation of an army, angering Serbia which talked…
Interpol to select new president after China’s arrest
World
November 18, 2018
Interpol to select new president after China’s arrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Police chiefs from around the world gathered in Dubai on Sunday for Interpol’s general…