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The Latest Breaking News from Kosovo

Kosovo accuses Serbia of trying to destabilize country

Kosovo has accused neighboring Serbia of trying to destabilize the country through pressuring members of the ethnic Serb community to resign from their posts for not accepting Pristina’s decision to change illegal vehicle license plates

The Independent UK

Kosovo accuses Serbia of sabotage by backing Serbs who quit jobs

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti accused Belgrade of trying to destabilise Kosovo by supporting Serbs who work as police officers and in the public sector quitting over Pristina's order to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates not those issued by Serbia.

Reuters

Ukraine war: Serbia is shifting closer to Russia – here's why

Putin is the world leader that Serbs admire the most and 95% of Serbs see Russia as a true ally, compared to only 11% who see the EU that way, despite the EU being Serbia’s major financial supporter, according to a recent poll.

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Anti-western sentiment in Serbia is not rooted in support for Putin

Letter: Serbians remember their suffering under international sanctions and resent western support for Kosovo’s independence, writes Aleks Eror

The Guardian - UK

Serb policemen quit jobs in anti-Kosovo protest

Kosovo Serb policemen who work in the Jarinje and Brnjak border posts in the north of the country resigned on Sunday in protest over Pristina's order to use Kosovo vehicle licence plates instead of those issued by Serbia.

Reuters

Ethnic Serbs rally in Kosovo after leaving jobs in protest

Several thousand ethnic Serbs have rallied in Kosovo as a dispute over vehicle license plates heightened ongoing tensions between Serbia and its former province

The Independent UK

Kosovan Serbs leave state jobs in protest over car plates issue

Serbs in northern Kosovo said they’re quitting jobs at state institutions such as police and judiciary in protest over a government order that all citizens must use car license plates issued by Kosovan authorities.

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Serbs in northern Kosovo quit state jobs in licence plate protest

The long-running licence plate row is stoking ethnic tensions between Serbia and its former province of Kosovo.

Al Jazeera

Kosovo's ethnic Serb police, lawmakers resign en masse

Representatives of the ethnic Serb minority in Kosovo have resigned from their posts to protest the dismissal of a senior Serb police officer who did not respect the government’s decision to change vehicle license plates

The Independent UK

North Kosovo Serbs quit state jobs in licence plate protest

Minority Serbs in the north of Kosovo said on Saturday they were quitting their posts in state institutions including the government, police and courts to protest Pristina's order for them to start using Kosovo vehicle licence plates.

Reuters

Kosovo suspends Serb police commander as ethnic tensions mount

Kosovo's interior minister said a regional Serb police commander was suspended on Thursday for refusing to support Pristina's legal drive to make minority Serbs replace old pre-independence car number plates with Kosovo state plates.

Reuters

Germany’s Scholz urges Western Balkans to resolve conflicts

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes appeal for unity at summit with regional leaders in Berlin.

Al Jazeera

Serbia says drones enter its airspace from Kosovo amid rise in tensions

Several drones have entered Serbian airspace from Kosovo over the past three days, Serbia's defence minister said on Wednesday amid heightened tensions between Belgrade and its ex-province, which won independence after a guerrilla uprising.

Reuters

Serbia must choose between EU and Russia, says Germany

Country’s military placed on high alert because of mounting tensions in Kosovo

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Reuters

Kosovo should give Serbs more time to change car plates, EU says

The European Union urged Kosovo on Saturday to allow for a longer transition period phasing out old Serbian license plates still in use by the ethnic Serb minority in the country.

Reuters

Kosovo backs off from Serb car plate rule after West warnings

Kosovo said it will delay a rule to confiscate cars owned by ethnic Serbs who refuse to use local car plates following criticism by Western countries that such a move may aggravate ethnic tensions.

Radio France Internationale

EU leader tours Western Balkans and Serbia to seek more influence

The European Union is in the midst of yet another goodwill trip through the Western Balkans to drum up support for the bloc and to make sure that Europe's historical tinderbox is not about to pick the side of hostile Russia or strategic rival China in the world of geopolitics.

Reuters

Kosovo will not delay Serb car plate rule despite calls by West

Kosovo will defy calls by Western countries for a 10-month delay in the implementation a rule under which ethnic Serbs switch their car licence plates to local ones, Kosovo's prime minister said on Tuesday, in a move that could aggravate ethnic tensions.

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Kosovo seizes alpine holiday villas in permit corruption probe

Kosovo police have seized dozens of holiday villas in an alpine national park where some owners are suspected of paying local officials heavy bribes to secure building permits, officials said on Thursday.

Manchester Evening News

Bolton's Dion Charles on international link-up with ex-Wanderer & Wigan Athletic's Josh Magennis

The Wanderers striker got his first international start in the win over Kosovo

Irish Mirror

Conor McMenamin reinstated to Northern Ireland squad after surfacing of 'historic video'

The 27-year-old was removed from the squad to face Kosovo last Saturday after a historic video surfaced appearing to show the Glentoran winger singing an alleged pro-IRA chant.

Belfast Live

Conor McMenamin recalled to Northern Ireland squad after IFA U-turn

Glentoran forward was axed from the panel before Saturday's win at home to Kosovo "in light of a historic social media video" according to the IFA

The Independent UK

Bailey Peacock-Farrell’s Northern Ireland spot uncertain despite Kosovo heroics

The former Leeds goalkeeper is not a first-team regular at Burnley.

Manchester Evening News

Northern Ireland boss gives exciting verdict on Bolton Wanderers player after Kosovo win

Ian Baraclough praised Liverpool loanee Conor Bradley in the victory

Asharq Al-Awsat

Aboul Gheit: East Jerusalem is an Occupied Territory by Int’l Law

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit emphasized on Saturday that by international law and the United Nations and Security Council resolutions, East Jerusalem is an “occupied land” and should not be treated otherwise. On his Twitter page, Aboul Gheit said “those who brandish respect for international laws must not have…

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