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Commentary: Tensions in Kosovo between Albanians and Serbians have led to an appalling stifling of free speech

In a move that predictably led to increased tensions between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian majority and its ethnic Serbian minority, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti recently installed ethnic Albanian mayors in four Serbian-majority towns in northern Kosovo after the ethnic Serbians boycotted the elections.

Chicago Tribune

Watch: Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament after water thrown at PM during speech

A brawl erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition politician threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti.

Evening Standard

Brawl erupts in Kosovo parliament during prime minister's speech on defusing tensions with Serbs

A brawl has erupted in the Kosovo parliament after an opposition lawmaker threw water on Prime Minister Albin Kurti while he was speaking about government measures to defuse tensions with ethnic Serbs in the country's north

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Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s government has decided to reduce by one-fourth the number of special police officers and also hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities

The Independent UK

Serbia to seek meeting with NATO chief, UN Security Council session on Kosovo tensions

Serbia’s president has accused Kosovo of carrying out “silent” ethnic cleansing of Serbs and said his country will seek an urgent session of the United Nations Security Council to demand their protection

The Independent UK

Melodies of friendship

Four highly distinguished musicians from the capital city of the Republic of Kosovo, Pristina, proudly joined forces with the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra late last month for the "Thai-Kosovo Friendship Concert" at the Thailand Cultural Centre, in celebration of the momentous 10th anniversary of a fruitful bilateral agreement between the…

Bangkok Post

The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg tell Kosovo and Serbia to normalize ties for EU hopes

The leaders of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have said that normalizing ties between Kosovo and Serbia would serve not only regional peace and stability but also their prospects of further integration into the European Union

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Dutch and Luxembourg PMs urge Serbia and Kosovo to defuse tensions under shadow of war in Ukraine

The prime ministers of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have urged Serbia and Kosovo to act to defuse recent tensions that have threatened to push the Balkan region into instability as Europe faces Russia’s aggression in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Kosovo's prime minister offers to hold new elections in tense Serb-majority municipalities

Kosovo’s prime minister is offering to hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities in an effort to defuse tensions with neighboring Serbia that flared anew last month

The Independent UK

Serbia releases 3 Kosovo police officers whose arrest fueled tensions between the Balkan foes

A Serbian court has ordered the release of three police officers from Kosovo who were detained earlier this month

The Independent UK

Serbia frees 3 captured police officers: Kosovo PM

PRISTINA: Serbia freed three Kosovo police officers taken into custody by its security forces earlier this month, Kosovo's Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Monday, after a court ordered the trio's release.

Bangkok Post

Refugee who arrived on dinghy aged 4 is crowned beauty queen with powerful message for women

Franceska Murati fled Kosovo with her family and settled in London, where she has overcome years of bullying at school and found the confidence to become a beauty queen

Daily Mirror

Serbia again threatens armed intervention in Kosovo as tension escalates

Serbia on Friday reiterated a threat to intervene militarily in its former province of Kosovo if NATO-led peacekeepers there fail to protect minority Serbs from what Belgrade called the terrorist threat of Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian authorities

The Independent UK

No breakthrough at EU talks to ease Serbia, Kosovo tensions

EU’s Josep Borrell had summoned Kosovo’s Kurti and Serbia’s Vucic for urgent talks in Brussels amid soaring tensions.

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EU summons Kosovo and Serbia leaders for emergency talks amid fears of a return to open conflict

The European Union has summoned the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo for emergency talks to try to bring an end to a series of violent clashes near their border

Bangkok Post

Understanding 'self-determination'

At the seminar entitled "Self-determination and Patani Peace" at Prince of Songkla University in Pattani on June 7, mock referendum ballots were distributed to the attendants to explore the possibility for a referendum for a "Patani State", or the secession of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and four districts of Songkhla --…

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NATO commander in Kosovo says forces are ready to act

Commanders of NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo on Tuesday declared their forces were ready to quell any further bouts of unrest following violent protests last month in the north of the country.

The Guardian - UK

EU calls Serbia and Kosovo to Brussels for crisis talks after recent tensions

Serbia’s arrest of Kosovan police officers has added to concerns about relations between the two countries

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Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignores US call for their release.

Serbian prosecutors have opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying U.S. and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release

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Kosovo tightens border security after saying 3 police officers 'kidnapped' by Serbian forces

Kosovo’s prime minister says border security will be tightened following what he described as Serbia’s role in the “kidnapping of three police officers.”

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Kosovo says 3 border police officers 'kidnapped' by Serbia; Belgrade says they crossed illegally

Kosovo police have reported that three officers patrolling a northern area bordering Serbia are missing and may likely be kidnapped by Serbs

The Independent UK

Kosovo complains of biased western envoys in talks with its former foe Serbia

Kosovo’s prime minister has complained of bias against his country from the United States and the European Union and tolerance of what he calls Serbia’s authoritarian regime

Al Jazeera

Fears simmer as an interethnic conflict brews in Kosovo

Residents say they are worried political tensions could impact community relations and imperil security in Kosovo.

Reuters

Kosovo open to new elections in municipalities hit by unrest, minister says

Kosovo is open to the possibility of new elections in four northern Serb-majority municipalities following unrest, but other steps need to be taken before then, Kosovan Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla-Schwarz said on Tuesday.

Reuters

NATO says reinforcements arriving in Kosovo after clashes last week

Reinforcements for NATO's peacekeeping force have begun to arrive in Kosovo following last week's unrest in the north of the country, the alliance said on Monday.

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