Balkans

Thousands of students celebrate in Belgrade after Vucic concedes in Serbia election

The students' win marks a profound political shift in the country of some 6 million people and shows what power the younger generation has when they are able to harness widespread discontent.

Supporters of the electoral list "Student List - Students Win" celebrate after Aleksandar Vucic, Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) prime ministerial candidate, conceded defeat in the parliamentary election in Belgrade, Serbia, October 26, 2026.
Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, who resigned and was taken into custody of a war crimes tribunal, appears for the first time before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, Netherlands November 9, 2020.

The Thaci verdict exposes the West’s unresolved Kosovo double standard - opinion

Serbian armed forces stand guard as Darko Mladic stands in front of the coffin of his father while taking part in a public memorial on the day of the funeral ceremony for late Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic at St Lukas church in Belgrade, on September 7, 2026.

Reporter's Notebook: The two faces of General Ratko Mladic

 Thessaloniki, Greece

'Jerusalem of the Balkans': Exploring Thessaloniki's lost Jewish history - opinion


Serbian president reveals grandfather was murdered in Holocaust - exclusive

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he felt as if this part of history is almost buried and not discussed.

 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during an interview with Reuters in Belgrade, Serbia August 29, 2022.

Kosovo-Serbia: The background to the sirens in the Balkans - explainer

The recent gunfire, sirens and border closings between the two Balkan countries have raised alarms. Here is an explainer on the region's complex history.

 Kosovo police patrol a road in Zupce, Kosovo August 1, 2022.

Kosovo starts issuing extra documents to Serbian citizens as protesters block roads

Fourteen years after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia, some 50,000 Serbs in the north still use license plates and documents issued by Serbian authorities, refusing to recognize the state.

 A general view shows trucks blocking a road in Rudare, Kosovo, August 1, 2022.

Serbia-Kosovo crisis, for Putin, is all about the US - analysis

The recent diplomatic moves by Russi are all about removing America from the powerful position it obtained in 1999, in the wake of the Kosovo War.

 Members of the KFOR peacekeeping force patrol the area near the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje, Kosovo, October 2, 2021.