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EU, US display differences over Serbia-Kosovo negotiation

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2019 file photo, Partizan Belgrade fans light flares and smoke bombs as they cheer on their team on during the Serbian Cup Final soccer fixture against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia. Red Star Belgrade can host the biggest crowd for a game in Europe since soccer’s shutdown in the pandemic ended last month when the Serbian title winner completes its season on June 20, 2020. Another big crowd is expected Wednesday June 10, 2020 in a passionate atmosphere now rarely seen in Europe. Partizan hosts city rival Red Star in the domestic cup semi-finals at its 30,000-capacity home. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)

Fans flock back for final big games of Serbian soccer season

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti, speaks to the media, in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Kosovo’s parliament voted in a new prime minister Wednesday to lead a fragile coalition government that will inherit the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and stalled normalization talks with neighboring Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo lifts trade measures, hoping to resume Serbia talks

By SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI - Associated Press

Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti, speaks to the media in the capital Pristina, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Kosovo’s parliament voted in a new prime minister Wednesday to lead a fragile coalition government that will inherit the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and stalled normalization talks with neighboring Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo lawmakers vote in new center-right prime minister

By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU and LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, Montengro's old flag is waved during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia. Montenegro, the first European country to declare itself free of the coronavirus infection, plans to open its borders to citizens of several European countries except for former ally Serbia, drawing angry reaction from Serbian officials Tuesday May 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, FILE)

Serbia criticizes Montenegro for keeping border ban on Serbs

By PREDRAG MILIC - Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, May 12, 2020, people wait in a queue in front of the Christian Orthodox monastery of Ostrog, 30 kilometers northwest of the Montenegrin capital Podgorica. Serbia has strongly protested the detention of eight Serbian Orthodox Church priests in Montenegro after thousands of people attended a religious procession despite a ban on gatherings because of the new coronavirus. Montenegrin prosecutors say that the priests are facing charges of violating health regulations during the virus outbreak by organizing the procession on Tuesday in the western town of Niksic. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)

Serbia protests priests’ detention in Montenegro

By PREDRAG MILIC - Associated Press

Serbian police officers separate populist government supporters, left, from the opposition followers, right, amid heightened political tensions ahead of next month's parliamentary election, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 11, 2020. The two rallies were held outside the parliament building where politicians from both camps have said they were staging a hunger strike. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

Serbian police separate pro-government, opposition rallies

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 7, 2019 file photo, a shadow of Milica Kesler, curator and archivist is cast onto a poster of Nikola Tesla at the Nikola Tesla museum in Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia has protested to the European Union for one of its web pages describing famous inventor and electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla as a Croat. Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said Saturday, May 9, 2020 the protest note was sent to Brussels after EU’s Learning Corner for children described Tesla as a “famous Croatian” who was “one of the first people to discover X-ray imaging.” AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, file)

Serbia protests EU description of Tesla as famous Croat

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Serbia pres. calls right-wing group ‘fascists’ after clash

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Opposition leaders and citizens protest in front of the Serbian presidency building in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Banging pots and blowing whistles, hundreds of people have staged a noisy protest against populist President Aleksandar Vucic whom they accuse of curbing democratic freedoms in the Balkan country. The protest on Thursday was held a day after authorities abolished a daily curfew that was imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Noisy protest in Belgrade against Serbia’s populist leader

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In this March 15, 2020, photo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during a news conference in Belgrade, Serbia. Since declaring nationwide state of emergency Vucic has suspended parliament, giving him widespread powers such as closing borders and introducing a 12-hour curfew. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia to hold general election despite pandemic

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Kosovo court in another step toward indicting war suspects

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Flags over Kosovo Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Kosovo has always enjoyed bipartisan support in the United States

By Vlora Citaku

Kosovo PM accuses US envoy involved in his govt’ overthrown

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

Serbia Prepared for Virus Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Fighting COVID-19 in Serbia is not a suppression of democracy

By Ana Brnabic

Kosovo says it’s ready to resume dialogue with Serbia

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

In this March 26, 2020, photo, Serbian army soldiers patrol in Belgrade's main pedestrian street, in Serbia. Since declaring a nationwide state of emergency, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has suspended parliament, giving him widespread powers such as closing borders and introducing a 12-hour curfew. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s coronavirus crackdown and a warning for America

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Albin Kurti, foreground, the newly elected prime minister of Kosovo delivers a speech, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020. Kosovo's parliament convened on Monday to vote in a new prime minister after four months of talks between the country's two main parties. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

US opposes Kosovo’s ‘new barriers’ to Serbian goods

By LLAZAR SEMINI - Associated Press

A dog wears a face mask while being walked by its owner near the landmark martyrs monument after orders of home confinement to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Algiers, Algeria, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The highly contagious COVID-19 coronavirus can cause mild symptoms, but for some it can cause severe illness including pneumonia which could force hospital admission. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)

Dog-walking ban sparks outrage in Serbia

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Kosovo not ready to lift 100% tariff on Serbia, Bosnia goods

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