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Left to right, Liechtenstein's Prime Minister Daniel Risch, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzogovina Zeljka Cvijanovic, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu and Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili pose on the podium at a group photo during the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

France, Germany call for new elections in Kosovo following flare-up in ethnic tensions

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Aleksandar Kovacevic of the U.S. in three sets, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (7), at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Sports minister: Djokovic must abstain from political messages at French Open

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Polish soldiers, part of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo KFOR, guard a municipal building in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo have used metal fences and barbed wire to beef up positions in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs that left 30 soldiers wounded. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic)(AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic)

Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo gather in northern town after clashes with NATO-led peacekeepers

By Radul Radovanovic - Associated Press

In this grab taken from video, a view of a car set on fire as KFOR soldiers clash with Kosovo Serbs in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Monday, May 29, 2023. Ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo have clashed with troops from the NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force outside a municipal building. They were trying to take over one of the local government offices where ethnic Albanian mayors entered last week with the help of the authorities. (AP Photo)

China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops

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In this image made from video, Kosovar police car burns in Zvecan, northern Kosovo Friday, May 26, 2023. Serbia put its troops on the border with Kosovo on the highest state of alert Friday following clashes between ethnic Serbs and Kosovo police that left more than a dozen injured on both sides. (AP Photo)

Why do Kosovo-Serbia tensions persist?

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Polish soldiers, part of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo KFOR, guard street after Friday's violent clashes between Kosovo police and ethnic Serbs, in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Monday, May 29, 2023. Serbia condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for their alleged failure to stop "brutal actions" by Kosovo police against ethnic Serbs, and said that its armed forces stationed near the border will remain on the highest state of alert until further notice. (AP Photo/Marjan Vucetic)

Kosovo Serbs trying to take over municipality building in the north clash with police

By Radul Radovanovic and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

People rest by a sign reading: ''I love Serbia,'' placed on a street in front of the Serbia palace in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 26, 2023. Tens of thousands of people are expected in the Serbian capital on Friday for a major rally in support of President Aleksandar Vucic, who is facing an unprecedented revolt against his autocratic rule amid the crisis triggered by two mass shootings that stunned the nation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Pro-government rally planned in Serbia amid growing discontent after mass shootings

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Kosovo police officers guard municipal building in the town of Zvecan, Kosovo, Friday, May 26, 2023. Small groups of ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo on Friday clashed with police while trying to block the entrance of municipal buildings to prevent recently-elected officials from entering them, according to local media. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)

Serbia puts troops on high alert on border with Kosovo following clashes

By Zenel Zhinipotoku and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

People hold banners with writing reading: "Serbia against violence" during a march against violence in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 12, 2023. Serbia’s populist leader has sharply denounced opposition plans to block a key bridge and highway in Belgrade on Friday to press their demands in the wake of last week’s mass shootings in the Balkan country that left 17 people dead, including many children. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

More protests against violence in Serbia as authorities reject opposition criticism and demands

By Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

People march during a rally against violence in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, May 12, 2023. Serbia’s populist leader has sharply denounced opposition plans to block a key bridge and highway in Belgrade on Friday to press their demands in the wake of last week’s mass shootings in the Balkan country that left 17 people dead, including many children. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Dozens of schools in Serbia receive bomb threats amid concerns following mass shootings in early May

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

People march during a protest against violence in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 8, 2023. The shootings last Wednesday in Belgrade and a day later in a rural area south of the capital left the nation stunned. The shootings also triggered calls to encourage tolerance and rid society of widespread hate speech and a gun culture stemming from the 1990s wars. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia’s populist leader denounces planned Belgrade bridge blockade after shootings

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A police officer guards the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 8, 2023. Police on Monday deployed in schools throughout Serbia in an effort to restore a shaken sense of security following two mass shootings last week - including one in a primary school in Belgrade - that left 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbians hand over thousands of weapons after mass shootings

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U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power listens Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic during talks in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Power arrived in Belgrade for the start of a weeklong visit to Serbia and Kosovo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

USAID chief pledges U.S. support to Serbia, Kosovo in talks

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A police officer guards the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, May 8, 2023. Police on Monday deployed in schools throughout Serbia in an effort to restore a shaken sense of security following two mass shootings last week - including one in a primary school in Belgrade - that left 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of them children. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Thousands march in silence in Serbia after mass shootings

By Jovana Gec - Associated Press

USAID Administrator Samantha Power is interviewed by The Associated Press, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at USAID Headquarters in Washington. The United States’ top international development chief is heading to Serbia and Kosovo this week to meet with leaders there. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

USAID chief Power heads to Serbia, Kosovo to lower tensions

By Ellen Knickmeyer and Llazar Semini - Associated Press

A boy walks past graffiti on a playground that reads: "Kosta we are waiting for you" in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Kosta Kecmanovic is a 13-year-old boy who on Wednesday used his father's guns to kill eight fellow students and a guard. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Serbia’s education minister resigns following mass shootings

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

People bring flowers for the victims in front of the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 4, 2023. A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. Six children and a teacher were also hospitalized. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Gunman kills 8 in Serbia’s second mass shooting in 2 days; suspect arrested

By Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Police officers guard the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 4, 2023. A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. Six children and a teacher were also hospitalized. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

8 fatally shot in Serbia town a day after 9 killed at school

By Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

People bring flowers for the victims in front of the Vladimir Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 4, 2023. A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital killed eight fellow students and a guard before calling the police and being arrested. Six children and a teacher were also hospitalized. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Serbia police urge people to lock guns after school shooting

By Jovana Gec and Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

Police block the street around the Vladislav Ribnikar school in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A teenage boy opened fire early Wednesday in a school in central Belgrade, causing injuries. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Teenage boy opens fire in school in Serbian capital

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