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Kosovo Sentences Serb Ex-Security Officer in Absentia Over Doctor’s Disappearance
Balkan Insight
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July 17, 2025
The announcement of the verdict against Slavisa Filic at the Pristina Basic Court on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Photo: BIRN The Basic Court of Pristina on Thursday sentenced a former member of Serbia’s Security Service, Slavisa Filic, to 15 years in...
Oregon Army National Guard Team Returns From Kosovo
KBND - Oregon
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Posted A Few Minutes Ago by 24/7 News Source (Clackamas, OR) -- Oregon Army National Guard soldiers returned Saturday from a year-long mission in Kosovo. They were part of the NATO-led Kosovo Force mission. During their deployment, they worked...
Kosovo Languishes as a Day-Trip Destination
Balkan Insight
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July 17, 2025
Last month, a group of students from various EU countries decided to stop for a few hours in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, during a longer trip they had booked in neighbouring North Macedonia. Giulia Marziale, a 24-year-old student of international...
August 1, 2025 UPDATE (2)
Radio Romania International
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August 1, 2025
A roundup of local and world news August 1, 2025 UPDATE (2) Newsroom, 01.08.2025, 20:00 MEASURES – The first package of fiscal and budgetary austerity measures aimed at reducing the country’s excessive deficit took effect on Friday. The measures...
In Kosovo, Municipal Elections Remain a Man’s World
Balkan Insight
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July 22, 2025
Three years after Kosovo declared independence in 2008, the newest country in Europe elected its first female President, Atifete Jahjaga, who stayed in office until 2016. Four years later, the country elected its second female President, Vjosa...
Petkovic: No dialogue with Pristina until Popovic is released
Tanjug
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July 21, 2025
BELGRADE - The head of the Serbian government Office for Kosovo-Metohija Petar Petkovic said on Monday a decision by Pristina to place his deputy, Igor Popovic, in 30-day custody indicated a sheer misuse of Pristina's judiciary for Albin Kurti's...
Raytheon Secures Record-Breaking $3.5 Billion AMRAAM Missile Contract from U.S. DoD
The Aviationist
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August 1, 2025
On Jul. 31, 2025, the DOD announced that Raytheon was awarded a $3.5B contract for the latest production lots of the AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles) which is the largest contract in program history. This award comes less...
Bristol City plotting transfer raid for 30-cap Kosovo international defender Leart Pacarada
Football League World
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July 22, 2025
Bristol City are interested in signing Kosovan left-back Leart Paqarada from FC Koln. Gerhard Struber's notoriously fun and attacking brand of football doesn't necessarily fit with the squad that he has inherited from Liam Manning, and, as such,...
51st time's the charm? Kosovo MPs fail to elect speaker, constitute new parliament for 50th time
Firstpost
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July 21, 2025
Kosovo MPs failed Monday to elect a speaker and constitute a new parliament for the fiftieth consecutive time, continuing a political stalemate months after they were voted into office. The deadlock stems from the fact that outgoing Prime Minister...
Kosovo Special Court Dismisses Thaci Motion to Scrap Several Charges
Balkan Insight
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July 16, 2025
Hashim Thaci (bottom right) with his co-accused Kadri Veseli (bottom left), Rexhep Selimi (top left), and Jakup Krasniqi (top right) listening to the status conference online on Friday. Photo: Screenshot/Kosovo Specialist Chambers. The Kosovo...
Kosovo war crimes court to rule on motion
Gazeta Tema
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July 16, 2025
The Hague-based Specialist Chambers is expected to rule today on a motion by defence lawyers for former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders seeking to dismiss parts of the war crimes indictment. The motion was filed by legal teams for Hashim Thaçi,...
Oregon National Guard's 41st IBCT Returns Home After Successful Kosovo Deployment
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 21, 2025
Oregon Army National Guard soldiers from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team return home to Camp Withycombe, Oregon, July 19, 2025, following a successful year-long deployment to Kosovo as part of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission. The...
Kosovo Parliament Fails 47th Attempt To Start Work
Charter 97
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MPs can't elect a speaker. The Assembly of partially recognized Kosovo failed to close its constituent session on Tuesday, marking the forty-seventh failed attempt by lawmakers to unblock the work. According to the Balkan service Radio Liberty....
Top seed Raudondvaris Hoptrans gain steam at FIBA 3x3 Pristina Challenger
FIBA Basketball
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PRISTINA (Kosovo) - Lithuanian powerhouse Raudondvaris Hoptrans (LTU) were lethal as they started their second-half of the season push with victory at the FIBA 3x3 Pristina Challenger on July 19-20. Here is what happened in the eighth Challenger...
Kosovo president accused of distorting Trump claim on Serbia
Gazeta Tema
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July 15, 2025
Kosovo’s former prime minister has accused President Vjosa Osmani of distorting comments by Donald Trump, after she publicly claimed the former U.S. president had “prevented a Serbian attack” on Kosovo—an assertion sharply denied by Trump’s former...
Kosovo’s parliament gridlock derails legislative year
Gazeta Tema
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July 15, 2025
Kosovo’s 2025 legislative agenda has collapsed, with over 35 draft laws stalled amid a prolonged political deadlock that has left the country without a functioning parliament for more than seven months. Laws covering labor, energy, the civil code,...
Kosovo Parliament fails to elect speaker for 47th time
Gazeta Tema
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July 15, 2025
Kosovo’s Assembly today failed for the 47th time to form its speaker’s post, deepening a political stalemate that has paralyzed parliamentary functions. Only 51 of 105 MPs supported setting up the secret vote mechanism—failing to reach the minimum...
Animal Welfare Concerns in Kosovo over ‘Business’ of Stray Dog Adoption
Balkan Insight
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July 21, 2025
According to Habib Qorri of the Public Health Department of Pristina municipality, there is no limit to the number of stray dogs a single individual can adopt, providing they have the “space, environment and ability to take care of them”. This...
CONTINGENT OF MOLDOVAN PEACEKEEPERS TRAVELS TO KOSOVO TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATION
Infotag
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July 21, 2025
A contingent of 41 Moldovan peacekeepers has left for Kosovo to participate in the international operation KFOR under the auspices of NATO. This is already the 23rd deployment of Moldovan servicemen to Kosovo. On Monday, Chisinau held a send-off...
Week in Review: Schemes and Interventions
Balkan Insight
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August 1, 2025
As in many other segments of life, the public healthcare systems of Kosovo and Serbia continue to operate with no formal contacts. Yet this has not stopped some Kosovo Albanian patients from seeking treatment in hospitals in Serbia. Despite the...