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Alcaraz, Sabalenka advance to 4th round of Miami Open

Mar. 27, 2023 13:21 PM EDT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 7-6 (5) and will face American Tommy Paul on Tuesday. World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised past Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday. “I...

Serbian right-wing opposition protests West's Kosovo plan

Mar. 24, 2023 10:07 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Supporters of Serbian right-wing opposition parties on Friday demanded that populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government resign over a Western-backed plan for normalizing relations with neighboring Kosovo. In Belgrade, several hundred people held...

Serbia: 9 migrants found among aluminum rolls in truck

Mar. 24, 2023 04:47 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's customs authorities said Friday they discovered nine migrants hiding among aluminum rolls in a truck headed to Poland from Greece. Customs officers on Serbia's border with North Macedonia spotted the migrants on Wednesday during a scan that showed...

US envoy hails 'historic' EU-brokered Serbia-Kosovo deal

Mar. 20, 2023 10:48 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The United States envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue on Monday welcomed the European Union-facilitated deal on normalizing relations between neighboring Kosovo and Serbia as an “important and historic agreement.” Gabriel Escobar said the weekend deal...

Long-serving Montenegro president to face newcomer in runoff

Mar. 19, 2023 18:41 PM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The long-serving incumbent will face a political newcomer in a runoff presidential election in Montenegro next month no one won in the first round of voting on Sunday held amid a political turmoil in the Balkan country, early projections showed. ...

Serbian president criticizes ICC arrest warrant for Putin

Mar. 19, 2023 09:25 AM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Issuing an international arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine, Serbia’s president said Sunday. The International Criminal Court issued the warrant for the Russian...

Serbia, Kosovo agree on how to implement EU plan, envoy says

Mar. 18, 2023 19:54 PM EDT

OHRID, North Macedonia (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday after chairing...

Montenegro presidential vote seen as test of future policies

Mar. 17, 2023 09:16 AM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro is preparing to hold a presidential election this weekend, a vote taking place amid political deadlock that has stalled the small NATO member's bid to join the European Union and questions about whether the Balkan country will align more closely with Serbia...

US envoy 'optimistic' about upcoming Serbia-Kosovo summit

Mar. 17, 2023 07:07 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A United States envoy of Friday urged Serbia and Kosovo to implement a European Union-facilitated agreement on normalizing their relations, calling it the best option to preserve peace and security in the region. Envoy Gabriel Escobar was in Pristina ahead...

Serb leader says he won't sign anything during Kosovo talks

Mar. 16, 2023 15:48 PM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Thursday he won’t “sign anything” during upcoming European Union-mediated talks with Kosovo's leader that are intended as another attempt to defuse decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes. ...