Latest Ethnic conflicts News

Congo accuses rebel group of 'ethnic cleansing' in country's east

Nov. 19, 2024 17:29 PM EST

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east. The minister of the interior, Jacquemain Shabani, denounced the “massive arrival of foreign populations” in the...

Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit

Nov. 11, 2024 13:36 PM EST

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday attended a rally in Georgia to protest against Azerbaijan hosting the annual United Nations climate talks. Thunberg and scores of other activists who rallied in Tbilisi, the capital of the South Caucasus nation,...

Court drops all charges against a Thai woman in a 2015 bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20

Nov. 07, 2024 02:18 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand on Thursday acquitted a Thai woman who had been charged with involvement in a 2015 bombing at a shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people and injured 120. Wanna Suansan was one of three people apprehended out of 17 suspects who authorities said were...

Kosovo lifts ban on entry of products from Serbia at the border

Oct. 07, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government said Monday it would lift a ban on the entry of products from Serbia at one border crossing, 16 months after it halted imports to prevent what it said could be hidden shipments of weapons for Serb separatists. The reopening is in line...

Serbia-Albania joint bid with political history set to win hosting of soccer's Under-21 Euros

Sep. 26, 2024 11:33 AM EDT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a soccer project that aims to overcome political tensions. UEFA said Thursday only the Serbia-Albania bid met a deadline this week to file detailed tournament plans....

Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary

Sep. 13, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia on Friday demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern region of Kosovo where tensions have fueled fears of instability and new armed clashes. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic also...

EU envoy urges Kosovo and Serbia to resume efforts to normalize ties through talks

Sep. 06, 2024 09:56 AM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union envoy for the Western Balkans on Friday urged Kosovo and Serbia to step up their efforts at normalization talks, saying these are decisive toward the two countries' membership in the bloc. Miroslav Lajcak was in Kosovo’s capital,...

Kosovo shuts down 5 Serbian governing structures in the north and US reacts with alarm

Aug. 30, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo authorities on Friday closed five parallel institutions working with the ethnic Serb minority, a move that was immediately criticized by the United States and could further raise tensions with neighboring Serbia. Elbert Krasniqi, Kosovo's minister of...