PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo on Monday celebrated the 25th anniversary of the withdrawal of Serbian forces following a 78-day NATO bombing campaign, which opened the way for its independence nine years later. About 13,000 people, mostly ethnic Albanians, died and about 1 million were deported until the NATO bombing resulted in the Serbian withdrawal and the establishment of an international …
The delay helps calm tensions in northern Kosovo, a day after EU-mediated talks between Belgrade and Pristina failed. Kosovo’s prime minister, accused by Brussels of scuppering talks to resolve a row over a scheme to replace Serbian car number plates, has delayed the plan for two days. The dispute erupted after Kosovo said the country’s ethnic Serbs would be penalised …
