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Miles acuden a la plaza de Belgrado para protestar contra el gobierno populista serbio
15 hours, 56 minutes ago

Miles acuden a la plaza de Belgrado para protestar contra el gobierno populista serbio

Associated Press  

BELGRADO, Serbia — Decenas de miles de personas se congregaron el domingo en una plaza del centro de la capital de Serbia para protestar contra el presidente populista Aleksandar Vucic y su gobierno, cuyo firme control del poder se ha visto desafiado por semanas de manifestaciones callejeras encabezadas por estudiantes universitarios. La manifestación en la Plaza Slavija de Belgrado, una …

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Thousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian president
22 hours, 42 minutes ago

Thousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian president

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Tens of thousands streamed into a central square in Serbia’s capital on Sunday for a big rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government, whose tight grip on power has been challenged by weeks of street protests led by university students. Serbia’s popular theater and movie actors joined the protest, with actor Bane Trifunovic describing Sunday’s …

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Thousands protest in Serbia as anger mounts over train station accident
1 day, 14 hours ago

Thousands protest in Serbia as anger mounts over train station accident

Al Jazeera  

Protesters demand the resignation of Serbia’s leader and mayor of Novi Sad city over the deadly accident that killed 15 people. “We came here to say ‘Stop’ to everything that has been happening since 2012,” said Aleksa, 30, an IT expert from Novi Sad. “We want to see an end to corruption and nepotism.” Many are demanding that Serbia’s leader …

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Man fatally stabs a 7-year-old and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school
3 days, 14 hours ago

Man fatally stabs a 7-year-old and wounds a teacher and 3 more children in a Croatian school

LA Times  

Police stand outside an elementary school in Zagreb, Croatia, where a 7-year-old girl was killed and a teacher and other students were wounded in a knife attack Friday. A knife-wielding teenager walked into a school in Croatia’s capital on Friday, stabbed a 7-year-old girl to death and wounded three more children and their teacher, authorities said. The attack took place …

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Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?
4 days, 14 hours ago

Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why?

Al Jazeera  

Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other mobile device forensics tools. In October, 2023, Amnesty International’s Security Lab revealed that two prominent journalists had been targeted via their iPhones with Pegasus spyware. It is not known who was responsible., Amnesty International’s Security …

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Riding the Trend of the Times with A Strong Sense of Responsibility
5 days, 14 hours ago

Riding the Trend of the Times with A Strong Sense of Responsibility

China Daily  

The Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In the course of 2024, China and Brazil have announced joint efforts to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, demonstrating their sense of responsibility as two emerging countries; China and Serbia have launched efforts to build a China-Serbia community with …

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New Trump foreign affairs pick has history of forging ties with right-wing authoritarians
1 week ago

New Trump foreign affairs pick has history of forging ties with right-wing authoritarians

Raw Story  

Richard Grenell, named by Donald Trump over the weekend to serve as presidential envoy for special missions, is a veteran of the first administration who has earned the president-elect’s trust by amplifying his election denialism while forging close ties, both in and out of office, with right-wing authoritarians and populists. Arévalo had been recognized by the Biden administrator as the …

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Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says
1 week ago

Serbian police use mobile phone spyware to keep track of opponents and journalists, Amnesty says

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s secret service and police have been spying on journalists and opposition activists by installing spyware on their mobile phones, Amnesty International said Monday. The report titled “A Digital Prison: Surveillance and the Suppression of Civil Society in Serbia” said the Serbian police and the Security Information Agency used spyware to infect devices while their owners were …

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Netherlands will block Serbia’s next step towards EU membership
1 week ago

Netherlands will block Serbia’s next step towards EU membership

NL Times  

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp announced that the Netherlands will block the next steb of Serbia’s progression toward European Union membership, citing concerns about the country’s readiness for the next stage in the accession process. "We see that there is insufficient progress in the area of ​​the rule of law in Serbia," Veldkamp told reporters. Last week, during a parliamentary …

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Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says
1 week, 2 days ago

Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says

Live Mint  

BELGRADE, Serbia — The United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia, Serbia’s president said Saturday. Although formally seeking European Union membership, Serbia has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion in Ukraine, in part because of the crucial Russian gas deliveries. Vucic said that despite the embargo threat, …

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Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says
1 week, 2 days ago

Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia faces US sanctions, president says

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — The United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia, Serbia’s president said Saturday. Although formally seeking European Union membership, Serbia has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia over its invasion in Ukraine, in part because of the crucial Russian gas deliveries. Vucic said that despite the embargo threat, …

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England handed friendly draw in 2026 World Cup qualifying as Thomas Tuchel era begins
1 week, 2 days ago

England handed friendly draw in 2026 World Cup qualifying as Thomas Tuchel era begins

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thomas Tuchel’s England have been drawn against Serbia, …

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UEFA officially punishes Serbia for fan misconduct including trying to burn Albania flag
1 week, 3 days ago

UEFA officially punishes Serbia for fan misconduct including trying to burn Albania flag

The Hindu  

UEFA punished Serbia’s soccer federation for racist acts by fans at two Nations League games, including trying to burn an Albania flag in Switzerland. The decision was announced Friday, hours before Serbia and Albania were drawn by FIFA into the same qualifying group for the 2026 World Cup — meaning they will play each other twice, home and away. UEFA …

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Serbios guardan silencio en protesta por tragedia de derrumbe de techo
1 week, 3 days ago

Serbios guardan silencio en protesta por tragedia de derrumbe de techo

Associated Press  

BELGRADO — Residentes de toda Serbia guardaron silencio durante 15 minutos el viernes como parte de las persistentes protestas antigubernamentales tras el colapso el mes pasado de un dosel de concreto en el norte del país que mató a 15 personas. Los bloqueos viales han tenido lugar cada viernes desde el 1 de noviembre a las 11:52 a.m., la hora …

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Traffic blockades held throughout Serbia against populist government over roof collapse tragedy
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1 week, 3 days ago

Traffic blockades held throughout Serbia against populist government over roof collapse tragedy

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Residents throughout Serbia stopped in silence for 15 minutes on Friday as part of persistent anti-government protests following the collapse last month of a concrete canopy in the country’s north that killed 15 people. Traffic blockades have taken place each Friday since Nov. 1 at 11:52 a.m., the exact time when the canopy at the railway station …

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FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers: England drawn with Serbia, Latvia and Albania
1 week, 3 days ago

FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers: England drawn with Serbia, Latvia and Albania

The Hindu  

The groups for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers from Europe were confirmed in Zurich on Friday, with England being drawn with Latvia, Serbia, Albania and Andorra. The 12 group runners-up go into the playoffs along with four best-ranked group winners of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League that did not finish in first or second place in the European Qualifiers …

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England and new coach Tuchel land in 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia and Albania
Trending News
1 week, 3 days ago

England and new coach Tuchel land in 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia and Albania

Hindustan Times  

ZURICH — Thomas Tuchel’s first official duty as England coach on Friday was to see his new team drawn in a 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra. HT Image Tuchel starts work in January as the first German coach of the 1966 World Cup winner but was at FIFA headquarters to see the 54 European …

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England and new coach Tuchel land in 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia and Albania
Trending News
1 week, 3 days ago

England and new coach Tuchel land in 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia and Albania

Associated Press  

ZURICH — Thomas Tuchel’s first official duty as England coach on Friday was to see his new team drawn in a 2026 World Cup qualifying group with Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra. Tuchel starts work in January as the first German coach of the 1966 World Cup winner but was at FIFA headquarters to see the 54 European teams drawn …

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England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup
1 week, 3 days ago

England to face Serbia in European qualifying for 2026 FIFA World Cup

Al Jazeera  

The draw for the European qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has pitted England against Serbia in the group stage. Spain take on Netherlands in their Nations League quarterfinal, and the winner will join Turkiye, Georgia and Bulgaria in Group E while the losing team goes into Group G alongside Poland, Finland, Lithuania and Malta. World Cup 2022 runners-up …

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Protesters hold a noisy demonstration against Serbia’s populist leadership
1 week, 3 days ago

Protesters hold a noisy demonstration against Serbia’s populist leadership

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Hundreds of protesters led by university students on Thursday held a noisy rally outside Serbia’s state television headquarters despite the country’s president pledging to fulfil all their demands as he faced one of the most challenging threats to his populist rule. Blowing whistles, booing and jeering, the protesters said they are angry the state RTS television is …

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Man jailed for one of two back-to-back mass shootings that shocked Serbia
1 week, 3 days ago

Man jailed for one of two back-to-back mass shootings that shocked Serbia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man who gunned down …

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Serbia condena a hombre a 20 años por tiroteo masivo
1 week, 4 days ago

Serbia condena a hombre a 20 años por tiroteo masivo

Associated Press  

BELGRADO — Un tribunal serbio condenó el jueves a un joven a 20 años de prisión por asesinar a nueve personas y herir a 12 en uno de los dos tiroteos masivos consecutivos del año pasado que conmocionaron a la nación balcánica. La masacre ocurrió justo un día después de que un adolescente, usando el arma de su padre, disparara …

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Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
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1 week, 4 days ago

Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — A Serbian court on Thursday convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a young man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in one of two back-to-back mass killings last year which shook the Balkan nation. Uros Blazic, 21, took up an automatic rifle on May 4, 2023 and opened fire at multiple locations in …

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UEFA hits Serbia with partial stadium closures over supporter behaviour
1 week, 4 days ago

UEFA hits Serbia with partial stadium closures over supporter behaviour

The Hindu  

Serbia has been hit with partial stadium closures for two home matches and banned from selling tickets to their fans in two away ties over supporter behaviour in last month’s Nations League games against Switzerland and Denmark, UEFA said. Serbian fans displayed “racist and discriminatory” behaviour, caused damage to the stadium, threw objects and lit fireworks during a 1-1 draw …

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