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Albania’s prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence

SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urged NATO on Wednesday to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia, warning that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo could potentially trigger a wider Balkan conflict. Kosovo’s border with Serbia was “out of control,” Rama said after an informal meeting of Western Balkan NATO …

KFOR commander calls on Kosovo and Serbia to return to talks to prevent future violence

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The NATO-led peacekeeping force on Friday called on both Kosovo and Serbia to return to the negotiating table to resolve their issues to prevent violence like the recent shootout between masked Serb gunmen and Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region. Kosovo Force commander Maj. Gen. Angelo Michele Ristuccia called …

BEIJING — China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity” following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO peacekeeping troops in Kosovo. China’s ruling Communist Party has long been a critic of the NATO alliance, stemming partly from the bombing of Beijing’s embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 air campaign to end …

Novak Djokovic has stirred anger after calling for peace in northern Kosovo after winning his first match at the French Open. Djokovic said Kosovo was the "heart of Serbia" and called for an end to the violence in the country's north. But Serbia, its northern neighbour, still considers Kosovo part of its territory and Serbia's traditional ally Russia doesn't recognise …