The protests against President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia had been growing in intensity and size when an unusual guest showed up in its capital this month to meet with the embattled European leader: Donald Trump Jr., the oldest son of President Trump. The quick visit by Mr. Trump, which included a meeting with Mr. Vucic…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Female students on Saturday marked International Women’s Day in Serbia by leading the daily street protests against corruption and sending a message decrying widespread violence against women in the Balkan country. University students in Serbia are behind almost daily rallies that started after a concrete canopy crashed down in November at…
By Aleksandar Vasovic BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbia is in last minute talks with the United States and Russia ahead of a Thursday deadline to avoid U.S. sanctions on oil company NIS that could result in crude supply cuts, Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Wednesday. Russia’s Gazprom Neft and Gazprom hold stakes of 50% and…
Later on Monday, the U.S. voted once again alongside Russia on a U.S.-backed U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine — without, however, labeling the Kremlin as an aggressor or affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity. That resolution was approved without the support of five European Security Council members, including Serbia….
CHICAGO (CBS) — President Trump will issue a pardon to former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Monday, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. The development was first reported by Axios. Legally, a pardon is official forgiveness — removing most of the legal consequences of the criminal conviction. Blagojevich was originally sentenced to 14 years in prison…
Washington / belgrade, serbia — An encounter with police in the Serbian city of Pirot earlier this year unnerved investigative reporter Slavisa Milanov. A journalist for the independent media outlet FAR, Milanov was driving with a colleague in February when they were pulled over by police, who asked the pair to accompany them to a…
Serbian officials installed homegrown spyware on the phones of dozens of journalists and activists, Amnesty International said in a report released on Monday, citing digital forensic evidence and testimony from activists who said they were hacked in recent months. In two cases, software provided by Israeli surveillance company Cellebrite DI Ltd CLBT.O was used…
NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Thousands joined a protest march on Sunday in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad that marked one month since a concrete canopy ouside of the city’s railway station collapsed, killing 15 people and injuring two. Protesters held a huge banner with a red handprint at the front of the…
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to attract more Shanghai business via one of the nation’s most prominent trade shows, the China International Import Expo, which some local companies have joined to drum up new business on the back of sluggish consumption at home. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu led a delegation that included Financial Secretary…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Union candidate Serbia will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure, Serbia’s leader said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Instagram that he believes the call, what he said…