Kosovo president proposes new prime minister to try to end impasse

TIRANA (Reuters) -President Vjosa Osmani has nominated former parliamentary speaker Glauk Konjufca as Kosovo’s next prime minister to try to avert a snap election, despite resistance to his candidacy by opposition parties. Konjufca has 15 days to...

Gasic meets with Chinese national defence minister in Beijing

BEIJING - Serbian Defence Minister Bratislav Gasic met with Chinese National Defence Minister Dong Jun in Beijing on Wednesday, noting that defence cooperation between the two countries was growing constantly. "The Minister of Defence noted that...

Orav: Kosovo Needs a Government to Implement the Progress Report Recommendations

The European Union Ambassador, Aivo Orav, said he hopes that Kosovo will soon have a new government so that work can begin on implementing the recommendations of this year’s European Commission Progress Report. During a press conference, after...

Kosovan diplomat expresses ‘eternal gratitude’ to the U.S. during Marshalltown visit

T-R PHOTOS BY MIKE DONAHEY — Drilon Zogaj, Chief of the Consulate Mission Republic of Kosovo, is shown making remarks to attendees at the “Coffee and Camaraderie” event Tuesday morning at the Harry C. Harter VFW Post No. 839 in Marshalltown. Todd...

Kurti says he asked Hague court to free former Kosovo leaders

PRISTINA, Nov. 5 (TemA) — Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said Tuesday he has asked the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague to release four former guerrilla leaders who have spent five years in detention. In a post on social media, Kurti...

Call on President von der Leyen to address media freedom crisis in the Western Balkans

Since October last year, our organisations have recorded extraordinary pressures on media freedom across the region. The abrupt shutdown of Al Jazeera Balkans, the intensifying political pressure on the N1 and Nova TV channels and the launch of a...

Kosovo president blames Serbia for abduction near border

PRISTINA, Nov. 4 (TemA) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned Serbia on Monday after a Kosovo Serb was reportedly shot and abducted by Serbian gendarmes near Leposaviq, calling the incident proof of Belgrade’s “hegemonic approach.” In a post...

Tbilisi Accuses EU Of Political Interference After Damning Enlargement Report

Georgia’s government has reacted angrily to a critical assessment from the European Union over the country’s backsliding on democratic reforms on the way to joining the bloc, accusing Brussels of interfering in domestic affairs. In presenting a...

Kosovo’s ruling party meets to name new PM candidate

PRISTINA, Nov. 4 (TemA) — Kosovo’s ruling party, Vetëvendosje, met Tuesday to choose a new nominee for prime minister after Albin Kurti failed to secure enough votes to form a government last month. Glauk Konjufca, the current speaker of...

Kosovo tries to break gridlock as president mandates new PM

PRISTINA, Nov. 4 (TemA) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has nominated Glauk Konjufca from the ruling Vetëvendosje movement to form a new government, giving him 15 days to win parliamentary support. Osmani said she made the decision after meeting...

EU envoy says Kosovo ‘lost a year’ amid political gridlock

PRISTINA, Nov. 5 (TemA) — The European Union’s ambassador to Kosovo, Aivo Orav, said Tuesday that the country had “lost a year” on its path to Europe because of political paralysis. After handing the EU’s annual Progress Report to caretaker prime...

Saudi Arabia... and Syria’s Recognition of Kosovo 

After Operation Desert Storm ended with the expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait in February 1991, it seemed that “international coalition” - built around the nucleus of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the United Kingdom - had successfully...

PM Rama’s Misguided Diplomacy on Kosovo

Change font size: - + Reset The Albanian Prime Minister’s suggestions have largely and consistently proven not to be in Kosovo’s best interest October 29, 2025 By Veton Suroi Last week, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama offered a new...

President Osmani Nominates Glauk Konjufca for Prime Minister

The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, on Tuesday nominated the candidate proposed by the Vetëvendosje Movement, Glauk Konjufca, as the country’s new prime minister. Osmani stated that her decision is in accordance with three rulings of the...

Vjosa Osmani gives Glauku Konjufcu of Vetëvendosje mandate to form government in Kosovo

President Vjosa Osmani has given Glauku Konjufcu of the Vetëvendosje Movement a mandate to form Kosovo's new government. According to the Constitution, the mandate holder has 15 days to present the new composition of the executive branch to...

Supreme Court Of Kosovo Confirmed The Ban On Wearing The Headscarf In Schools

The Supreme Court of Kosovo confirmed the decision banning the wearing of the headscarf in public schools, assessing that it is in accordance with the dress code regulations prescribed by the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and...

‘I think I’m probably going to pick a 30-man squad’: NI boss on why four-game international window is ‘unfair’

From 2026 the long-standing September and October international breaks will be merged into one longer-window that will run from September 21 to October 9, and see each nation play four internationals. The new initiative is designed to reduce...

Global Insights from the International Corrections & Prisons Association Annual Conference

Photo: The International Prisons and Corrections Association’s (ICPA’s) 2025 Annual Conference 2025 was held Oct. 26-31 in Istanbul, Turkïye. | Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bob Hampe By Bob Hampe After more than a decade of attending International...

Turkiye Rejects Rule-of-Law Findings in European Commission’s Progress Report

Reacting to the European Commission's latest progress report on Turkiye, the country's Foreign Ministry categorically rejected what it called the "biased, prejudiced, and baseless allegations regarding the judiciary, fundamental rights, and...

The 25 Best Election Movies of All Time, from ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ to ‘State of the Union’

[Editor’s note: this list was originally published in November 2022 and has since been updated.] It’s election day in the United States. So, uh, how you doing, buddy? Even in a world as spectacularly screwed up as ours [insert long list of...