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The Women’s Champions League Final: Football at Its Finest

The Women’s Champions League Final: Football at Its Finest

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The Women’s Champions League Final: Football at Its Finest
Inter Aims to Reach the UEFA Champions League Final While Securing Second Place in Serie A

Inter Aims to Reach the UEFA Champions League Final While Securing Second Place in Serie A

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Inter Aims to Reach the UEFA Champions League Final While Securing Second Place in Serie A
Real Madrid Interested in Signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea, Says Transfer Specialist

Real Madrid Interested in Signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea, Says Transfer Specialist

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Real Madrid Interested in Signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea, Says Transfer Specialist

14-Year-Old Dev Shah Wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee

14-Year-Old Dev Shah Wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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14-Year-Old Dev Shah Wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Adidas to Sell Leftover Yeezy Sneakers After Severing Ties with Kanye West

Adidas to Sell Leftover Yeezy Sneakers After Severing Ties with Kanye West

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Adidas to Sell Leftover Yeezy Sneakers After Severing Ties with Kanye West
Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, faces world No.1 Alcaraz

Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, faces world No.1 Alcaraz

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Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, faces world No.1 Alcaraz

Denis Shapovalov advances to the third round of the French Open

Denis Shapovalov advances to the third round of the French Open

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Denis Shapovalov advances to the third round of the French Open
Everything You Need to Know About Tammy Abraham

Everything You Need to Know About Tammy Abraham

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Everything You Need to Know About Tammy Abraham
Liverpool in talks with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone as alternative to Jude Bellingham

Liverpool in talks with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone as alternative to Jude Bellingham

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Liverpool in talks with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone as alternative to Jude Bellingham

Military Alliance Condemns Attacks on its Forces

Military Alliance Condemns Attacks on its Forces

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Military Alliance Condemns Attacks on its Forces
NATO troops clash with Serbs in northern Kosovo

NATO troops clash with Serbs in northern Kosovo

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NATO troops clash with Serbs in northern Kosovo
Peter Mbah Appoints Professor Onyia as Enugu State Secretary to the Government

Peter Mbah Appoints Professor Onyia as Enugu State Secretary to the Government

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Peter Mbah Appoints Professor Onyia as Enugu State Secretary to the Government

$Nato led peacekeepers in full riot gear have secured a town hall in the Kosovo town of Zve an as the situation remained tense a day after 30 soldiers and more than 50 ethnic Serbian protesters were injured in clashes Serbia s president Aleksandar Vu i had previously put the army on the highest level of combat alert and on Tuesday Moscow accused the west of blaming Serbs it said were driven to despair On Monday the Nato led Kosovo Force Kfor soldiers blocked entry to the area to a group of ethnic Serbian demonstrators The protesters had boycotted last month s elections in at least three northern towns in the area where they are in a majority allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils despite a minuscule turnout of under 3 5 of voters a move that led the US and its allies to rebuke Kosova s leaders on Friday Many Serbs are demanding the withdrawal of Kosovo police forces as well as the ethnic Albanian mayors they do not consider their true representatives Tensions flared after the Serbian protesters tried to force their way into the Zve an municipal building but were repelled by teargas fired by Kosovo police While at first trying to separate protesters from the police Kfor soldiers later started to disperse the crowd using shields and batons Protesters responded by hurling rocks bottles and molotov cocktails at the soldiers Among Kfor peacekeeping troops injured were 11 Italians with three of them in a serious but not life threatening condition official sources said while 19 wounded soldiers belonged to a Hungarian Kfor contingent Four of them needed hospital treatment due to shrapnel injuries and one soldier needed to be operated on but none of them is in a life threatening condition the Hungarian ambassador to Pristina J zsef Bencze said About 52 Serbian protesters were injured The area s majority Serbs have never accepted Kosovo s 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia and consider Belgrade their capital more than two decades after the Kosovo Albanian uprising against repressive Serbian rule Ethnic Albanians make up more than 90 of the population in Kosovo but northern Serbs have long demanded the implementation of an EU brokered 2013 deal for the creation of an association of autonomous municipalities in their area Monday s incident sparked a row across the international community with the Nato led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo condemning what have been described as unprovoked attacks While countering the most active fringes of the crowd several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian Kfor contingent were the subject of unprovoked attacks and sustained trauma wounds with fractures and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices it said Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday called the attacks unacceptable and irresponsible We will not tolerate further attacks she said calling on all parties involved to take an immediate step back in order to contribute to the easing of tensions The Italian government is totally committed to peace and stability in the western Balkans and we will continue to work with our allies Meloni added On Tuesday Kosovo police said in a statement that the situation is fragile but calm A Kosovo police source who asked not to be named told Reuters bulldozers were heading north ready to remove any barricades set by Serbs Kosovo authorities have blamed Vu i for destabilising Kosovo while the Serbian president responded by blaming Kosovo authorities for causing problems by installing new mayors In a statement after meeting ambassadors of the Quint group the United States Italy France Germany and Britain in Belgrade Vu i said he had asked that Albanian mayors be removed from their offices in the north while he placed its army on high alert last week when tensions began to flare Russia urged the west to stop putting the blame on Serbs for the incident in Kosovo and that decisive steps were needed to de escalate tensions in the region We call on the west to finally silence its false propaganda and stop blaming incidents in Kosovo on Serbs driven to despair who are peaceful unarmed trying to defend their legitimate rights and freedoms Russia s foreign ministry said After Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia Belgrade and its key allies Beijing and Moscow refused to recognise it in effect preventing Kosovo from having a seat at the UN Credit theguardian comENND$
Nato Peacekeepers Secure Town Hall as Tensions Flare in Kosovo

$Nato led peacekeepers in full riot gear have secured a town hall in the Kosovo town of Zve an as the situation remained tense a day after 30 soldiers and more than 50 ethnic Serbian protesters were injured in clashes Serbia s president Aleksandar Vu i had previously put the army on the highest level of combat alert and on Tuesday Moscow accused the west of blaming Serbs it said were driven to despair On Monday the Nato led Kosovo Force Kfor soldiers blocked entry to the area to a group of ethnic Serbian demonstrators The protesters had boycotted last month s elections in at least three northern towns in the area where they are in a majority allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils despite a minuscule turnout of under 3 5 of voters a move that led the US and its allies to rebuke Kosova s leaders on Friday Many Serbs are demanding the withdrawal of Kosovo police forces as well as the ethnic Albanian mayors they do not consider their true representatives Tensions flared after the Serbian protesters tried to force their way into the Zve an municipal building but were repelled by teargas fired by Kosovo police While at first trying to separate protesters from the police Kfor soldiers later started to disperse the crowd using shields and batons Protesters responded by hurling rocks bottles and molotov cocktails at the soldiers Among Kfor peacekeeping troops injured were 11 Italians with three of them in a serious but not life threatening condition official sources said while 19 wounded soldiers belonged to a Hungarian Kfor contingent Four of them needed hospital treatment due to shrapnel injuries and one soldier needed to be operated on but none of them is in a life threatening condition the Hungarian ambassador to Pristina J zsef Bencze said About 52 Serbian protesters were injured The area s majority Serbs have never accepted Kosovo s 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia and consider Belgrade their capital more than two decades after the Kosovo Albanian uprising against repressive Serbian rule Ethnic Albanians make up more than 90 of the population in Kosovo but northern Serbs have long demanded the implementation of an EU brokered 2013 deal for the creation of an association of autonomous municipalities in their area Monday s incident sparked a row across the international community with the Nato led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo condemning what have been described as unprovoked attacks While countering the most active fringes of the crowd several soldiers of the Italian and Hungarian Kfor contingent were the subject of unprovoked attacks and sustained trauma wounds with fractures and burns due to the explosion of incendiary devices it said Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday called the attacks unacceptable and irresponsible We will not tolerate further attacks she said calling on all parties involved to take an immediate step back in order to contribute to the easing of tensions The Italian government is totally committed to peace and stability in the western Balkans and we will continue to work with our allies Meloni added On Tuesday Kosovo police said in a statement that the situation is fragile but calm A Kosovo police source who asked not to be named told Reuters bulldozers were heading north ready to remove any barricades set by Serbs Kosovo authorities have blamed Vu i for destabilising Kosovo while the Serbian president responded by blaming Kosovo authorities for causing problems by installing new mayors In a statement after meeting ambassadors of the Quint group the United States Italy France Germany and Britain in Belgrade Vu i said he had asked that Albanian mayors be removed from their offices in the north while he placed its army on high alert last week when tensions began to flare Russia urged the west to stop putting the blame on Serbs for the incident in Kosovo and that decisive steps were needed to de escalate tensions in the region We call on the west to finally silence its false propaganda and stop blaming incidents in Kosovo on Serbs driven to despair who are peaceful unarmed trying to defend their legitimate rights and freedoms Russia s foreign ministry said After Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia Belgrade and its key allies Beijing and Moscow refused to recognise it in effect preventing Kosovo from having a seat at the UN Credit theguardian comENND$
Nato Peacekeepers Secure Town Hall as Tensions Flare in Kosovo

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Nato Peacekeepers Secure Town Hall as Tensions Flare in Kosovo
$The NATO led peacekeeping force in Kosovo KFOR has reported that 30 of its troops were injured in intense clashes with ethnic Serbs on Monday The clash came after Serbs had attempted to take control of the office of a municipality in the country s north where ethnic Albanian mayors had taken up their posts the week prior A statement revealed that the injuries sustained by troops included multiple cases of fractures and burns from improvised explosive incendiary devices in addition to three cases where troops had been wounded by the use of firearms but were fortunately not in a life threatening condition The conflict arose in the municipality of Zvecan situated 28 miles north of Kosovo s capital Pristina While warnings had been issued previously and NATO had deployed an increased number of soldiers to the area KFOR Commander Maj Gen Angelo Michele Ristuccia emphasised that both ethnic Serbs and the NATO forces were responsible for the clashes Both parties need to take full responsibility for what happened and prevent any further escalation rather than hide behind false narratives he said On Tuesday Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spent the night with his troops on the border with Kosovo The Serbian military had reportedly been placed on the highest state of alert The violence has heightened tensions that had begun to simmer over the weekend when ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo blocked recently elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings Following the use of tear gas by Kosovo police to disperse the crowds the new officials were able to enter the offices Serbia s response was to put its military on high alert and deploy additional troops to the border with Kosovo The feuding between Kosovo and Serbia has persisted for decades with Serbia refusing to acknowledge Kosovo s 2008 sovereignty The United States and the European Union are concerned that the conflict could stoke further instability in Europe particularly with the Ukraine conflict fuelled by Russia s war While the EU has been urging Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations both countries if they are to make any progress towards joining the bloc it has stated that they must do so Steps are now being taken to resolve the latest outbreak of violence Western ambassadors from France Italy Germany the United Kingdom and United States known as the so called Quint have met with Prime Minister Albin Kurti who was tasked with finding ways to de escalate and lower tensions as well as condemning the recent violence against KFOR troops and journalists Commenting on the situation Kurti there was much work to do We have unfinished business in normalising relations with Serbia This situation has made this process much more difficult and complicated he said In areas such as Zvecan Leposavic Zubin Potok and Mitrovica all in Kosovo s north ethnic Serbs organised elections last month Unfortunately these were boycotted by most of the ethnic Serbs Only officials of Albanian or other smaller minority backgrounds were elected to mayoral posts and assemblies The conflict originally emerged in 1998 when separatist ethnic Albanians began to rebel against Serbia s rule In retaliation Serbia used brutal crackdown measures to quell the uprising leading to the loss of over 13 000 lives mainly those of ethnic Albanians NATO intervened militarily in 1999 eventually forcing Serbia to pull out of Kosovo completely While most EU countries as well as Washington recognised Kosovo as an independent state Russia Serbia and China refused to acknowledge it Credit npr orgENND$
NATO Soldiers Injured in Clashes with Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo

$The NATO led peacekeeping force in Kosovo KFOR has reported that 30 of its troops were injured in intense clashes with ethnic Serbs on Monday The clash came after Serbs had attempted to take control of the office of a municipality in the country s north where ethnic Albanian mayors had taken up their posts the week prior A statement revealed that the injuries sustained by troops included multiple cases of fractures and burns from improvised explosive incendiary devices in addition to three cases where troops had been wounded by the use of firearms but were fortunately not in a life threatening condition The conflict arose in the municipality of Zvecan situated 28 miles north of Kosovo s capital Pristina While warnings had been issued previously and NATO had deployed an increased number of soldiers to the area KFOR Commander Maj Gen Angelo Michele Ristuccia emphasised that both ethnic Serbs and the NATO forces were responsible for the clashes Both parties need to take full responsibility for what happened and prevent any further escalation rather than hide behind false narratives he said On Tuesday Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic spent the night with his troops on the border with Kosovo The Serbian military had reportedly been placed on the highest state of alert The violence has heightened tensions that had begun to simmer over the weekend when ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo blocked recently elected ethnic Albanian officials from entering municipal buildings Following the use of tear gas by Kosovo police to disperse the crowds the new officials were able to enter the offices Serbia s response was to put its military on high alert and deploy additional troops to the border with Kosovo The feuding between Kosovo and Serbia has persisted for decades with Serbia refusing to acknowledge Kosovo s 2008 sovereignty The United States and the European Union are concerned that the conflict could stoke further instability in Europe particularly with the Ukraine conflict fuelled by Russia s war While the EU has been urging Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations both countries if they are to make any progress towards joining the bloc it has stated that they must do so Steps are now being taken to resolve the latest outbreak of violence Western ambassadors from France Italy Germany the United Kingdom and United States known as the so called Quint have met with Prime Minister Albin Kurti who was tasked with finding ways to de escalate and lower tensions as well as condemning the recent violence against KFOR troops and journalists Commenting on the situation Kurti there was much work to do We have unfinished business in normalising relations with Serbia This situation has made this process much more difficult and complicated he said In areas such as Zvecan Leposavic Zubin Potok and Mitrovica all in Kosovo s north ethnic Serbs organised elections last month Unfortunately these were boycotted by most of the ethnic Serbs Only officials of Albanian or other smaller minority backgrounds were elected to mayoral posts and assemblies The conflict originally emerged in 1998 when separatist ethnic Albanians began to rebel against Serbia s rule In retaliation Serbia used brutal crackdown measures to quell the uprising leading to the loss of over 13 000 lives mainly those of ethnic Albanians NATO intervened militarily in 1999 eventually forcing Serbia to pull out of Kosovo completely While most EU countries as well as Washington recognised Kosovo as an independent state Russia Serbia and China refused to acknowledge it Credit npr orgENND$
NATO Soldiers Injured in Clashes with Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo

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NATO Soldiers Injured in Clashes with Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo
Kosovo Tensions Escalate as NATO Troops Secure Municipal Building in Zvecan

Kosovo Tensions Escalate as NATO Troops Secure Municipal Building in Zvecan

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Kosovo Tensions Escalate as NATO Troops Secure Municipal Building in Zvecan

Arsenal Transfer News: Xhaka’s Future in Doubt as Arteta Eyes Summer Shake-Up

Arsenal Transfer News: Xhaka’s Future in Doubt as Arteta Eyes Summer Shake-Up

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Arsenal Transfer News: Xhaka’s Future in Doubt as Arteta Eyes Summer Shake-Up
Granit Xhaka Says Goodbye to Arsenal, Confirms Departure

Granit Xhaka Says Goodbye to Arsenal, Confirms Departure

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Granit Xhaka Says Goodbye to Arsenal, Confirms Departure
Latvia declares holiday after ice hockey team wins bronze

Latvia declares holiday after ice hockey team wins bronze

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Latvia declares holiday after ice hockey team wins bronze

Local State of Emergency Declared in Halifax due to Wildfire

Local State of Emergency Declared in Halifax due to Wildfire

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Local State of Emergency Declared in Halifax due to Wildfire
Canada Wins Gold in Men’s World Hockey Championship

Canada Wins Gold in Men’s World Hockey Championship

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Canada Wins Gold in Men’s World Hockey Championship

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The Women’s Champions League Final: Football at Its Finest

Inter Aims to Reach the UEFA Champions League Final While Securing Second Place in Serie A

Real Madrid Interested in Signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea, Says Transfer Specialist

14-Year-Old Dev Shah Wins 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Adidas to Sell Leftover Yeezy Sneakers After Severing Ties with Kanye West

Shapovalov advances to third round of French Open, faces world No.1 Alcaraz

Denis Shapovalov advances to the third round of the French Open

Everything You Need to Know About Tammy Abraham

Liverpool in talks with Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone as alternative to Jude Bellingham

Military Alliance Condemns Attacks on its Forces

NATO troops clash with Serbs in northern Kosovo

Peter Mbah Appoints Professor Onyia as Enugu State Secretary to the Government

Nato Peacekeepers Secure Town Hall as Tensions Flare in Kosovo

NATO Soldiers Injured in Clashes with Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo

Kosovo Tensions Escalate as NATO Troops Secure Municipal Building in Zvecan

Arsenal Transfer News: Xhaka’s Future in Doubt as Arteta Eyes Summer Shake-Up

Granit Xhaka Says Goodbye to Arsenal, Confirms Departure

Latvia declares holiday after ice hockey team wins bronze

Local State of Emergency Declared in Halifax due to Wildfire

Canada Wins Gold in Men’s World Hockey Championship