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Euronews Witness

What’s behind the new tensions in Kosovo?

Divisions between the Kosovan ethnic Serb minority and ethnic Albanians resurface bringing violent clashes with Nato forces. Is a full-fledged conflict a possibility? What led to this and what are the consequences? Monica Pinna went to Northern Kosovo to find out.

Kosovo

Kosovo shuts border with Serbia amid worst crisis in years

The US has called on all sides to "exercise maximum restraint".

Hungary

Viktor Orbán criticised for wearing scarf with 'Greater Hungary' map

Romania's foreign ministry said the move was "unacceptable".

World News

Fresh clashes break out on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Frequent shootings have been reported along their common border since the end of the 2020 war between Yerevan and Baku for control of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Serbia

'Protect Serbs in Kosovo or we'll do it ourselves,' Vucic warns NATO

Vucic's fiery address to the nation followed talks between Serbia and Kosovo last week.

Travel News

Border dispute erupts between UK and France over Dover travel chaos

Queues of cars and lorries at the port of Dover in the UK over the weekend have led to a dispute between British and French officials over who is to blame.

Travel News

Who owns this tiny, uninhabited island and what’s all the fuss about?

Several bottles of spirits have been buried on a barren rock in the Arctic. Here’s why.

World News

Greece and Turkey accuse each other's military of airspace violations

The two NATO countries have long-standing sea and air boundary disputes.

Belarus

Belarus accuses Poland border guards about slingshot incident

Polish security forces allegedly tried to "blind the Belarusian border guards with strobe lights".

Ukraine

'No-one wants more war': Mother's appeal from eastern Ukraine

Galina Dzjucik, who's had no news of her son Viktor since 2017, says the conflict between Russian-backed separatists and the Ukrainian army has been personally devastating.

Poland

Poland starts construction of €350 million border fence with Belarus

The construction of the 186-km fence is expected to be completed in June.

The Cube

Belarusian KGB used fake accounts to stir border tensions, says Meta

Facebook's parent company also said it had removed dozens of fake Polish accounts that posed as migrants.

Poland

Poland 'will not yield to blackmail' over Belarus migrant crisis

He went on to warn that "today the target is Poland, but tomorrow it will be Germany, Belgium, France or Spain".

Europe News

'Significant' Russian military build-up near Ukraine stoke tensions

“We call on Russia to be transparent about its military activities,” NATO's chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday.

Europe Decoded

Should Brussels fund border walls at EU frontiers to stop migrants?

Twelve member states, including Austria, Denmark, Poland and Hungary are calling on the European Commission to provide money to construct anti-migrant fences.

Poland

Poland summons Belarusian diplomat after 'provocation' at the border

Polish security forces say the move by Belarusian forces was the "most dangerous and serious so far".

Poland

Belarus forces opened fire on Polish troops over border, says Warsaw

Poland claims Belarusian security forces fired blank ammunition at the border on Thursday, maintaining the stress on Polish troops.

Lithuania

Belarus guards 'crossing border to push migrants into Lithuania'

"We cannot tolerate this bold provocation," said Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė

Travel News

Farmer moves 200-year-old French border with Belgium by mistake

"We will have to put things back in place," the local Belgian mayor of Erquelinnes said.

World News

Italy upset with France over Mont Blanc protection zone

Italy has voiced its “strong disappointment” to France, claiming that a new protection zone for Mont Blanc affects Italian territory.