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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Todd Prince |Kian Sharifi |Rikard Jozwiak |Andrey I. Shilov
The chairperson-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Elina Valtonen, demanded respect for Bosnia-Herzegovina's constitutional framework during a visit to Sarajevo on March 18, as a political crisis centering on the country's Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska deepens.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Todd Prince |Kian Sharifi |Rikard Jozwiak |Andrey I. Shilov
WASHINGTON -- Mainstream Washington has often fretted over encountersbetween US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin. The US leader has shown an affinity for the authoritarian Kremlin ruler that has stumped critics and even some allies, leading many to wonder whether the crafty former KGB colonel may use flattery and other means to get his way on issues.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Rikard Jozwiak |Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge
Israel has launched extensive air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and southern Syria in what it said were targeted attacks against extremists planning terror assaults, reigniting tensions that threatened to engulf the region in a new, bloody conflict.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Kian Sharifi |Rikard Jozwiak |Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge
A court in Tbilisi has found jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili guilty of illegally crossing the country's border, sentencing him to an additional four years and six months in prison. Since Saakashvili had already been sentenced to nine years in previous cases, Judge Mikheil Jinjolia in the Tbilisi City Court ruled that the former president would now serve a total of 12 years and six months behind bars.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Maja Zivanovic
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shook up his military leadership, replacing the chief of the General Staff, while a top Russian official said Moscow will insist Ukraine not be allowed to join NATO and remain “neutral” in any peace deal -- conditions Kyiv has long rejected. The remarks came as Russian forces early on March 17 launched what appeared to be a major drone strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as explosions were heard in various districts.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Maja Zivanovic
KOCANI, North Macedonia -- The mayor of a town in North Macedonia where dozens were killed in a nightclub fire has resigned. Ljupco Papazov, the mayor of Kocani, submitted his resignation on March 17, two days after a blaze killed at least 59 people and injured 155 others. Over 40 people remain in critical condition. Papazov denied any personal culpability and pledged to cooperate with the police in Kocani, which has been gripped by anger and grief.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Mike Eckel
Baluch militants attacked a Pakistani security convoy, killing at least five people, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in troubled regions bordering Afghanistan. The March 16 attack came days after another group of Baluch militants hijacked a train and held hostages for 36 hours, a major escalation in its fight against national authorities in Islamabad.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Mike Eckel
At least 50 people have died in a fire at a crowded night club in the North Macedonia town of Kocani, the MIA news agency reported on March 16, quoting officials from the Interior Ministry. The fire broke out when pyrotechnics were used during a concert at the club by the band DNA late on March 15, the Macedonia's Media Information Agency (MIA) said.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Mike Eckel
BELGRADE – Following a massive student-led street protest in the Serbian capital, President Aleksandar Vucic acknowledged the “enormous negative energy and anger” directed at the country’s authorities and vowed that “we will have to change ourselves.”"All people in the government have to understand the message when this many people gather. We will have to change ourselves," he told a news conference on March 15 as tens of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Belgrade.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Andrey I. Shilov |Nathan Hodge |Merhat Sharipzhan |Mike Eckel
As many as 25 world leaders are set to hold a virtual meeting to voice support for Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion and discuss what they can do to improve security for Ukraine and increase pressure on Moscow to end the war.
