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Kosovo, a Balkan nation of almost 1.9 million people, is a historically significant region for both ethnic Serbs and ethnic Albanians. Tensions between the two groups continue to this day.

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Tensions in Kosovo after shootout

How is Serbia responding to the attack in northern Kosovo?

How is Serbia responding to the attack in northern Kosovo?

After a shootout between Serb gunmen and Kosovar police left five dead, the region is on high alert.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 202303:51 min
Albin Kurti (left) in an interview with DW

Albin Kurti: No 'eruption of violence' in northern Kosovo

Albin Kurti: No 'eruption of violence' in northern Kosovo

Kosovo's prime minister tells DW the EU should remove sanctions against his country and increase pressure on Serbia.
PoliticsSeptember 12, 202310:50 min
People hold placards and Albanian and Kosovar flags during a protest as two police officers look on, Prizren, Kosovo, August 11, 2023

Kosovo: Is conservative Islam gaining ground?

Kosovo: Is conservative Islam gaining ground?

Conservative Muslims in the southern Kosovar city of Prizren are agitating against a news portal and a journalist.
SocietyAugust 25, 2023
A tractor drives along an empty street in the city of Gjakova, Kosovo

Kosovo's brain drain: How the skills exodus impacts society

Kosovo's brain drain: How the skills exodus impacts society

The shortage of skilled labor in Germany is triggering massive emigration in several countries, including Kosovo.
SocietyJune 25, 2023
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Kosovo: Why is tension flaring up again?

Kosovo: Why is tension flaring up again?

Fifteen years after Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia, tension recently flared up again in the north of the country between ethnic Serbs on the one side and the Kosovo police on the other. The NATO-led KFOR peacekeeping force, which is in the country to keep the peace between Kosovo Serbs and Kosovo Albanians, has been caught up in the clashes. But what is behind the recent escalation?
PoliticsJune 13, 202303:17 min
Novak Djokovic looks at the ball as he attempts a shot

French Open: Novak Djokovic doubles down on Kosovo statement

French Open: Novak Djokovic doubles down on Kosovo statement

Novak Djokovic caused controversy in Paris after writing "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" on a courtside camera.
SportsMay 31, 2023
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In the spotlight

Two women, Afghan journalists-in-exile, on a street in Pristina, Kosovo

Afghan journalists make a new start in Kosovo

After the 2021 Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, free media outlets were shut down and many journalists fled the country.
SocietyApril 12, 202303:36 min