Liam Dutton
Balkans floods: why did it rain so much?
In recent days, pictures have emerged from the Balkans, showing what has been described as the worst flooding in living memory. But why did it rain so much?
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UK troops ready to join NATO force in Kosovo as tensions rise
A battalion of UK troops is standing ready to join the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo, following rising tensions in the region. The US has called on neighbouring Serbia to pull back what it says is a large military build-up along the border, describing it as ‘very destabilising’. Some 50,000 Serbs living in northern Kosovo…
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Migrants living in dire conditions in Serbia
It was a crisis that upended a continent. In 2015, more than a million refugees and migrants made their way to Europe fleeing war, persecution and economic hardship. Then in 2016, the EU implemented a deal to stem the numbers of people coming in. Despite toughened controls, many people are still finding some way of…
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Migrants sleeping rough in Belgrade in freezing temperatures
More than a thousand migrants will be sleeping rough tonight in snow, freezing winds and sub-zero temperatures in Belgrade.
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European refugee crisis: Croatia, the new pinch point
The latest dramatic scenes from Eastern Europe show chaos at yet another country’s border. This time, the focus of those trying to reach Western Europe is Croatia.
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Hungary builds 100 mile fence to keep out immigrants
Hungary has built a 100 mile long razor wire fence to keep out migrants. The central European country built the fence along their Serbian border after reporting a sharp rise in new arrivals.
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Was PM’s brother behind flag stunt at Albania-Serbia match?
Albania’s footballers return to a heroes’ welcome after the abandonment of their match against Serbia. A brawl broke out after a drone trailed an Albanian nationalist flag around the stadium.
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Liam Dutton
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Balkan states devastated by worst flooding in a century
The worst floods in more than a century have killed at least 20 people in Serbia and neighbouring Bosnia, with one report putting the death toll at 25.
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Heavy rain and floods kill four in Serbia
Heavy rain and flooding, thought to be the worst in 120 years, have hit Serbia, killing four people and leaving several towns and villages isolated.
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Andy Murray wins Wimbledon: Britain’s 77 year wait is over
Andy Murray becomes the first British man to win Wimbledon for 77 years with a straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic.
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13 killed in Serbia shooting rampage
A 60-year-old army veteran guns down 13 people in a murderous rampage in Serbia, killing his mother, his son and a two-year-old cousin before shooting himself and his wife.
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Uefa ban for England and Serbia players
Players from the England and Serbia under-21 teams are banned after ugly scenes at the end of an England-Serbia international in Krusevac in October.
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Uefa charges English and Serbian footballing authorities
The English Football Association and its Serbian equivalent are charged by Uefa following violent scenes and racist behaviour at an under 21s football match.
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Lindsey Hilsum
Delusions or lies? Radovan Karadzic as ‘man of peace’
Radovan Karadzic wants a Hague court to believe he is a man of peace. But what matters, says Lindsey Hilsum, is that the tribunal leaves us with a definitive version of what happened in the former Yugoslavia.
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Jon Snow
History as France, Greece and Serbia go to polls
A tremendous air of excitement here in Paris. Even before getting here, it was clear that French society is profoundly different from our own. But it’s not just France that’s voting today, but Greece and Serbia.
