In the ethnic Serbia-majority region, near Banjska, Reuters reports that four people, including a Kosovo police officer, were killed after masked gunmen arrived in armored vehicles and forced their way into a Serbian Orthodox monastery where priests and pilgrims locked themselves inside the monastery’s temple.
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resident Hashim Thaci of Kosovo stepped down on November 5 in response to charges of murder, torture, and persecution related to his involvement in Kosovo’s war for independence in 1998. NPR reports that Thaci stepped down in order “to protect the integrity of the state” of Kosovo. He also reportedly urged Kosovars to maintain “political and civic unity.” Thaci is scheduled to appear in court on November 9. He was flown to The Hague, along with Kadrim Veseli, leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, and Rexhep Selimi, a Kosovo Member of Parliament, reports the BBC.
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On September 4, 2020, Serbia and Kosovo agreed to normalize economic ties as part of U.S. brokered talks that include Belgrade moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem and mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo, CBS News reports.
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The Women of Diplomacy Leadership Program sponsored Kosovo Ambassador Teuta Sahatqija visit to Seton Hall to give students and faculty her presentation, entitled “Leadership Roles of Women in Transitional States.”
Read MoreBy Santiago Losada Staff Writer Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have risen since former Kosovan Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj was
Read MoreBy Santiago Losada Staff Writer Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo have risen since former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj of Kosovo
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