Serbia
Tens of thousands attend Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade
Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic did not attend the funeral, but his son Danilo was among those present.
Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Mladic
Ratko Mladic's death and funeral have reignited divisions over Serbia's wartime past and strained ties with the European Union.
EU commissioner cancels Serbia visit over Mladic funeral controversy
Marta Kos said the public “glorification” of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic was incompatible with European Union values.
Mladic's body to arrive in Serbia as funeral stirs regional tensions
The wars that accompanied Yugoslavia's collapse continue to shape politics and Serbia's relations with its neighbours.
Serbia is heading for snap election on October 25
The election will be the biggest test yet for President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party.
Serbian NGOs raise concerns over construction on fire-damaged forest land
Fires swept across Serbia in August, burning land including more than 3,500 hectares of the Deliblato Sands Special Nature Reserve.
11 EU members push to curb foreign policy vetoes as bloc weighs wider reform
Reform discussion ongoing amid questions over whether the EU's institutions are equipped for another round of enlargement.
Serbia hosts Non-Aligned Movement 65 years after founding summit
NAM summit brings representatives of countries from the movement's historic core back to Belgrade, where its first summit was held in 1961.
Serbia launches Europe's first mass-production factory for humanoid robots
The plant is part of a wider €200mn investment plan that Serbia hopes will establish the country as a European base for an industry still in its early stages.
Climate change could nearly triple Europe's wildfire area by 2100
Increase in area burned by wildfires to depend heavily on how much governments invest in preventing and fighting fires, a new study has found.
Bosnian Serb wartime commander Ratko Mladic reportedly dies aged 84
Ratko Mladic, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian war, has died.
Serbia secures help from EU as well as Russia to fight wildfires
Serbia asked for international help after fires burned for more than two weeks in a protected area near Belgrade.
Serbia to hold snap election on October 18 or 25, president says
President Aleksandar Vucic announces potential dates for vote that follows more than a year and a half of regular anti-government protests.
Extreme heat, drought and wildfires expose Southeast Europe's climate risks
Southeast Europe is at the sharp end of this summer’s extreme weather crisis, with firefighters battling active blazes in counties across the region.
Serbian wildfire sends smoke over Bulgarian capital Sofia
Heavy smoke from a large forest fire in Serbia blanketed parts of Sofia and western Bulgaria, with strong winds carrying the plume across the border.
Serbia's banks post record profits as AIK hunts across the Balkans
Serbia's banks booked record profit of €1.4bn in 2025 and their fastest credit growth in a decade, even as home-grown AIK Banka buys up rivals across the Balkans.
Danube hits record 31cm low as drought idles central European reactors
The Danube has dropped to a record low of 31 cm in Budapest, idling nuclear reactors in Romania and Hungary as a fierce drought parches central Europe.
Russia swings 93% of its rail trade to friendly states as it maps corridors to the Indian Ocean
Russia is stitching together a web of new railway corridors from the South Caucasus to the Indian Ocean, redirecting freight away from Europe towards Asia and the Global South.
After 27 years, KFOR begins shifting its role at Kosovo flashpoints
The move comes against the backdrop of the unresolved Kosovo-Serbia conflict, with tensions over northern Kosovo, the status of the Serb community and competing claims over sovereignty continuing to shape the region’s security environment.
Serbia battles wildfires amid extreme heat and drought
Fires are spreading through difficult and inaccessible terrain, making firefighting operations more challenging.