Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s European tour to France, Serbia and Hungary | Politics News

Key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s European tour to France, Serbia and Hungary | Politics News

Chinese President Xi Jinping has concluded a five-day tour of Europe, after visiting France, Serbia and Hungary, where he touted Beijing’s vision of a multipolar world and held talks on trade, investments and Russia’s war in Ukraine. In France, President Emmanuel Macron feted Xi with gifts of luxury bottles of…

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine | Mining

Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband and then walked to guard a barricade in her village in eastern Serbia to stop trucks from entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating the land and water. Radivojevic is among two dozen women who, since January,…

As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

As Gaza is pummelled, is Serbia secretly sending weapons to Israel? | Israel War on Gaza News

Throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, Serbia has sought to publicly avoid political involvement in the conflict, with Belgrade maintaining a relatively neutral position aimed at preserving relationships. Serbia has ties with Israel and, at the same time, does not want to present itself on the international stage as undermining Palestinian…

Jelena Begovic: Serbia’s tech rise in East vs West power struggle | Science and Technology

Jelena Begovic: Serbia’s tech rise in East vs West power struggle | Science and Technology

Serbian minister of science explores how the country’s growth in technology navigates the East-West rivalry. Following the Cold War’s ideological rift, East-West rivalry persists, fuelled by advances in AI, cybersecurity, telecommunications and biotechnology. Emerging from conflict, Serbia, once a war-torn nation, has left its pariah status behind. Two decades after…

Thousands protest in Serbia alleging election fraud by governing party | Elections News

Thousands protest in Serbia alleging election fraud by governing party | Elections News

Protesters accuse President Aleksandar Vucic’s ruling party of fraud and demand the December 17 election be annulled. Thousands of people have gathered in Serbia’s capital in the biggest protest yet over this month’s parliamentary and municipal elections, accusing President Aleksandar Vucic’s governing party of orchestrating a fraud and asking the…

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

President Aleksandar Vucic condemns ‘attempted violent takeover’ amid protests over alleged election fraud. Riot police in Serbia have fired tear gas and pepper spray at opposition supporters demanding the annulment of elections marred by claims of widespread fraud. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Belgrade City Hall on Sunday evening…

Serbia’s ruling SNS ahead in snap election, exit polls show | Elections News

Serbia’s ruling SNS ahead in snap election, exit polls show | Elections News

Ruling populists claim sweeping victory in the parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of significant irregularities. Exit polls say the ruling right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) of President Aleksandar Vucic is in the lead in a snap parliamentary election widely regarded as a referendum on his government. According to…

Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

Voting begins in Serbian parliamentary elections | Elections News

While President Aleksandar Vucic is not on the ballot, the contest is seen as a referendum on his government. Serbians have begun voting in parliamentary and local elections that will test the strength of the country’s governing party amid unrest over high inflation, corruption, and gun violence. The snap elections,…