Kosovo government

Russia tries to ban Kosovo flag at UN -- unsuccessfully

By Edith M. Lederer Apr. 13, 2021 06:51 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia tried for the first time Tuesday to prevent Kosovo’s representative from speaking at the U.N. Security Council with the country’s...

Mannequins are positioned at the tables of Bagolina eatery eatery, as a protest against the latest government COVID-19 lockdown measures in Kosovo capital Pristina, Friday, April 9, 2021. Kosovar association of gastronomy have found an innovative way of protesting, sitting mannequins instead of customers in chairs of closed restaurants and cafeterias following the government's recent latest lockdown measures. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo’s mannequin protest against virus restrictions

Apr. 09, 2021 08:11 AM EDT

Kosovo newly elected president Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, center, flanked by speaker of parliament Glauk Konjufca, inspect the Guard of Honour during a presidential hand over ceremony in capital Pristina, Kosovo, on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Osmani took over the presidency after being elected to the post during a two-day extraordinary session of parliament. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo’s 38-year-old president takes office

Apr. 06, 2021 07:18 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 file photo, Albin Kurti leader of Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in capital Pristina, Kosovo. Kosovo’s newly-elected parliament has approved the new government challenged by the management of the virus pandemic following recent surging numbers. In an extraordinary session after the first one held earlier Monday, March 22, 2021 the parliament voted 67 in favor and 30 against the new Cabinet presented by Prime Minister Albin Kurti. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu, file)

Kosovo’s new parliament elects new government

By Zenel Zhinipotoku And Llazar Semini Mar. 22, 2021 08:22 AM EDT

Accountant Tercio Galdino and wife Alicea, dressed in their astronaut costumes, pose for a photo backdropped by Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 20, 2021. The Galdinos have come up with a unique way for protecting themselves and drawing awareness around COVID-19 protective measures – by dressing as astronauts. The pair first began to traverse the iconic beaches fully suited in mid 2020 at the height of the first wave of the pandemic in Brazil, now as cases surge once again they are taking their ‘astronaut walks’ back to the promenades. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

The Latest: UNLV now plans in-person spring graduation

By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2021 06:52 AM EDT

Kosovo’s new parliament convenes next week to nominate PM

Mar. 15, 2021 05:26 PM EDT
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s new parliament holds its first session next week to discuss and likely nominate the new prime minister. ...

Election commission employees count casted ballots after the polls closed in parliamentary elections in capital Pristina, Kosovo on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Kosovo’s voters defied freezing weather to vote in an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)

Left-wing party wins Kosovo poll, needs ally to form cabinet

By Zenel Zhinipotoku And Llazar Semini Mar. 04, 2021 07:57 AM EST

Albin Kurti leader of Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in capital Pristina, Kosovo on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Kosovo's main opposition Self-Determination Movement party or Vetevendosje! has won a clear victory in an early election held amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo's leftist opposition party gains landslide win

By Llazar Semini Feb. 15, 2021 03:22 AM EST

Election commission employees count casted ballots after the polls closed in parliamentary elections in capital Pristina, Kosovo, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. Kosovo’s voters defied freezing weather to vote in an early parliamentary election to form a new government amid the coronavirus pandemic, an economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/ Visar Kryeziu)

Leftist opposition party heads to victory in Kosovo election

By Llazar Semini Feb. 14, 2021 01:02 AM EST

Supporters of Ramush Haradinaj, candidate for prime minister of the Alliance for the Future of Kosova (AAK), gather during a rally in the town of Peja, Kosovo, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Kosovo holds an early general election on upcoming Sunday Feb. 14, amid the coronavirus pandemic, economic downturn and stalled negotiations with wartime foe Serbia. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Economy, not Serbia, dominates Kosovo election campaign

By Llazar Semini Feb. 12, 2021 06:49 AM EST

A Kosovo police officer walks across a red carpet prior to a ceremony held digitally, in the capital Pristina, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Kosovo and Israel formally have established diplomatic ties in a ceremony held digitally due to the pandemic lockdown. Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla and her Israeli counterpart Gabriel Ashkenazi on Monday held a virtual ceremony signing the documents. The two countries considered it as “making history” and marking “a new chapter.” (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Kosovo, Israel establish diplomatic ties

By Llazar Semini Feb. 01, 2021 10:34 AM EST

A city police officer walks in the Vittorio Emanuele II gallery shopping arcade in downtown Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 6, 2020. Lombardy is among the four Italian regions classified as red zones, where a strict lockdown was imposed starting Friday - to be reassessed in two weeks - in an effort to curb the COVID-19 infections growing curve. Starting today, only shops selling food and other essentials are allowed to open. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

The Latest: Texas judge upholds El Paso business shut down

By The Associated Press Nov. 06, 2020 02:12 AM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 file photo, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center right, walks with Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, center-left, at the Prime Minister's office in Addis Ababa. President Donald Trump has largely neglected Africa, with one glaring exception: the tussle between two of the continent's most powerful countries, Ethiopia and Egypt, over a massive dam project on a tributary of the Nile. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)

Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US

By The Associated Press Nov. 03, 2020 10:20 AM EST

Kosovo extends EU’s rule of law mission mandate

Jul. 11, 2020 09:55 AM EDT
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s president on Saturday announced a one-year extension of the mandate of the European Union’s mission to ensure the rule of law...