Police fire tear gas at Serbians protesting deadly station roof collapse Demonstrators demand arrests and accountability after 14 people were killed and three others were critically injured. Al Jazeera · Nov 6, 2024
Crowd roars as Xi opens Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China The Games will be held over the next two weeks in 56 venues, of which 12 have been newly built. Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2023
Tens of thousands gather in Serbia's anti-government protest Tens of thousands of Serbs joined an anti-government protest in Belgrade on Saturday, blaming a culture of violence for the deaths of 18 people in two mass shootings and calling on the interior minister to resign. Reuters · Jun 3, 2023
Tens of thousands in Serbia protest mass shootings, government policies Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to permeate society. Reuters · May 27, 2023
Tens of thousands gather in Belgrade protest over mass shootings Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to fester unchecked. Reuters · May 19, 2023
Protesters march in Serbia to demand better security after shootings Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Friday demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers following two mass shootings in which 17 people died. Reuters · May 12, 2023
Montenegro's ex-economy minister Milatovic leads in presidential run-off - pollster Montenegro's ex-economy minister Jakov Milatovic secured 60.1% of votes in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, heralding a defeat of long-serving incumbent Milo Djukanovic, according to a pollster's partial projection. Reuters · Apr 2, 2023
Montenegro's ex-economy minister Milatovic declares victory in presidential run-off Montenegro's former economy minister Jakov Milatovic declared victory in a presidential election run-off on Sunday, over long-standing incumbent Milo Djukanovic, ending more than three decades of his rule in the small Balkan republic. Reuters · Apr 2, 2023
How will the war in Ukraine end? The potential paths forward in Vladimir Putin's ill-conceived invasion One year after the invasion of Ukraine, the war grinds on with no end in sight. These are some potential ways forward. ABC News · Feb 23, 2023
A picture and its story: On the road from Donetsk, evacuation ends in heartbreak Until a couple of weeks ago, things were quiet in the town of Chasiv Yar, despite being just a few kilometres from one of the fiercest frontlines of the war in eastern Ukraine. Reuters · Feb 15, 2023
Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid Russia said on Wednesday it had broken through two of Ukraine's fortified defence lines in the east and Kyiv spoke of relentless Russian attacks making it "difficult for us", as Western allies announced more military aid for Kyiv including artillery rounds. Reuters · Feb 14, 2023
World Cup recap, Day 13: Cameroon beats Brazil, S Korea qualifies Victory for Cameroon over Brazil, South Korea defeats Portugal, Uruguay wins over Ghana, Switzerland sees off Serbia. Al Jazeera · Dec 3, 2022
Industrial Area Fan Zone rocking with fan fervour, music and food Migrant labourers say a ticket quota would have been a welcome gesture for those who helped make the World Cup happen. Al Jazeera · Nov 21, 2022
Round-the-clock vigil to give thousands chance to bid Queen Elizabeth farewell Mourners will be able to file past the coffin of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth in a round-the-clock lying-in-state from Wednesday evening to early on the day of her funeral, with authorities preparing for a huge turnout. Reuters · Sep 11, 2022
Reuters · Jul 25, 2022 The Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia’s way on eastern front Barely a kilometre from Russian positions defending the captured eastern city of Izium, Ukrainian and foreign fighters hunker in a dank basement. Artillery rains down on them most nights, shaking loose the plaster and filling the air with dust.
Reuters · Jul 13, 2022 Last maternity clinic in Ukraine-controlled Donbas a lifeline as war closes in In the last specialist maternity ward still under Ukrainian control in the eastern Donbas region, the windows are packed with sandbags. Rooms used for births at the Perinatal Centre in the city of Pokrovsk follow the two-wall rule, which says the safest parts of a building are separated from the…
Reuters · Jul 6, 2022 Ukraine battles to push back Russian advance in northern Donetsk Ukraine has so far staved off any major Russian advance into the north of its Donetsk region, but pressure is intensifying with heavy shelling on the city of Sloviansk and nearby populated areas, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.
Reuters · Jun 28, 2022 Volunteers evacuate the elderly from Ukraine's Bakhmut, fearing Russian advance Since Sievierodonetsk fell to Russian troops Ukrainian volunteer Eduard Skoryk has been getting more calls to evacuate frail and elderly people from Bakhmut, 70 km away, who fear their city in eastern Ukraine may be next.
ABC News · Jun 16, 2022 Here's what we know about the Azot chemical plant sheltering civilians during the Russian war in Ukraine In a siege similar to the Mariupol steelworks, hundreds of Ukrainian civilians are believed to have taken shelter inside a chemical plant in the Luhansk region.
Reuters · Jun 15, 2022 Up to 1,200 civilians may be in plant in eye of Ukraine battle, separatist says Up to 1,200 civilians may be holed up in the shelters of the Azot chemical plant in the eastern Ukrainian city where one of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging between Russian and Ukrainian forces, a Russian-backed separatist said.
Reuters · May 9, 2022 Russian anthem played as Serbia, torn between EU and Moscow, marks WWII end The Russian national anthem was played in Belgrade on Monday as hundreds of Serbians, including senior government officials, assembled for Victory Day, showing the political strain of a country long aligned with Moscow but now trying to join the EU.
Reuters · Apr 8, 2022 Ukrainian villagers count dead after weeks confined in school basement The names of the dead are scrawled on the peeling wall of a school basement where residents say more than 300 people were trapped for weeks by Russian occupiers in Yahidne, a village north of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
Reuters · Mar 29, 2022 In villages near Kyiv, how Ukraine has kept Russia's army at bay The burnt wreckage of two Russian tanks with blown off turrets and several armoured personnel carriers attest the ferocity of last week's clashes in Lukyanivka village just outside Kyiv. The charred corpse of a Russian soldier lies in a field nearby.