British border officers sent to Balkans to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled to UK

21:27, 15 Oct 2025 Border security offers are aiming to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled to the UK(Image: Getty Images) British border security officers have been sent to the Balkans for the first time as part of ongoing efforts to stem...

British border officers sent to Balkans to stem flow of migrants

British border security officers have been dispatched to the Balkans for the first time to tackle illegal immigration as talks continue to open migrant “return hubs” in the region. They have been sent to Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North...

British border officers sent to Balkans as UK seeks to stem flow of migrants

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood hosted counterparts from the Western Balkans (Peter Nicholls/PA)British border security officers have been sent to the Balkans for the first time as part of efforts to stem the flow of migrants being smuggled into...

Kosovo vs Slovenia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2025

Kosovo will entertain Slovenia at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Friday. The hosts have a win and a loss from two games, and are second in the Group B table. Reprezentanca have endured a...

Capital Cities and Foreign Legal Research

Recently, I was tasked with a particularly complicated legal research question which involved one of my favorite topics: capital cities. The information and analysis we needed was only available to us once we managed to see the pieces through the...

Kosovo Drone Delivery Sparks Tirade Against Turkey from Serbia’s Vucic

Kosovo trucks transport the Turkish drones after arrival at the airport in Pristina. Photo: Facebook/Albin Kurti. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic issued an angry statement criticising Turkey on Wednesday evening after Kosovo received a shipment...

Kosovo receives Turkish kamikaze drones ahead of schedule: PM

Containers carrying thousands of Turkish Skydagger kamikaze drones have already arrived in Kosovo, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense firm Baykar, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday. Dozens of...

Kosovo Bolsters Defense with Early Delivery of Turkish Skydagger Kamikaze Drones

BELGRADE, Serbia — In a significant boost to Kosovo’s defense capabilities, containers filled with thousands of Turkish-made Skydagger kamikaze drones have arrived in the country, marking an early delivery under a contract with Turkish defense...

Sweden suffer shock defeat to Kosovo to leave World Cup hopes hanging by thread

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Kosovo’s* just energy transition: greening the Kingdom of Coal

Balkan Green Energy News, the media partner of the 2025 Just Transition Young Voices Awards, is publishing the three winning articles. The Energy Community Secretariat organized the contest in collaboration with Bankwatch, CAN Europe, the CLEW...

Sweden vs Kosovo Prediction and Betting Tips | October 13th 2025

Sweden and Kosovo are back in action in Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they lock horns at the Ullevi Stadium on Monday. Kosovo will be looking to complete the double over Jon Dahl Tomasson’s men, having secured a 2-0 victory...

The influence of Russian media ahead of local elections in Kosovo

A free and transparent electoral process, without external interference or manipulation. These are the European Union's expectations for the local elections in Kosovo on Sunday, October 12. In recent days, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani and Prime...

ULAB hosts Kosovan ambassador for global talks on education, trade

Staff Correspondent 12 October, 2025, 03:43 The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh hosted the second session of Global Talks: A Distinguished Lecture Series by Diplomats and Global Voices on the ULAB campus in Dhaka on Thursday. The keynote...

The Geopolitical Choreography of Kosovo’s Local Elections: How Serbia’s Interference Threatens National Security

THE GEOPOLITICAL CHOREOGRAPHY OF LOCAL ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO Why Does Serbia's Interference Pose a Threat to National Security? The significance of Sunday's local elections (October 12) goes far beyond a political competition for the governance of...

NATO on Kosovo’s Drones: Any Air Activity Must Be Coordinated with KFOR

It is essential that any activity in Kosovo’s airspace be properly coordinated with NATO’s peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, KFOR, to prevent tensions and ensure security, a NATO official told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Kosovar authorities...

Vucic “Appalled” By Delivery Of Drones To Kosovo, Accuses Turkey Of Violating UN Documents

Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic accused Turkey on Wednesday of, by arming Kosovo, violating the United Nations (UN) Charter and UN Security Council resolutions. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Wednesday that Turkey, ahead of...

FORVIA HELLA Launches FlatLight Technology

FORVIA HELLA has introduced its FlatLight technology as a daytime running light, offering significant advancements in signal lighting for vehicle fronts. This launch follows the successful series production for rear applications in 2024. The...

Turkey Delivers ‘Kamikaze’ Drones to Kosovo

Kosovo announced on Wednesday that it has taken delivery of “thousands” of kamikaze drones from Turkey, a move that has provoked sharp criticism from neighbouring Serbia and raised fresh concerns about security in the already tense Western...

Turkey’s Drone Sales to Kosovo Test its Friendship with Serbia

Turkey was among the first to recognise Kosovo in 2008 and has since backed its efforts for wider international recognition. During the early 2010s, frequent visits between then prime minister Hashim Thaci and Erdogan deepened ties, while Turkish...

Kosovo Awaits Top Court Ruling as Parliamentary Gridlock Goes On

On Tuesday, Kosovo’s Constitutional Court ordered MPs to again revisit the vote on the post of deputy speaker from the Serb community – but gave no further guidance on how they should resolve the months-long deadlock. Around nine months on from...