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Search results for ‘Kosovo’
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President of Kosovo ‘welcomes British forces’ to region
We spoke to the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani and started by asking about her response to more British troops joining the NATO’s force in the country.
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UK troops ready to join NATO force in Kosovo as tensions rise
A battalion of UK troops is standing ready to join the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo, following rising tensions in the region. The US has called on neighbouring Serbia to pull back what it says is a large military build-up along the border, describing it as ‘very destabilising’. Some 50,000 Serbs living in northern Kosovo…
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Clashes in Kosovo are a ‘home run’ for Russia, says EU’s Kosovo rapporteur
We speak to Viola von Cramon, the German Green Party MEP who is the European Parliament’s Kosovo rapporteur.
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Kosovo violence: NATO deploying additional forces amid Serb protests
NATO has said it will deploy additional forces to Kosovo, following clashes between peacekeeping troops and ethnic Serb protesters which left dozens injured.
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‘We absolutely need to join Nato’, Kosovo president says
We spoke to the Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani and asked her if the distressing scenes from the ongoing war in Ukraine reminded her of what took place in her country in the late 1990s.
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Rita Ora: honorary ambassador for Kosovo
As British singer Rita Ora is made an honorary ambassador for Kosovo 23 years after leaving the country, Krishnan Guru-Murthy talks to her about identity, refuge and the politics of home.
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Serbia condemns Kosovo PM over human organ trafficking claim
The Serbian Foreign Minister criticises the Kosovan Prime Minister after a draft report claims he was one of the key players in the trafficking of Serbian prisoners’ organs after the 1998-99 conflict
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‘Israel has to clean up its act,’ says retired US General and former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
We spoke to the retired US General Wesley Clark. He was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO at the time of the organisation’s operation in Kosovo.
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Former head of Army denies Ballymurphy cover-up
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership of Nato forces in the Kosovo War and headed the British Army during the invasion of Iraq. But back in 1971 General Sir Mike Jackson was a captain in the Parachute Regiment serving in Belfast, with specific responsibility for press relations. And today he gave evidence at…
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Should the role of the Gurkhas be widened?
If the Gurkhas really want equality then their usefulness should be subjected to the same objective scrutiny lavished on other regiments and corps, writes former soldier Doug Beattie.
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Remembering Afghanistan, Garmsir and Sher-Wali
Doug Beattie recounts his experience at the battle of Garmsir ten years ago when he fought alongside Afghan Major Sher-Wali against the Taliban.
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FactCheck: how the migration surge is speeding up
New figures show the scale of the migration surge facing the European Union, with asylum seeker numbers reaching a record high.
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Europe’s migration crisis: what we know so far
Is this really the biggest refugee crisis since 1945? What are the facts behind the headlines?
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Eid relief for Europe’s Muslims after long, hot Ramadan
This has been one of the longest and toughest holy months for Muslims living in Europe, with some fasting 20 hours a day in the summer heat.
