Serbian populist leader Vucic launches campaign for prime minister
Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is seeking to extend his hold on power through a parliamentary vote.
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Serbian government sets up snap vote with call to dissolve parliament
Upcoming election viewed as bid to tighten President Vucic’s rule after months of mass street protests.
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‘Direction Potocari’: From Srebrenica genocide to a Belgrade football match
Red Star fans honoured convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic. Analysts say that’s nothing new – and that’s the problem.
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Serbia holds funeral for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic
The funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has been held in Serbia’s capital with state honours.
Published On 7 Sep 2026
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Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade honour Ratko Mladic with tifo
Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo honouring Ratko Mladic at the Belgrade derby with Partizan.
Published On 7 Sep 2026
EU official Marta Kos cancels Serbia trip over planned Mladic tribute
EU enlargement chief condemns Ratko Mladic ‘glorification’ as incompatible with European values.
![People gathered on a footbridge over a motorway light flares and hold a banner reading “Thank you general” as a convoy carrying the body of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic passes through Belgrade [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-1788566265.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Serbia welcomes return of war criminal Mladic’s body with military honours
Ratko Mladic received a life sentence from a UN court for committing atrocities during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
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Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
Mladic died in prison in The Hague after failed requests by Serbian authorities to secure early release to home country.
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Record drought grips Europe as rivers and crops dry up
Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.
Published On 28 Aug 2026
Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies
Ratko Mladic a Bosnian Serb war criminal, has died in prison aged 84.
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Ratko Mladic, ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died.
Published On 27 Aug 2026
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