Several hundred student protesters continued to block Serbia's public television station building in Belgrade as tensions soar in the Balkan country days ahead of a planned large rally over the weekend billed as an endgame in months of anti-government demonstrations.

Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the U.S. president, met Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on Tuesday, Vucic said in a post on Instagram.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday the alliance is committed to its peacemaking mission in Kosovo and urged political leaders in Belgrade and Pristina to speed up dialogue to settle unresolved issues and pave the way to lasting peace.

Protest marches in Serbia’s capital Belgrade and a northern city have seen tens of thousands of people respond to a call from university and high school students to strike as part of a monthslong struggle against corruption in the Balkan country.

Tensions escalate in Serbia as student protesters block public television in Belgrade, demanding accountability following a deadly accident linked to government mishandling. The demonstrations challenge President Vucic's rule amid accusations of media bias and governmental corruption.

Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party. Serbia's Russia-friendly President Aleksandar Vucic has often used a Kremlin playbook to discredit the protests that occasionally rise in a country balancing between Russia and the West.

Female students are marking International Women’s Day in Serbia by leading the daily street protests against corruption, and thousands later joined a separate student-led rally against the populist go

In July 2024, Serbia's publisher Vila Libri and Belgrade-based wholesaler TCD Trade launched a buyout offer for all the 2,557 Rad shares they did not already own, offering to pay 14,013 dinars ($131/120 euro) per share. Through the offer, they managed to buy 899 Rad shares, bringing their combined stake in the company to 92.96% from 89.15%.

Serbia’s populist president has apologized for calling a reporter with the state TV broadcaster an “imbecile” after her report from a massive anti-government protest over the weekend.

Tens of thousands of people marched through Belgrade on Friday to mark the deaths of 15 victims in a railway station disaster and to support a student-led call for a general strike aimed at challenging Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's hold on power.

BELGRADE, Serbia — Protest marches Friday in Serbia's capital of Belgrade and a northern city saw tens of thousands of people respond to a call from university and high school students to strike ...