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Two Serbian flags hang on a pole surrounded by snow-covered tree branches.

Serbians caught between East and West struggle to keep warm

DW

Serbia is facing an energy crisis, with its national oil company under US sanctions due to its majority Russian ownership. Now, a resolution may come from neighboring Hungary.

A medical worker gives a shot of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to a woman during the vaccination in Belgrade, Serbia, Feb. 17, 2021. 

Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’

COVID-19
A large group of people are shown running from police officers on horseback with smoke in the distance.

Serbian leader backtracks on virus lockdown after protest

COVID-19
An illustration shows several bodies layed out in in various positions with one red body.

In the western Balkans, DNA tests help families discover fate of dead relatives

Conflict
Protesters carry a hand-painted sign.

Thousands in Serbia continue to march in nationwide, anti-government protests

Global Politics
Head of Kosovo Serb delegation Oliver Ivanovic (R) speaks with Veton Surroi, member of the Kosovo Albanians delegation, March 2006.

Kosovo Serb leader shot dead in northern town

Conflict

Kosovan Serb leader Oliver Ivanovic, who was standing trial over the killings of ethnic Albanians during the 1998-99 war, was shot dead outside his party office in the northern town of Mitrovica on Tuesday, a state prosecutor said.

Yu-Mex records in Belgrade, Serbia

In mid-’60s Yugoslavia, mariachi music was really popular

Culture

In Cold War Yugoslavia, Mexican mariachi music found a devoted audience.

Refugees and migrants try to warm themselves as they take a break at a gas station before abandoning their trek to the Hungarian border, in the town of Indjija, Serbia on Oct. 5.

Refugees are still squeezing through Europe’s clamped borders

Conflict

Despite reports of closed borders in Europe, some refugees are still managing to find their way in — at a cost.

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Serbian police officer and smiling Syrian boy show Europe how welcoming refugees is done

Conflict

An image of a Serbian police officer cradling a Syrian toddler has many social media users praising the officer and hoping other police will follow suit.

Fans and players of Serbia and Albania clash during their Euro 2016 Group I qualifying soccer match at the FK Partizan stadium in Belgrade on October 14, 2014.

Soccer goes to war during a match between Serbia and Albania

Sports

A scoreless match turned into a riot in Belgrade on Tuesday — literally. When a banner-toting drone flew over the match between political rivals Albania and Serbia, it touched off a riot between the teams and hardcore Serbian fans.