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Three posts a day: “Today in history” in the morning, and at midday and in the evening the day's news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War.

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  1. Document of the dayDocument of the day: Confronting the Yugoslav ControversiesA synthesis by an international consortium of historians, social scientists and jurists on the most contested issues of Yugoslavia's dissolution, including chapters on “Kosovo under Autonomy, 1974–1990”, “Kosovo under…
  2. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 1 November 20263 reports from 3 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 31 October 2026 – 1 November 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  3. Today in historyToday in history, 1 November: The killing of the Berisha family in SuharekëOn 26 March 1999, during a police action in Suharekë, members of the extended Berisha family were shot near their homes and inside a pizzeria where they had sheltered, including with grenades.
  4. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 31 October 20264 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 31 October 2026 – 31 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  5. Document of the dayDocument of the day: Under Orders: War Crimes in KosovoA book-length report documenting war crimes by Serbian and Yugoslav government forces against Kosovo Albanians (24 March – 12 June 1999) by municipality, with chapters on the chain of command, KLA abuses, NATO's conduct…
  6. Today in historyToday in history, 31 October: The killings in Krushë e MadheKrushë e Madhe was surrounded and attacked on 25 March 1999 together with Krushë e Vogël; houses were burned and looted. Witnesses cited by HRW and the OSCE describe groups of men being shot over the following days.
  7. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 30 October 20263 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 30 October 2026 – 30 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  8. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 30 October 20262 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 29 October 2026 – 30 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  9. Today in historyToday in history, 30 October: The Krushë e Vogël massacreAfter shelling and a joint VJ and MUP attack on 25 March 1999, on 26 March MUP members separated the men from the women and children, forced them into a building in the Batusha compound, shot them and set the building…
  10. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 29 October 20262 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 29 October 2026 – 29 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  11. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 29 October 20268 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 28 October 2026 – 29 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  12. Today in historyToday in history, 29 October: The Bellacërkë massacreOn 25 March 1999 VJ and MUP forces attacked Bellacërkë; villagers fleeing along the stream were stopped at the railway bridge, women and children were separated, and a large group of men were robbed and shot in the…
  13. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 28 October 20264 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 28 October 2026 – 28 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  14. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 28 October 20264 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 27 October 2026 – 28 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  15. Today in historyToday in history, 28 October: The mass expulsion of Albanians, March–June 1999From late March to early June 1999 hundreds of thousands of Albanians were expelled or forced to flee Kosovo to Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro, through crossings such as Morinë and Blace.
  16. Document of the dayDocument of the day: Civil Resistance in KosovoA monograph on Kosovo Albanian civil, nonviolent resistance in the 1990s: the parallel structures of the LDK era and the peaceful strategy.
  17. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 27 October 20261 reports from 1 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 26 October 2026 – 27 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  18. Today in historyToday in history, 27 October: The killing of Bajram Kelmendi and his two sonsOn the night of 24–25 March 1999, the first night of NATO bombing, uniformed men entered the Prishtina home of human rights lawyer Bajram Kelmendi and took him and his sons Kastriot and Kushtrim away.
  19. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 26 October 20262 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 26 October 2026 – 26 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  20. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 26 October 20264 reports from 3 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 25 October 2026 – 26 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  21. Today in historyToday in history, 26 October: NATO's air campaign (Operation Allied Force)NATO began air strikes against the FRY on 24 March 1999, without explicit Security Council authorisation, and suspended them on 10 June after 78 days.
  22. Term of the dayTerm of the day: War crimesSerious violations of international humanitarian law committed during an armed conflict, such as the murder of civilians or prisoners, torture or the cruel treatment of detainees.
  23. Document of the dayDocument of the day: Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)Adopted at the 4011th meeting on 10 June 1999: it establishes international civil (UNMIK) and security (KFOR) presences under UN auspices, provides for “substantial autonomy within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia”…
  24. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 25 October 20264 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 24 October 2026 – 25 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  25. Today in historyToday in history, 25 October: The constitutional amendments and the removal of autonomyOn 23 March 1989, with the building surrounded by police and military vehicles, the Kosovo Assembly approved amendments curbing autonomy; on 28 March the Serbian Assembly adopted them.
  26. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 24 October 20262 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 24 October 2026 – 24 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  27. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 24 October 202611 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 23 October 2026 – 24 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  28. Today in historyToday in history, 24 October: The withdrawal of the OSCE Verification MissionOn the orders of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Knut Vollebæk, the Verification Mission withdrew from Kosovo to Macedonia on 20 March 1999. HRW and the OSCE record that attacks on Albanian villages intensified from that day.
  29. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 23 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 23 October 2026 – 23 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  30. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 23 October 202614 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 22 October 2026 – 23 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  31. Today in historyToday in history, 23 October: The March 2004 violenceOn 17–18 March 2004 riots spread across Kosovo, with attacks on Serb, Roma and Ashkali communities, Orthodox religious sites and UNMIK and KFOR property. According to the UN, 19 people died and 954 were injured.
  32. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 22 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 22 October 2026 – 22 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  33. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 22 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 21 October 2026 – 22 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  34. Today in historyToday in history, 22 October: The Paris talks and the Albanian delegation's signatureIn the second round, in Paris on 15–19 March 1999, the Kosovo Albanian delegation signed the Rambouillet draft on 18 March; the FRY/Serbian delegation submitted its own version without the implementation chapters.
  35. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 21 October 20263 reports from 3 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 21 October 2026 – 21 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  36. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 21 October 20265 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 20 October 2026 – 21 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  37. Today in historyToday in history, 21 October: The 1981 demonstrationsProtests that began on 11 March 1981 in the University of Prishtina canteen grew in late March and early April into demonstrations across Kosovo demanding a republic.
  38. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 20 October 20268 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 20 October 2026 – 20 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  39. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 20 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 19 October 2026 – 20 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  40. Today in historyToday in history, 20 October: The attack on the Jashari family compound in PrekazOn 5–7 March 1998 Serbian police launched a large-scale attack on the Jashari family compound in Lower Prekaz. Adem Jashari was killed along with most of his extended family; an eleven-year-old girl survived.
  41. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 19 October 20265 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 19 October 2026 – 19 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  42. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 19 October 20267 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 18 October 2026 – 19 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  43. Today in historyToday in history, 19 October: The attacks on Likoshan and QirezOn 28 February – 1 March 1998 Serbian special police forces, using a helicopter, armoured personnel carriers and mortars, attacked the Drenica villages of Likoshan and Qirez after a shooting incident.
  44. Document of the dayDocument of the day: The Kosovo ReportThe final report of the Independent International Commission on Kosovo: developments before, during and after the war, preventive diplomacy, the legality of NATO's bombing and UN-led reconstruction, with recommendations…
  45. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 18 October 20264 reports from 3 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 17 October 2026 – 18 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  46. Today in historyToday in history, 18 October: The Kumanovo Military Technical AgreementOn 9 June 1999 NATO/KFOR and the governments of the FRY and Serbia signed the Military Technical Agreement, setting out the phased, verifiable withdrawal of all FRY forces from Kosovo within 11 days.
  47. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 17 October 20263 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 17 October 2026 – 17 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  48. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 17 October 20264 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 16 October 2026 – 17 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  49. Today in historyToday in history, 17 October: Resolution 1244 and the suspension of the bombingOn 10 June 1999 NATO's Secretary General ordered the suspension of air operations after verifying that the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces had begun.
  50. Document of the dayDocument of the day: Prosecutor v. Šainović et al. (IT-05-87) — faqja e çështjes (gjykimi: Milutinović et al.)The official page of the case against six senior political, military and police officials for crimes in Kosovo in 1999, with the trial judgment (26 February 2009) and the appeal judgment (23 January 2014).
  51. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 16 October 20264 reports from 3 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 15 October 2026 – 16 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  52. Today in historyToday in history, 16 October: Robert Gelbard's statements on the UÇKUS Special Representative Robert Gelbard publicly called the UÇK a terrorist group, first at a press conference in Prishtina on 22 February 1998 and again in Belgrade on 23 February.
  53. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 15 October 202614 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 15 October 2026 – 15 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  54. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 15 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 14 October 2026 – 15 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  55. Today in historyToday in history, 15 October: The Trepça miners' hunger strikeFrom 20 to 28 February 1989 about 1,300 Albanian miners (sources give 1,200–1,350) barricaded themselves underground in the Stari Trg mine and went on hunger strike against the constitutional amendments and the leaders…
  56. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 14 October 20268 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 14 October 2026 – 14 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  57. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 14 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 13 October 2026 – 14 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  58. Today in historyToday in history, 14 October: Kosovo's declaration of independenceOn 17 February 2008, at an extraordinary meeting in Prishtina, Kosovo's elected leaders declared Kosovo “an independent and sovereign state”.
  59. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 13 October 202611 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 13 October 2026 – 13 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  60. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 13 October 202613 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 12 October 2026 – 13 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  61. Today in historyToday in history, 13 October: KFOR enters KosovoOn 12 June 1999 the first elements of the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo, while the Yugoslav Army and Serbian security forces withdrew on the schedule set by the Military Technical Agreement.
  62. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 12 October 202612 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 12 October 2026 – 12 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  63. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 12 October 202613 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 11 October 2026 – 12 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  64. Today in historyToday in history, 12 October: The Rambouillet conferenceFrom 6 to 23 February 1999 the Contact Group brought the Albanian and Yugoslav/Serbian delegations together at the Château de Rambouillet.
  65. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 11 October 20262 reports from 2 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 11 October 2026 – 11 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  66. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 11 October 20265 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 10 October 2026 – 11 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  67. Today in historyToday in history, 11 October: The movement to reconcile blood feudsFrom 2 February 1990 students and intellectuals led by the folklorist Anton Çetta ran a mass campaign to reconcile families in blood feuds. The largest gathering was held on 1 May 1990 at Verrat e Llukës.
  68. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 10 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 10 October 2026 – 10 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  69. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 10 October 20267 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 9 October 2026 – 10 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  70. Today in historyToday in history, 10 October: Completion of the Serbian and Yugoslav forces' withdrawalBy 20 June 1999 the withdrawal of the Yugoslav Army and Serbian security forces from Kosovo was complete.
  71. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 9 October 20266 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 9 October 2026 – 9 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  72. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 9 October 202611 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 8 October 2026 – 9 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  73. Today in historyToday in history, 9 October: The UÇK's demilitarisation undertaking and the creation of the TMKThe UÇK signed its unilateral undertaking of demilitarisation and transformation on 21 June 1999 (the text is dated 20 June). On 20 September 1999 UNMIK established the Kosovo Protection Corps, and on 21 September NATO…
  74. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 8 October 202610 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 8 October 2026 – 8 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  75. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 8 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 7 October 2026 – 8 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  76. Today in historyToday in history, 8 October: Richard Holbrooke's encounter with UÇK membersOn 24 June 1998 US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke, touring western Kosovo, met and was photographed with uniformed UÇK members — in Junik, according to BIRN.
  77. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 7 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 7 October 2026 – 7 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  78. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 7 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 6 October 2026 – 7 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  79. Today in historyToday in history, 7 October: The killing of Jusuf and Bardhosh Gërvalla and Kadri ZekaOn 17 January 1982, in Untergruppenbach, Germany, two unidentified gunmen shot the exile activists Jusuf Gërvalla, his brother Bardhosh and Kadri Zeka. All three died.
  80. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 6 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 6 October 2026 – 6 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  81. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 6 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 5 October 2026 – 6 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  82. Today in historyToday in history, 6 October: The killings in ReçakOn 15 January 1999, during a Serbian police operation backed by Yugoslav Army armour against UÇK positions around Reçak, 45 Albanians were killed according to the OSCE verification mission; many were men detained in the…
  83. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 5 October 202614 reports from 7 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 5 October 2026 – 5 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  84. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 5 October 202614 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 4 October 2026 – 5 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  85. Today in historyToday in history, 5 October: The Constitutional Declaration of 2 July 1990Barred from the Assembly building, Albanian delegates gathered outside and adopted a “Constitutional Declaration” proclaiming Kosovo an equal unit within Yugoslavia and rejecting the 1989 amendments.
  86. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 4 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 4 October 2026 – 4 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  87. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 4 October 202614 reports from 5 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 3 October 2026 – 4 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  88. Today in historyToday in history, 4 October: The suspension of Kosovo's Assembly and GovernmentOn 5 July 1990 the Serbian Assembly passed a law terminating the work of the Kosovo provincial Assembly. The same day Radio Television Prishtina was taken over and Albanian-language broadcasting stopped.
  89. Evening newsEvening news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 3 October 202614 reports from 4 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 3 October 2026 – 3 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.
  90. Midday newsMidday news on the KLA, The Hague and the Kosovo War, 3 October 202614 reports from 6 outlets, collected automatically from public RSS feeds for the period 2 October 2026 – 3 October 2026. Headlines are the outlets' own.

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