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Hundreds of Serbian nationalists and pro-Russian activists protested against the country’s government on Wednesday.

The protesters threatened to riot if Serbia accepts a Western-backed plan to improve relations with Kosovo, reports Reuters.

– If the leaders of our state do not stop Kosovo from joining the UN, we shall request that the Russian leaders use their veto. Then we get one month to remove the traitor, said a protest leader, referring to President Aleksandar Vucic.

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, something not recognized by Serbia.

At least 39 people have died after a bus plunged down a cliff in Panama on Wednesday.

A total of 66 passengers were on board and according to local media, the driver lost control of the bus after missing an entrance, writes, The Guardian.

On board the bus were traveling migrants who were on their way to the United States.

A suspiciously dangerous package was discovered at Landvetter Airport on Wednesday evening.

The bomb squad was called in to examine the object, which was found to be harmless.

At 11:40 p.m., the restrictions were lifted.

The head of the World Bank, David Malpass, is leaving in June, TT reports.

“After much thought, I have decided to take on new challenges. Now the World Bank can implement a seamless change of leadership as we face global challenges,” Malpass said in a statement.

The 66-year-old American economist took up the post at the World Bank in the spring of 2019.

The World Bank is a leader in lending to mainly projects in growing economies and developing countries.

Payton Gendron, 19, shot dead ten people in Buffalo, USA, last year. Now he is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release.

One of the crimes Gendron has pleaded guilty to and is being sentenced for is a racially motivated act of terrorism, TT writes.

– I did something terrible that day. I shot and killed people because they were black, Gendron said before the verdict, according to the report Reuters.

– I hope they keep you alive so you have to suffer with the thought of what you did for the rest of your life, said a relative of one of the victims at the trial.

A man has been found with stab wounds at a grocery store in Uppsala.

– Some form of knife or sharp object has been used. There were quite serious injuries and he was bleeding profusely when the ambulance got there, says Magnus Jansson Klarin, press spokesperson at police region Mitt.

The man was awake and talking when he was taken to hospital. According to him, there were several perpetrators behind the attack.

– We are trying to locate the crime scene. It is a student area so we hope there have been sightings.

A police operation is underway in the area with regular and canine patrols.

– The man has moved over a large area after the attack. We have quite a lot of blood trails to search for.

The incident is being investigated as attempted murder.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Turkey on Wednesday and Thursday, the defense alliance announced in a press release.

During his stay, he will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu.

Apart from the capital Ankara, Stoltenberg will also go to areas affected by the earthquakes in the country.

There are major problems with car traffic on road 75 next to the Nackatunneln in Stockholm.

According to Aftonbladet’s readers, the queues are long at the site.

The Swedish Transport Administration states that there are “dangers on the road” and that there is a very large impact on traffic.

Neither the emergency services nor the police are aware of the incident or have been called to the scene.

Air raids sounded over Kiev during Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s visit.

Ukraine stated in the afternoon that it shot down six enemy balloons.

Now Kristersson talks about the experience.

– It wasn’t particularly loud. We got digital signals and I acted like the president. We were sufficiently protected, he says to Aftonbladet’s reporter Cecilia Vaccari.

He met Volodymyr Zelenskyj, talked about the EU – but also drove a truck.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s visit to Ukraine’s capital was full of momentum.

He also inaugurated Scania’s new shelter located next to the plant in Kiev.

– It is a rather peculiar situation for those who work in Ukraine with dramatic and difficult circumstances. The prime minister was there to inaugurate the new shelter together with our national leader, says press manager Erik Bratthall.

97 percent of the Russian army is now in Ukraine. This is what British Defense Minister Ben Walles says in an interview with BBC ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels to discuss more aid efforts to Ukraine.

– It has been at enormous cost to the Russian army. We now estimate that 97% of the Russian army – of the entire Russian army – is in Ukraine, says Ben Walles.

Despite that, Russia has not managed to “break through” the Ukrainian defenses, Wallace believes.

But Ukraine no longer has the upper hand in terms of the number of soldiers.

It worries the EU, which the Union’s head of foreign affairs Josep Borrell raised during a meeting in the EU Parliamentt on Wednesday when he also called on the Union to continue sending weapons to Ukraine.

Even NATO’s secretary general is concerned about the new Russian offensive, Danish reports Tv2.

– What Russia lacks in quality, they try to compensate for in quantity. Their training and equipment are not at the same level as Ukraine’s. But they have several strengths. And Russia is ready to send in troops, and they are ready to suffer great losses, says Jens Stoltenberg, according to Tv2.