Ibar River Tensions: The EU warned that Serbia’s talk of diverting the Ibar River harms Kosovo-Serbia normalisation, while Kosovo’s acting president protested as a threat to water and security; Diplomacy vs. Sovereignty: Albania rejected Serbia’s use of UN Resolution 1244 to challenge Kosovo’s statehood, and Edi Rama hit back at Belgrade, saying “Serbia lost Kosovo”; KFOR Transition in Mitrovica: NATO began shifting security at the Ibar bridge and around Visoki Dečani as Kosovo police take on more duties, prompting fresh alarm from Kosovo Serb politics and criticism from Vučić; US-Kosovo Normalisation Push: The US State Department urged Serbia-Kosovo normalisation after Vučić’s Ibar remarks; Kosovo Politics & Courts: Former president Hashim Thaçi will stay in Hague detention until a September verdict; EU Funding Risk: Kosovo could lose EU growth funds due to political deadlock delaying reforms; Security of Orthodox Sites: KFOR commander met US senator Joni Ernst on protecting Serbian Orthodox shrines; Ukraine-Kosovo Fallout: Zelensky’s Belgrade visit sparked anger in Prishtina, including removal of a Ukrainian flag after his Kosovo remarks.