NIS, Serbia (AP) — Fireworks and flares lit up the evening sky as Serbia's protesting students arrived Friday in a southern city on the eve of a huge rally this weekend, part of a massive anti-graft movement challenging the Balkan country's populist government.

In Serbia, a student-led protest sparked by a deadly railway station roof collapse has evolved into mass demonstrations challenging President Aleksandar Vucic's decade-long rule. Accusations of corruption fuel the movement,

Demonstrators display the lights on their mobile phones during a protest in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia on November 5, 2024 [File: Reuters/Marko Djurica] For four months now, Serbia has been ...