BELGRADE, Serbia — They packed up food, water and extra clothes and set off. Hundreds of Serbian university students on Thursday started an 80-kilometer (50-mile) march toward the northern city of Novi Sad, the latest endeavor in their widening protest movement over a deadly overhang collapse in November that killed 15 people.

President Trump added to the turmoil, saying with no evidence that the crash could have been caused by diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Serbia's ruling coalition began talks to form a new government on Wednesday, after Prime Minister Milos Vucevic resigned amid protests and President Aleksandar Vucic floated the possibility of a snap election in April.

The plan illustrates the continued ambitions of the Trump family to forge new international deals even as President Trump has returned to the White House.

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Historian Gabor Gergely Barath provides insights into the ongoing protests in Serbia and the likely political developments.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a rally with thousands of supporters on Friday to counter persistent anti-government protests that have challenged his tight grip on power. A student-led strike shut down businesses and drew tens of thousands of people to demonstrations around the country.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) sought to keep expectations in check during an afternoon news conference at the Capitol, calling the end of the freeze a “small victory” in a “long war.” At the same time, there was a fresh air of excitement to his remarks.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland

Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was back on Capitol Hill facing a second Senate panel in as many days as he vies for confirmation to lead a nearly $2 trillion agency.

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