Thousands demand justice as general strike grips Serbia | World News Tonight

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, as a general strike swept across the Balkan nation on January 24. Protesters have demanded accountability and justice for victims killed in the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad last November.

Our main stories today:
1. NO UNITY IN THE EU
The EU's latest sanctions package against Russia faces a major hurdle. A crucial vote failed on Friday due to a single member state's absence. Who is responsible for this potential deadlock?

2. TIES WITH RUSSIA
Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is assured of winning a seventh five-year term in Belarussian elections on Sunday. The exiled opposition says the vote is a meaningless pretence because all of Lukashenko's leading critics have been jailed or forced to flee, and independent media has been banned and blocked.

3. POLISH ACCENT AT OSCARS
‘The Girl With the Needle’ directed by Magnus von Horn and Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain’ have a chance at the 97th Academy Awards ceremony, which will be held at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on March 2.

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