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  OP-ED: They create a desert and call It peace – Lessons from two millennia of failed interventions
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of Duravision Inc, Dominica News Online, or any of its subsidiary brands. As negotiators struggle to maintain the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as...
    
  The Berlin Process Is Rewiring the Balkans Through Partnership, Not Power
In London this week, leaders from Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia met with their British and European counterparts for the Berlin Process Summit. It wasn’t a dramatic affair. No sweeping announcements or historic...
    
  "Debris isn't waste"
Internationally well-connected: Aref al-Swaidani, pictured here in his workshop in Weimar (Photo: Institute for Applied Building Research Weimar) Concrete, brick, steel: Aref al-Swaidani wants to rebuild Syria from its ruins. In Weimar he’s...
    
  Serbia’s EU bid: Necessity-driven joint ambition facing foreign policy hurdles
Serbia’s journey toward the European Union began in January 2001, when pro-European parties won parliamentary elections following the fall of Slobodan Milošević in October 2000. At the time, some observers even speculated that the Federal Republic...
    
  Dripping Springs ISD earns 100 on Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas report
DRIPPING SPRINGS — Dripping Springs ISD received its highest score on the Texas Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) this year, according to a presentation by chief financial officer Randy Rau at the board’s Oct. 27 meeting. The...
    
  Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction Reveals 20 Winning Projects of the 2025 Holcim Awards
Barrio Chacarita Alta Housing. The project blends quality housing with vibrant public spaces. Image © Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
    
  Gen Z’s latest trend has blindsided everyone, including fashion magazines – Catholicism
Ancient rosary. Credit: Marbury Dominican nuns.org/ Marian. Who would have ever thought it would happen? In a cultural plot twist that’s left secular trendsetters with their jaws dropped, Gen Z, born roughly between 1997 and 2012, is literally...
    
  Labor’s Nauru deportation signals expanded offshore detention regime
In late August, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke quietly visited Nauru to sign a $408 million deal to allow Australia to deport potentially hundreds of migrants and refugees to the prison island. While official figures have not been revealed,...
    
  Cursed Mountains and Deathly Lakes: When Nature Is Explained By Myth
The drive to explain perplexing things in nature, and the desire to understand earthshaking events of unfathomable scale are timeless human impulses. Found in cultures around the world, geomyths attempt to account for anomalous natural phenomena...
    
  Russian Forces Push To Take Control Of Key Ukrainian Stronghold Pokrovsk
Home Russia Russian Forces Push To Take Control Of Key Ukrainian Stronghold Pokrovsk Control of Pokrovsk would allow Moscow to further disrupt Ukrainian supply lines along the eastern front and boost its long-running campaign to capture Chasiv...
    
  Selakovic: Session of Serbia-Azerbaijan commission very successful
BELGRADE - Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic said on Thursday overall Serbia-Azerbaijan relations were characterised by close cooperation, friendly relations, a strategic partnership and the fact there were no outstanding issues between...
    
  Explainer-Russia prepares to take strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces are close to taking the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk after a pincer movement almost totally encircled it while small groups of highly mobile Russian units penetrated the city, according to Russian military...
    
  Colombia’s Petro Looks to Saudi Arabia for Post-oil Investments
Petro participated in the FII9 summit and met with Crown Prince bin Salman to seek investments for Colombia in the post-oil era. Credit: Andrea Puentes / Presidency of Colombia. Colombian President Gustavo Petro held several meetings with Saudi...
    
  Can Indians get a UAE Visa on Arrival? Here’s what’s changed and who’s eligible
The UAE expanded its visa-on-arrival list to include Indians holding valid visas or residence permits from six new countries; Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada/ AI Image for illustrative and creative purposes UAE...
    
  Event honors alumnus’ career as diplomat, journalist
Former colleagues of Strobe Talbott ’68 spoke about his legacy of public service alongside a discussion of a new biography about his role reshaping post-Cold War diplomacy. Melissa Adamantidi 4:46 am, Oct 13, 2025 Contributing Reporter Melissa...
War Nightmare ended, time for Peace Nightmare!
Ahmed Tharwat BY AHMED THARWAT “President Trump ended 7 wars in just 7 months,” The President of Peace, the State department wrote on its website, ended the wars between Cambodia and Thailand, Pakistan and India, DRC and Rwanda, Israel and Iran,...
    
  Innovation, energy and human capital will define Guyana’s global competitiveness
—President Ali tells world leaders in Saudi Arabia GUYANA is rapidly emerging as one of the most dynamic developing economies, leveraging its newfound oil wealth to drive sweeping transformation across energy, technology and human-capital...
Rotary Club members in Butler County take in international guests
Butrint Batalli, district governor of Rotary District 2485 Albania Kosovo, speaks during a lunch on Monday, Oct. 20, at Alameda Park, which was one of the locales that visitors from Albania and Kosovo visited on their weeklong trip to the U.S. Rob...
    
  A freedom, which begins in prison
Before dawn, as the clock strikes 5:00 a.m., Ardian Zena looks up at the dark sky through a window with no protective bars. The color of the sky brings back memories of the past. But there is no time to waste now. Without the orange vest...