Convicted Yugoslav general dies weeks after release

BELGRADE, Oct. 20 — Nebojsa Pavkovic, the Yugoslav Army commander jailed for war crimes in Kosovo, has died in Serbia aged 79, a month after his early release from a Finnish prison. Pavkovic was sentenced in 2009 by the UN tribunal in The Hague to...

Between Recognition And Partnership: BiH Without Formal Diplomatic Relations With Eight Member States Of The UN

Although Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been a full-fledged member of the United Nations (UN) since 1992, formal diplomatic relations have still not been established with eight UN member states. These are the states Papua New Guinea, Bhutan,...

Remembering ‘OXI’ Day

Dramatic events disturbed the bucolic life of Griazdani, my birthplace in Northern Epirus [Albania] on a sunny October day of 1940. The village elders advised all inhabitants to stay indoors, except for a committee of volunteers that would...

Will Gaza’s cease-fire lead to statehood or another frozen peace?

I have just returned from Kosovo, where I moderated a discussion on the region’s path toward the European Union. The latest data gathered by an amazing group of people from across the region was sobering: At the current rate of growth, some Balkan...

The Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Reimagines the City-State as a Dining Table

RASA-TABULA-SINGAPURA: Celebrating Singapore's Superdiversity - A Variational City. Singapore Pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2025. Image © Luca Capuano, Courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail...

Castletown coffee afternoon in aid of Blythswood appeal and arthritis charity

The annual Blythswood Shoebox Appeal will benefit from a coffee afternoon this weekend in Castletown and Community Free Church. Donations will go to the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society as well as to the Blythswood appeal, which will see...

From Recipient to Donor: 3 Polish Humanitarian Aid Organizations

LONDON, United Kingdom — Poland is a country in Eastern Europe that used to be a part of the communist sphere of influence. Since those times, much has changed. While the country has never had the status of a major humanitarian donor, this may not...

Dunwoody City Council candidates share visions for city’s future

Support local news in ATL Atlanta’s best morning newsletter Rough Draft is a clever, curated, and concise email to help you stay up-to-date. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs) Editor’s Note: On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the DHA and Rough Draft Atlanta held a...

News digest: Backlash abroad, backlash at home

Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement Hey there, Todayists — buckle up for Today in Slovakia, where the president has managed to ruffle feathers in Bulgaria — and in Bratislava, a communist who...

John Feffer: America’s Disappeared

October 22, 2025 – The Trump administration aspires to deport a million people in its first year of office. The president has also spoken of the more ambitious goal of deporting 15-20 million undocumented people overall, even if that category...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025

Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...

German media bias falsely inflates crime by foreigners

"We are charting something like the fever curve of society," journalism professor Thomas Hestermann said of his new study, "Crime and Migration: Perception in German Media," which examined how the nationality and ethnicity of crime suspects has...

Candidates for Mayor and City Council in Whitehall Nov. 4

We provided questions to the candidates for mayor and city council member of Whitehall and requested a photo. Below are each candidate’s responses as submitted. The election will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4. MAYORAL CANDIDATES Steven Salter 1....

When Anton Çetta met Desmond Tutu

It was May 1999. I was seventeen, tall enough for my mother to worry that my height might betray us. As Serbian soldiers forced us from our homes in Kosovo, my family and I were hidden in the trailer of a tractor. My mother kept whispering, “Bend...

World media cover Tirana protest for KLA leaders

TIRANA, Oct. 18 — The voice of thousands who filled Skanderbeg Square in Tirana on Friday to back Kosovo’s former KLA leaders reached international headlines. Major outlets including the Associated Press, The Telegraph, New York Post and...

Christopher Merrill stepping down after 25 years directing UI International Writing Program

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — At a pay phone 25 years ago in the exclusive picturesque Mount Athos in Greece — center of the Eastern Orthodox Church and home to 20-some...

Serbian foreign minister proposes hosting Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations amid ongoing conflict

Exclusive: Serbia’s Foreign Minister Marko Djuric says his country is ready to host negotiations to help end the war in Ukraine. He also discusses Serbia’s ties with China and President Donald Trump’s popularity in his nation. NEWYou can now...

The war in Ukraine and political chess in the Balkans

President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani (r) welcomes European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (c) for their meeting in Pristina, Kosovo, on October 15, 2025. [Visar Kryeziu/EPA] European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday...

Who still uses cash and what do they use it for?

With all the changes happening to our money, it seems clear that cash is no longer king and while it is not dead yet it’s crown has definitely been thieved by the virtual upstarts. According to recent data from the Banking and Payments Federation...

The Only Remaining Colony in Africa Continues its Struggle for Independence

Africa, Armed Conflicts, Featured, Global Governance, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Credit: UN Photo/Martine Perret UNITED NATIONS, Oct 27 2025...