Doc Stories Announces 2025 Festival Lineup: Oscar Contenders ‘Cover-Up,’ ‘My Mom Jayne,’ ‘The Eyes Of Ghana’ & More

Many of the year’s top Oscar-contending documentaries are set for exhibition at the 11th annual Doc Stories, the prestigious four-day cinematic event in San Francisco put on by SFFILM. Doc Stories, running from November 6-9, announced its lineup...

Vucic: We will continue to develop energy infrastructure with EU

BELGRADE - Serbia will continue to develop energy infrastructure with the EU and work hard on delivering on the reform agenda, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday, adding that he expected the efforts to be supported by the EU and...

Tottenham star Brennan Johnson involved in bizarre incident with Wales as statement released

Wales vs Belgium was halted after a rat ran onto the pitch Brennan Johnson found himself performing an unexpected task during Wales' 4-2 World Cup qualifier defeat against Belgium on Monday night - chasing a live rat off the pitch. Cardiff City's...

'Heard it all before mate!' Martin Daubney shuts down GB News guest as he delivers 'Trump-style' solution to migrant crisis

Martin Daubney has clashed with border control expert Henry Bolton today in a fiery GB News debate over Britain’s migrant crisis. The pair were discussing Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s warning that Britain has “lost control of its borders”....

Italy Secures World Cup Playoff Spot, But Recent History Weighs Heavy

BERGAMO, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso issues instructions to his player Francesco Pio Esposito during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Italy and Estonia at Stadio di Bergamo on September 05, 2025 in Bergamo,...

Festivali i Këngës 64 set for December 17 to 20 as artists announced

RTSH have confirmed the dates for Festivali i Këngës 64. The four-night festival will commence on December 17 and conclude on December 20, with 28 acts competing to represent Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. 🇦🇱 28 artists confirmed for...

United Nations General Assembly Electifferentiation of 14 New Members to Human Rights Council in Annual Rotation

WASHINGTON, October 15, 2025 – In a routine yet significant procedural vote at the United Nations headquarters in New York, the UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 14 countries to serve on the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The...

Renalfa IPP expands its Tenevo, Kaolinovo PV plants in Bulgaria with batteries

One of the biggest hybrid power plants in Southeastern Europe is gradually coming together. Renalfa IPP, which last year marked the start of the BESS boom in Bulgaria, said it added a battery system of 65 MW in capability and 110 MWh in capacity...

Nayyab Ali shortlisted for UN special rapporteur role in historic first for transgender representation

In a historic development, prominent Pakistani human rights defender and policy expert Nayyab Ali has been officially shortlisted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of...

International break: How your team's players performed... and who got injured

The October international break has come to an end, with clubs back in action in the Premier League this weekend. It has been a genuinely important international break-- and the last October international window as we know it -- with teams across...

Behind the scenes of Alex Salmond's complicated SNP conference tribute

Could the SNP ever really have got their tribute to Alex Salmond - arguably their greatest leader and strongest critic - right? Behind the scenes of SNP conference, the answer to that question was mixed. The rich, and tumultuous, history between...

Thousands of students to unite in prayer for IFES World Student Day 2025: 'Heartwarming event amid global division and uncertainty'

Unsplash / MD Duran Students and campus groups are preparing for IFES World Student Day 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 16), which marks the 50th anniversary of the movement’s global prayer days. Organized by the International Fellowship of Evangelical...

Eurovision 2026 Vote on Israel's Participation Postponed Amid Gaza Ceasefire and Boycott Threats

Vienna, Austria – October 14, 2025 – The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the governing body behind the Eurovision Song Contest, announced on Monday that it has indefinitely postponed a planned vote on Israel's eligibility for the 2026 edition,...

Who England could land in World Cup 2026 group with nightmare clash against Italy on cards

ENGLAND became the first European qualifiers for the World Cup with their win in Latvia on Tuesday. The Three Lions join the 27 other sides who have already booked their place, with 20 more places to be decided either next month or in March’s...

Palmas tells EU of ‘clear disagreement’ with Turkey joining Safe programme

Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Wednesday said he had informed top European officials of the government’s “clear disagreement” with the idea of Turkey joining the EU’s Security Action for Europe (Safe) defence procurement programme. “We clearly...

WCQ: Courtois Attempts To Catch Rat As Belgium Beat Wales 4-2

With Halloween right around the corner, Wales and Belgium were given an early fright when their World Cup qualifier was temporarily suspended when a rat ran onto the pitch. After disrupting proceedings shortly after the hour mark on Monday, the...

S&P ASSIGNED REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA "BB-/B" RATING WITH STABLE OUTLOOK

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has assigned the Republic of Moldova a BB-/B rating with a stable outlook, noting its commitment to reform, fiscal prudence and gradual economic recovery. According to the Investment Agency, this is one of the three major...

In a first, Pakistani trans woman Nayyab Ali shortlisted for UN Special Rapporteur Role

In a landmark development, Nayyab Ali, a renowned Pakistani human rights defender and policy expert, has been officially shortlisted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of...

Labour admits Britain has lost control of its borders

Shabana Mahmood will today warn that Britain’s inability to control its border is causing an erosion in trust of politicians and the state itself. The Home Secretary will speak at a summit with Balkan interior ministers in London where she will...

RTI: Are our political parties ready for transparency and accountability?

An encouraging outcome of the protracted crisis confronting Bangladesh's right to information (RTI) regime over the past year has been the growing attention the law has received from concerned citizens and civil society leaders. The July 2024...