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The Pieces of Trump’s Peace
What did Donald Trump do differently to obtain at least temporary calm in the Middle East compared to the failed efforts of past administrations, foreign powers, and the United Nations? Let us count ten different approaches. 1. Trump curtailed a...
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech in Israel on same day as hostage, prisoner releases
President Donald Trump, speaking in Israel on the day that Hamas released all living Israeli hostages and Israel released Palestinian prisoners and detainees, framed the agreement he helped broker as a "historic dawn of a new Middle East." He told...
Donald Trump Voices Doubts on Tony Blair's Role in Gaza 'Board of Peace' Amid Iraq War Backlash
In a candid exchange with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty about former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's suitability for a key position on the newly proposed "Board of Peace," an...
Trump’s claims for ending some wars ring hollow
The award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuela's chief opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has added insult to injury as far as US President Donald Trump is concerned. After she managed to unify the opposition to President Nicolas...
Letters to the Editor | October 12, 2025
Ban of Tassa – RONALD PRATAP VATULAULAU, BA IT’S about time Fiji FA ban the use of Tassa during major tournaments because it’s a complete nuisance which affects players on the field and spectators watching. Football drug tests – AMINISITAI TORA...
Part-time soldiers, full-time controversy: National Guard at center of power struggle
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to cities across America —from Los Angeles to Chicago, often over governors’ objections — has thrust the nation’s oldest military organization into the center of a...
'Combat-capable force' of 60,000 needed to ensure Gaza security
A “combat-capable force” made up of professional and well-equipped militaries from Arab and Muslim-majority countries could number up to 60,000 troops to secure Gaza, military experts have suggested. They argue that a Nato-style contribution,...
Trapped in the algorithm: Rethinking media’s role in a 'rigged' digital world
Panelists at the Our Media conference, organized by the South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) and Mediacentar Sarajevo, confronted the ethical and strategic dilemmas civil society faces when operating on corporate...
Why Donald Trump could still deserve a Nobel Peace Prize
US President Donald Trump has been campaigning for a Nobel Peace Prize for some time now, claiming to have ended seven wars, and now, the eighth one in Gaza. Instead of seeing the plain logic in giving the award to a man who has changed the name...
Sweden vs Switzerland Prediction and Betting Tips | October 10th 2025
The action resumes in Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as Sweden take on Switzerland at Strawberry Arena on Friday. The most recent encounter between the two sides came in the 2018 World Cup, with Emil Forsberg netting the only goal...
The Week in Women's Football: Lily Nabet exclusive; Champions League qualifying review
This week, we talked with four year veteran midfielder Lily Nabet, who recently moved on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL to current USL Super League top of the table side Ft. Lauderdale United. She has Persian ancestry and we discussed the...
Jovan Mandić: “EPS produces less electricity today than during the NATO bombing”
By Milan Ćulibrk Jovan Mandić is best known to the wider public for cutting off the power supply in 1992 during the Vidovdan Opposition Assembly in front of the Parliament, for which he was kidnapped and beaten by the authorities – an event that...
St. Luke’s opens new breast imaging center, citing national trend of growing wait times
St. Luke’s University Health Network has opened a new Women’s Imaging Center at its flagship hospital in Fountain Hill to expand access to diagnostic breast imaging services for patients in the Lehigh Valley. The new center addresses growing...
What next for Trump’s Gaza plan, and where are the pitfalls?
The peace process was revealed to the world on September 29 as President Trump’s “comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict”. A ceasefire and Israel’s initial, limited pullback mark the start of its 20-point plan.The White House blueprint, which...
Hungarian writer wins literature Nobel for…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden ‒ Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. The committee chose "Krasznahorkai for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic...
What are the candidates for Prishtina promising?
Përparim Rama In seeking a second term, Rama has entered the race with his Prishtina Beyond vision, which according to the chatbot created on the platform to showcase the projects of his first term aims to “go beyond the usual and expected...
‘I didn’t say give your Nobel to me’: Trump says he helped Venezuelan awardee on several occasions
US President Donald Trump on Friday responded to not receiving this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, asserting that he had “helped” the awardee, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, on several occasions. Speaking to reporters at the White...
Things to do in Canberra this week (10 – 16 October)
The Haig Village Markets are hosting a range of school holiday events in addition to their food stalls and handmade desserts. Photo: Haig Park Village Markets. The capital is buzzing with things to see and do as the weather gets nice and warm....
Surveillance of West Nile virus infections in humans and animals in Europe, monthly report – data submitted up to 3 October 2025
Epidemiological summary In 2025, and as of 3 September 2025, 9 countries in Europe reported 652 locally acquired human cases of WNV infection with known place of infection. The earliest and latest date of onset were on 2 June 2025 and 26 September...
Vivienne Westwood to make Middle East debut at Riyadh Fashion Week
Vivienne Westwood will make its Middle East debut at Riyadh Fashion Week 2025, opening the event on October 16 with a runway show that melds British fashion heritage with Saudi craftsmanship. The venue, a palm grove in Riyadh, was selected as a...