USA is isolated on world stage: Trump failed to pressure countries to support illegal blockade of Cuba

A study by the firm Reputation Lab polled people in 60 major countries, and found that the United States has one of the worst reputations on Earth. The US ranking fell from what was already a low rank of 30 out of 60 in 2024 to an even worse 48th...

Literary stops of Istanbul’s Fatih and power of civic sphere

Istanbul's Fatih Municipality has undertaken a highly significant initiative aimed at reviving Türkiye's cultural memory. The book "Memory and Heritage: The Literary Stops of Fatih," prepared by Turgay Anar, offers a vivid testimony to the...

Dad-of-two found with bags of cocaine in sock

A FORMER landscape gardener was found with four bags of cocaine stuffed in his sock when searched by gardaí, Clonakilty District Court heard. Gardaí stopped Edmond Bakaj (39), of Long Quay Apartments, Clonakilty, outside a town centre pub on May...

The reasons behind Syria’s recognition of Kosovo

On 29 October, the Syrian Arab Republic officially recognised Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state, after a trilateral meeting in Riyadh brokered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This development marks a turning point in Syria’s foreign...

Hope, etched in black and white

NEWSASSET [Enri Canaj] The Albanian-born Magnum photographer Enri Canaj, himself a former migrant, turns his lens on a decade of displacement in his new exhibition, “Say Goodbye Before You Leave,” opening at the Beehive cultural space in central...

Business Insights Europe's gas future lies east and south, not across the Atlantic

Europe is a peninsula of Eurasia. Its historical importance has obscured this, but this geographic reality has shaped its natural gas history. Now, from being cut asunder into an energy island, building new continental connections is essential....

Discover which world leaders are attending the Grand Egyptian Museum opening

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will preside over the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday. The event is hailed as an exceptional milestone in the history of culture and human civilization. The opening ceremony is...

President of Peace

Donald Trump does many things, but none of them end with “peace.” To call him the President of Peace is both ignorant and harmful. Claiming he earned this title through a supposed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas ignores the suffering of...

Florida Governor Orders Ban on H-1B Visas at State Universities

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he is directing Florida's Board of Governors to prohibit state universities from hiring foreign workers through H-1B visas, which allow international professionals in specialty occupations to work...

We left our jobs at 60 to travel the world. Retiring early means living off savings before Social Security kicks in.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with married couple Sandra and Jeff Mayernik, 62-year-old retired realtors who left the US in 2023 to travel abroad. The couple, who run the blog The Mobile Retiree, are currently in Pogradec,...

Mamdani Remains Favorite in Last Day of Early Vote Before New York Elections

The Democratic candidate for mayor of New York, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, speaks in a political act during the ‘New York is not for sale’ rally this Sunday at the Forest Hills tennis stadium in New York (USA). Photo: EFE/Ángel Colmenares...

More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care

More than 50 lone child asylum seekers who disappeared soon after arriving in the UK and while in the care of the authorities are still missing, according to data obtained by the Guardian. Many of the missing children arrived in small boats or...

Cardinal Burke to Newsmax: Exorcism Prayer at St. Peter’s a Sign of Spiritual Battle

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, who presided over a traditional Latin Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica last week where 97-year-old Cardinal Ernest Simoni delivered a prayer of exorcism, told Newsmax on Sunday that the action was a powerful reminder that...

Sanitising Israeli occupation with smiles and selfies in the Holy Land

The recent interview between Nottingham-based imam Umayr Mulla and the notorious far-right Islamophobe Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon) was, to put it bluntly, a disappointingly naïve engagement that has done far more harm than...

Eastern Horizons: New Alliance Architecture for Israel

Reports of Israel’s global ostracism are greatly exaggerated. Even before the current cease-fire reduced the sound and the fury of the self-appointed international moral elites, the reality — as is usually the case — was much more nuanced. Israel...

MAGA Rep. Rages at ‘Entitled’ Food Stamp Recipients

Randy Fine raged against welfare recipients while bashing “bleeding heart liberalism.’ The newcomer Florida congressman appeared on Newsmax’s Sunday Agenda, and gave his impassioned speech to host Lidia Curanaj. After being shown footage of people...

Ivan Nikolov: Greece’s “Concern” Over Balkan Infrastructure

Ivan Nikolov is a journalist, publicist, and publisher. He is the director of the Bulgaria–Macedonia magazine and the St. Kliment Ohridski publishing house. One of Bulgaria’s leading experts on Balkan affairs, he has authored numerous articles and...

Where to Find Food Pantries & Resources Amid SNAP Cuts in NYC

Pexels Where to Find Food Pantries & Resources Amid SNAP Cuts in NYC As families brace for SNAP cuts, there are over 500 locations that provide emergency food across the city. Millions of families across the city are bracing for the abrupt cuts of...

Standing Fast: Former President Atifete Jahjaga on Global Security and Female Leadership in Changing Times (Part 2)

Madam Atifete Jahjaga served as Kosovo's fourth president from 2011 to 2016. She started her career in the military, attaining the rank of Major General of the Kosovo Police. Being just 35 years old when she was elected President of the Republic...

Cardinal Imprisoned by Communists Recites Exorcism During Mass at the Vatican

Albanian Cardinal Ernest Simoni Troshani, an exorcist within the Catholic Church who once endured imprisonment by his country’s Communist regime for his faith, made headlines after he recited an exorcism during a Pontifical High Mass at St....