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‘Wales players are tough but I have given them belief’
On the eve of Wales’s European Championship play-off final decider against Ireland in December, Rhian Wilkinson received a poem. The player-cum-poet of the squad who had shared it remained anonymous, but the manager decided to use it as part of...

Top Doctors 2025
Professional Research Services is a research company located in Troy, Michigan that specializes in conducting peer reviewed surveys of various professionals across numerous markets nationwide. A large part of its research focuses on the medical...

Gin will soon lose its unique flavor due to changes in juniper berries
Gin lovers often fuss over tonic brands and garnish choices, yet the real flavor hero hides in the berries of one unassuming shrub. Climate scientists and distillers now warn that the taste of those berries is changing fast. Juniper, the berry...

Serbia And Hungary Warn Of External Moves Against Elected Governments
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 1. Serbian Foreign Minister Marko Đurić met in Szeged with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and discussed foreign attempts to overthrow elected governments,...

Foreign Minister Georgiev Calls for Legal Support Fund for Bulgarians in North Macedonia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev said on Tuesday that a financial mechanism is needed to provide legal support for citizens of Bulgarian identity in the Republic of North Macedonia who face politically motivated court cases,...
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A new Nato in the making: Will ‘distributed deterrence’ work?
The highlight of the recently concluded North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (Nato) Summit in the Hague, Netherlands, was the almost unanimous decision among its members to increase their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP in the next decade,...

Ukraine: Masters of the digital battlefield
This article is taken from the July 2025 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now we’re offering five issues for just £25. The greatest defence failures of history often originate from a lack of imagination. From...

Happy Accidents secures European broadcast deals; hires Oliver
Happy Accidents, the LA-based film and TV studio, has announced licence deals with several European outlets including Sky UK, RAI Italia, Sky Italia, Group M6 (France),TV2 Norway, TV3 Baltics, Network4 Hungary, DIVA – from NBCUniversal...
The Quest For Cheaper And Faster Cross-Border Payments: Regional And Global Solutions - Speech By Piero Cipollone, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The BIS Annual General Meeting, Basel, 27 June 2025
Piero Cipollone Member of the ECB's Executive Board Cross-border retail payments are the subject of increasing attention. This is for two main reasons. First, they play a growing role in the world economy, as international transaction volumes have...

Medical Device Maker Surmodics Recovering From Attack
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Latest Medical Device Vendor to Disclose a Recent Cyber Incident Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • July 3, 2025 Image: Surmodics A Minnesota maker of catheters notified federal...

Selakovic meets with Slovak officials in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA - Serbian Culture Minister Nikola Selakovic met with Slovak Parliament Speaker Richard Rasi and the chairman of Slovakia's parliamentary committee on culture, Roman Michelko, in Bratislava on Thursday. The parties agreed that...
NATO Allies Urged to Spend More, Develop New Capabilities
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 12.17.2001 Courtesy Story "You can't get defense on the cheap," was the message Lord George Robertson delivered to NATO defense ministers at their meeting here. Robertson and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld stressed...

Skopje to Host Meeting of Western Balkan leaders and Marta Kos on EU Growth Plan
On Monday, Skopje will host a meeting of EU and Western Balkan leaders on efforts to accelerate the implementation of the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, which will be attended by the leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo,...

Western Balkans Region Faces Severe Drought and Water Restrictions During Heatwave
The Western Balkans faces a severe drought after a heatwave hit the region, disrupting daily life and creating issues with agriculture and power. Temperatures on Thursday in central Albania reached 40 C (104 F) and meteorologists warned that there...

Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heat wave
The soaring temperatures have pushed Albanian authorities to assist local agriculture with irrigation networks. A project to take water from the northern Mat river to help irrigate around 4,000 hectares (9,885 acres) of agricultural land in the...
Pakistan backs Trump for Nobel Peace Prize he’s long craved
U.S. President Donald Trump | Photo Credit: KEN CEDENO Pakistan said it will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, a move that may have as much to do with annoying rival India as it does with building stronger ties to...
Western Balkans face severe drought and water restrictions during heat wave
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Western Balkans faces a severe drought after a heat wave hit the region, disrupting daily life and creating issues with agriculture and power. Temperatures on Thursday in central Albania reached 40 C (104 F) and...

The New Tea Revolution Takes Off
While coffee remains king in the United States, recent activity shows that iced teas may finally be ... More experiencing their time to shine as well.getty Tea parties have a long tradition in the United States, going back well before the American...

Top 5 Balkan Countries to Visit: Where to Go for Culture, Nature & History
Where ancient cobblestones meet Adriatic dreams—the Balkans serve up Europe's most authentic adventures without the tourist crowds. Photo by Canva Diverse cultures, turbulent history and breathtaking hidden gems: welcome to the Balkan Peninsula,...

Western Balkan countries face drought and water restrictions during scorching heatwave
Published on 03/07/2025 - 17:04 GMT+2 The Western Balkan region is facing a severe drought, as a heatwave spreading across Europe, caused by an African anticyclone, continues to disrupt daily life and create issues with agriculture and...