Emma Tiglao emerges as 2025 Miss Grand International frontrunner

Emma Tiglao. Image: Instagram/@ahleks4u via @emmatiglao Global pageant observers named Emma Tiglao as a major contender for the 2025 Miss Grand International crown, placing the Philippine bet on the top spots of their frontrunners lists....

Lokalni izbori na KiM: Veliki udarac za Kurtija; Srpska lista odnela ubedljivu pobedu; Srbi slave FOTO/VIDEO

Priština i Južna Mitrovica dobiće gradonačelnike u drugom krugu lokalnih izbora koji će biti održan 9. novembra, pošto u prvom ktrugu noijedan od kandidata nije osvojio više od 50 odsto glasova, pokazuju podaci objavljeni na sajtu centralne...

Drama near a high school in Croatia; Helicopter deployed

All emergency services are on the scene, including a helicopter that participated in providing assistance. According to unofficial reports from Croatian media, the injured person is a student who sustained stab wounds from a knife. He was...

Liverpool are waiting for the real Alexander Isak - here’s why he’s almost here

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

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...

Hepa and Bailey face off in Croatia; Hebard drops 28 points in Poland; Pili debuts in Australia

Kamaka Hepa and Jeremiah Bailey in Croatia. Alaska’s Kamaka Hepa and Jeremiah Bailey met for a hoops summit Thursday in Croatia in a rare head-to-head matchup between pros from The Last Frontier. This was the latest battle between two titans who...

UK sees lessons from Northern Ireland that could aid Gaza ceasefire process

As Israelis and Palestinians wait anxiously to see what comes after a ceasefire in the two-year war in Gaza, the experience of the Northern Ireland peace process in the 1990s may offer lessons in the thorny process of moving from seemingly...

Graham Potter AGREES to Sweden job just weeks after West Ham sacking - with ex-Chelsea and Brighton boss willing to accept a very short contract to secure speedy managerial return

By SIMON JONES Published: 11:05 EDT, 18 October 2025 | Updated: 11:05 EDT, 18 October 2025 Graham Potter has agreed terms to become the new manager of Sweden. The 50-year old, who was sacked as head coach of West Ham in September, expressed a...

Barcelona transfer news: Catalan giants could replace Robert Lewandowski with in-form striker who has a "written release clause"

Barcelona are reportedly keeping a close eye on Hoffenheim striker Fisnik Asllani, with the Kosovo international impressing this season. Barcelona are reportedly keeping a close eye on Hoffenheim striker Fisnik Asllani, with the Catalan outfit...

EU Releases EUR 123M for 3 WB Countries

The European Commission said on Friday it has approved the release of Euro 123.4 million (Dollar 144.3 million) of funding to Albania, North Macedonia, and Montenegro under the 6 billion euro Reform and Growth Facility (RGF). "This decision...

Growth, reform, Russia: Von der Leyen in the Western Balkans

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had a busy schedule when she visited the Western Balkan states of Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia this week, all in just under three days. She has been to...

Sen. Tracy introduces bill in Illinois Senate to amend child labor law

SB2703 10/14/2025 Amends the Child Labor Law of 2024. Provides that nothing in the Act prohibits a minor's parent or legal guardian from employing the minor outside of school hours at a business in which the minor's parent or legal guardian has at...

European Socialists expel Slovakian PM's party for values breach

Published on 17/10/2025 - 16:17 GMT+2 •Updated 16:54 The Party of European Socialists (PES) has expelled the Slovak prime minister Robert Fico’s party. The Socialist party's assembly took the decision unanimously on Friday and it was announced by...

Trump Took Offense To The Nobel Committee

12 Donald Trump The U.S. president shared his worries at an investor dinner. US President Donald Trump has expressed outrage at not being honored with the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. He said this at a private dinner for influential businessmen and...

La Danza Apocalypsa Balkanica: Musician-Philosopher Boris Kovac on Spiritual Resistance

In this interview, musician-philosopher Boris Kovac speaks about Tito's Yugoslavia, Serbia today, the enduring Partizan Movement and also about Resistance today and the struggle for a multipolar, sovereign world. Boris Kovač, an honoured...

NIHD offers new kind of mammogram, designed with comfort in mind

Many women describe mammograms as uncomfortable or awkward. Northern Inyo Healthcare District hopes to change that experience with a new approach — and a new machine. NIHD recently introduced the GE Senographe Pristina, a next-generation 3D...

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...

Growth, reform, Russia: Von der Leyen visits Western Balkans

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had a busy schedule when she visited the Western Balkan states of Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia this week, all in just under three days. She has been to...

Trump says he ended eight wars, links Russia-Ukraine conflict to his peace efforts

US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) reiterated that he has been instrumental in resolving several long-standing global conflicts. During an interaction with reporters aboard Air Force One while travelling to the Middle East, Trump...

NIHD offers a new kind of mammogram

Many women describe mammograms as uncomfortable or awkward. Northern Inyo Healthcare District hopes to change that experience with a new approach — and a new machine. The district recently introduced the GE Senographe Pristina, a 3D mammography...