Christopher Merrill stepping down after 25 years directing UI International Writing Program

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — At a pay phone 25 years ago in the exclusive picturesque Mount Athos in Greece — center of the Eastern Orthodox Church and home to 20-some...

The ‘Serbia Thing’ Tape Highlighted the Perils Facing Free Media

Back in the early 2000s, the Youth Initiative for Human Rights ran a campaign that brought together journalists from Serbia and Kosovo under the slogan “Journalists can do it”. It was a time of hope. The 1990s wars were over, the regime of...

This is what's really behind Alexander Isak's Liverpool slump: The problem that began in February, the alarms AI is raising about him and why Arne Slot's explanation for Swede's slow start just doesn't add up

Alexander Isak last played at his best in February. Even his goal in March during Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final win over Liverpool felt like a cameo from a star already starting to write himself out of the script. For the most expensive player in...

Father wins lottery because his daughter begged him to buy her sweets

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Where are Serbian-Russian relations headed after Brussels’ criticism?

“A lack of patience in Brussels and a demand for sanctions against Russia within a short timeframe” – that’s how security and foreign policy expert Igor Bandović interprets the messages from the President of the European Commission (EC) to the...

Graham Potter finalising deal to become Sweden head coach

Graham Potter is finalising a deal to become Sweden’s new head coach. Potter, 50, is in talks over an initial short-term deal with the national team, with a view to extending should they qualify for the 2026 World Cup. He has been out of...

The Nobel Gamble

The Nobel Peace Prize is regarded as one of the world’s most potent symbols of moral authority. It inevitably draws global attention to spirited individuals and forgotten struggles. Inherently, the Prize is a high-stakes endeavour — an award often...

Evening Brief: Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to 48-hour Ceasefire

Top stories this Wednesday evening, October 15, 2025. Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing in UK After Windshield Crack Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aircraft made an unscheduled landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday...

Trump fumes at Nobel Peace Prize snub saying has 'saved hundreds of millions of lives'

U.S. President Donald Trump lamented about getting snubbed for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize during a private event for wealthy business executives at the White House on Wednesday evening. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT "I stopped 8 wars in 8...

Police responding to report of balaclava-clad home raiders in Wallsend found 200-plant cannabis farm

Elton Kosova and the cannabis farm in Wallsend Police stumbled upon a cannabis farm while responding to reports of balaclava-clad raiders at the house where it had been set up. It was on August 8 this year that police were informed of an ongoing...

The Turks arm Kurti; They are destabilizing the region, violating Resolution 1244 and the UN order

By arming the so-called Kosovo, Turkey destabilizes the region, directly violates Resolution 1244 and the international order. This is not a sporadic gift but part of a wider pattern. Ankara previously sold Bajraktar drones to Pristina, sparking...

Djuric: Serbia continues to strengthen partnerships with NAM member states

KAMPALA - Serbian FM Marko Djuric said on Wednesday that, in its foreign policy, Serbia would continue to maintain good relations with Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) member states and strengthen its position amongst them, as well as to create new...

BiH The Only One Blocking Freedom Of Movement Of Citizens In The Balkans

The delegation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is traveling next week to the Berlin Process summit in London with an uncomfortable label, as it is the only country in the region that has not yet enabled the free movement of citizens in the Western...

Graham Potter closes in on return to management but faces immediate challenge

Graham Potter is close to signing a short-term deal to take over as Sweden manager, talkSPORT understands. At present, Potter would only be in charge for Sweden's final three World Cup qualifiers. Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike prediction made by...

Graham Potter declares interest in Sweden job: Ex-Chelsea and West Ham boss hints at desire to replace Jon Dahl Tomasson - and reveals he'd be a CHEAP option after huge sacking payouts

Graham Potter has declared his interest in becoming Sweden manager after the national team sacked Jon Dahl Tomasson following Monday's dismal 1-0 loss against Kosovo. Sweden, whose World Cup hopes now hang in the balance, sit bottom of their...

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

LONDON (AP) — 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...

Avrupa Minerals Expands Landholdings in Vihanti-Pyhasalmi VMS District, Finland

(TheNewswire) Vancouver, British Columbia October 8, 2025 TheNewswire - Avrupa Minerals Ltd. (TSX-V: AVU) is pleased to report that it has acquired more exploration ground in the prolific Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi VMS District of Central Finland through...

Another provocation by Kurti's regime: Stands painted over that were in the colors of the Serbian flag

Politics 0 During the night, unknown persons painted over the stands, which are in the colors of the Serbian flag, on the sports field in Brdjani settlement, in the northern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. EPA-EFE/GEORGI LICOVSKI Milan Radojević, a...

British border officers sent to Balkans to stem flow of migrants

British border security officers have been dispatched to the Balkans for the first time to tackle illegal immigration as talks continue to open migrant “return hubs” in the region. They have been sent to Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North...

Isak, Gyokeres and Bergvall’s blunder: How Sweden’s World Cup qualifying campaign turned to disaster

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