Best of the Fall Fests: THR’s Critics Picks

VENICE, TORONTO Documaker Gianfranco Rosi returns to his native Italy for this stunningly shot look at life at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, then and now. The film surveys Pompeii’s prized ruins; ventures into the tunnels beneath them, dug by tomb...

Review: Our Father

11/09/2025 - A new patient at a church-run rehab centre has to recover while navigating the ranks of a small community in Goran Stanković’s fiction feature debut Vučić Perović in Our Father Back in 2009, controversy erupted in Serbia. After a few...

Law Professor Valchev: Balkan Association of Roman Law Facilitates Cooperation between Scholars

The Dean of the Faculty of Law at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski and former minister of the education, Prof. Daniel Valchev, said here on Thursday that he is convinced that the participants of the 10th International IUS & LEX Conference...

OIC: World should now move to carry out measures contained in New York Declaration

The declaration, which calls for a two-state solution and a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, won the UNGA's overwhelming support on Friday Co-sponsored by Saudi Arabia and France, the resolution passed with 142 countries...

Suspension of Strategic Dialogue by the U.S., a Signal of Distancing from Kurti

A distancing from Kosovo’s acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti, as well as a warning to his government that international support is fading. This is how Toby Vogel from the Council for Democratization Policies in Berlin and Gëzim Visoka, professor...

Today, September 5, We Celebrate St. Teresa of Kolkata

Sub-Saharan Africa, 05 September, 2025 / 11:15 am (ACI Africa). The Church celebrates on Septermber 5 the feast of Mother Teresa, a universal symbol of God's merciful and preferential love for the poor and forgotten. Mother Teresa was born Agnes...

UN overwhelmingly approves irreversible path to Palestinian state, 142 countries in favor, 10 against

The UN General Assembly on Friday approved the declaration initiated by France and Saudi Arabia, calling for support of a two-state solution, with 142 countries voting in favor, 10 against, and 12 abstaining. The “New York Declaration,” discussed...

Arsenal linked with Stuttgart’s midfielder; eyeing a move in the next summer

LOS ANGELES and DUBLIN and MILAN, June 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brera Holdings PLC (“Brera Holdings,” “Brera” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: BREA), the first publicly-listed football (American soccer) focused company in the world of professional...

38 OSCE Member States Called For The Release Of All Political Prisoners In Belarus

2 "The courage of the Belarusian people has not been forgotten." At the OSCE meeting, the UK and 37 other countries issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus and an end to the large-scale...

EP Rapporteur on Serbia Tonino Picula: No Conditions for Free Elections, Social Polarization Is the Alternative

Interviewed by BTA, the European Parliament's rapporteur on Serbia, Croatian MEP Tonino Picula, said the only way for Serbia to emerge from its deepening crisis is to hold elections, but conditions for free and fair polls are currently lacking,...

Venezuela’s authoritarian turn and the repression of its Left

Since Venezuela’s disputed 2024 elections, Nicolás Maduro’s government has escalated its authoritarian turn. More than 2,000 people were detained in the days following the vote, and targeted persecution has widened to include journalists, trade...

Training For Tomorrow's Fight: Forging Readiness at Saber Junction '25

HOHENFELS TRAINING AREA, Germany – Soldiers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment gathered in the German countryside to test and refine transformational warfighting concepts during Exercise Saber Junction '25, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center...

Craig Bellamy admits 'we don't allow that' as he reveals ban he's put on Wales players

Craig Bellamy has explained how his Wales players are not allowed to throw their hands in the air in frustration. The former Liverpool, Newcastle United and Cardiff City forward took up tenure as manager of his national side last year and is...

Kazakhstan v Wales strange kick-off time, time difference and TV channel

In the first international break of the new season Wales will play a crucial World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Thursday. Craig Bellamy’s side return to the international scene looking to add three points to the board, after a...

Craig Bellamy criticises Kazakhstan pitch as Wales face tough night at $185 million stadium

Craig Bellamy has criticised the use of artificial pitches in top level football, with his Wales side set to face Kazakhstan on the surface later this week. The 30,000 capacity Astana Arena is the venue for the World Cup qualifier, after being...

BTA National Press Club Takes Part in Book Alley

This year, BTA once again has its own national press club at the Book Alley in Sofia. The BTA stand is located in tent 44, in the park in front of the National Palace of Culture (NDK). The stand presents the latest issues of LIK magazine, as well...

300 Albanian Imams and scholars issue powerful pro-Gaza declaration

In the largest formal response from Balkan Muslims yet, prominent Albanian Muslim figures condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza, in spite of the Albanian government’s continued silence. In a fierce statement released on Thursday, close to 300 Muslim...

Interview with Tony Jeton Selimi, Author of Climb Greater Heights

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Climb Greater Heights? The story behind the story is my life. I didn’t write Climb Greater Heights because it was a clever business move. I wrote it because life demanded it of me—and...

He might have a famous name but Gemmill has a dismal record in charge of the Scotland Under-21s... so why does he seem to be bulletproof?

The World Cup dream is very much alive for Steve Clarke and his Scotland players. After taking four points from their opening two qualifiers, there is renewed optimism around the national team. A belief that the long wait could finally be coming...

Hearts transfer interest in Galymzhan Kenzhebek explained as offers are put to the Kazakhstan winger

SPFL Premiership move would appeal to the Kazak Premier League forward Hearts face competition for Galymzhan Kenzhebek should they decide to follow up their interest in the Kazakhstan international winger. Tynecastle officials have been monitoring...