Western Balkans Delegates Gather in Sofia and Plovdiv for Cultural Diplomacy Seminar

The State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs is organizing a working visit to Bulgaria mottoed "Rethinking Cultural Cooperation in the Western Balkans". The event is taking place in Sofia and Plovdiv on October 6-10 and is...

Celebrates a wide range of cultures at Tucson Meet Yourself 2025

The beloved folklife festival Tucson Meet Yourself (TMY) celebrates a wide range of cultures and traditions from Southern Arizona and beyond with food from over 40 vendors, and live music, dance, and folk art demonstrations from over 150 artists....

AP News: Greta Thunberg is among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison

Former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau is embraced by a friend as she arrives at the airport in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, after being arrested on the Global Sumud Flotilla and subsequently released by the Israeli authorities. (AP...

Denmark’s Quiet Revolution in Recognizing New Religious Communities

Denmark has quietly become one of Europe’s most consistent examples of religious fairness. By applying clear, neutral rules instead of judging belief, its government now recognizes a wide range of faiths—from the Bahá’í and Brahma Kumaris to...

New Mexico Becomes First U.S. State To Offer Free Child Care To All

TAOS, New Mexico, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country. Under the...

Greta Thunberg claims ‘abuse’ as she’s deported from Israel in her prison clothes along with 170 aid flotilla activists

Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg has been deported from Israel. Israel has said 171 activists from the Gaza aid flotilla - including the Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg - have been deported. Listen to this article The environmentalist had...

Neighbourly conflicts hinder North Macedonia at the gates of the EU

Historical, cultural and linguistic disputes keep the EU door closed to North Macedonia, while the key is held by "brotherly" Bulgaria, which has promised it will not back down until its neighbouring country fulfils the agreement reached in 2018....

EU Report Slams Georgia For Democratic Backsliding, Highlights Progress In Other Candidates

The European Union's annual enlargement report will slam Georgia for its backsliding on democratic policies while generally giving a positive review to Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine on their progress toward membership, a draft of the...

90 Day's Darcey Walks Out on Georgi as He Gets Vulnerable About the Pressure He Faces to Have Kids: 'Stop Wasting My Time!' By Abigail Adams

NEED TO KNOW On 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After, Darcey got upset after learning Georgi is struggling with the pressure he faces to have kids Georgi lashed out at Darcey after she interrupted him while he tried to be open with her After parting...

OPINION: Pokrovsk Revisited Again – Deadlier Drone Wars – Laughing at Luna

The ground war story is still in Pokrovsk. In the bombardment war, the Russians launched a big strike against the power grid and heating, and daily smaller ones. And the Ukrainians kept to their pace of burning a refinery a day at least. There is...

Media Review: November 3

The topic of the 2026 State Budget Bill dominates Monday’s news media. ECONOMY An article on Capital.bg reads that this week will be dominated by the 2026 budget. By law, it should have been submitted last Friday, but the ruling parties set a new...

'90 Day Fiance' finale: Matt proposes to Jasmine, Georgi and Darcey contemplate divorce, Gino prepares to date

90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? featured Matt Branistareanu proposing marriage to Jasmine Pineda, Gino Palazzolo creating a dating profile, Georgi Rusev and Darcey Silva on the verge of divorce, and Julia Trubkina upsetting Brandon Gibbs again...

Vice President Iotova Opens 23rd National Scientific Conference “The Knowledge Society and Humanism of the 21st Century”

“The national culture of every people is the key to understanding the world around them,” said Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova, who opened the 23rd National Scientific Conference titled “The Knowledge Society and Humanism of the 21st...

Monument to Former National Enlightenment Minister Stoyan Omarchevski Unveiled in Nova Zagora

Bulgaria's Education and Science Minister Krasimir Valchev and Nova Zagora Mayor Galya Zaharieva have unveiled a monument to former minister of national enlightenment Stoyan Omarchevski. The ceremony took place in Omarchevski's hometown on...

Letters: Flag symbol of country’s unification

Your correspondent Ms Dixon (A&T Letters 24th Oct) disdains what she sees as the far right symbolism of the Union Jack and St George’s flags displayed in Lymington. There are no laws restricting the use of flags in UK but any claims by Reform’s...

Romania and Rheinmetall sign agreement to build gunpowder factory

Romania and the German defense company Rheinmetall signed an agreement on Monday to construct a gunpowder production plant in Romania. According to Ukrinform, AP reported the news. Following the signing ceremony, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan hailed...

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...

Why I Stopped Visiting Europe – And Why You Might Consider It Too, Expense Data Suggests

The Staggering Hotel Price Explosion The Staggering Hotel Price Explosion (Image Credits: Unsplash)European hotels have simply priced out average travelers. Tom Jenkins, the CEO of the European Tourism Association, said that European hotel prices...

Germany’s Migrant Crime Problem Is Out of Control 

In a sane country, it would be unthinkable that the murder of a two-year-old boy would go effectively unpunished. And yet this is exactly what is happening in Germany. In January this year, a 28-year-old Afghan asylum seeker—Enamullah...

In U.S. first, New Mexico launches free child care for all

TAOS, N.M. – New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country. Under the program, families,...