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...

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...

Ilia Lukov and the Talents of Bessarabia Celebrate 30 Years of Music with Love in Vasylivka

The renowned Bulgarian performer Ilia Lukov, together with artistic ensembles from the Houses of Culture in Vasylivka Municipality, presented a concert Friday under the title “Ilia Lukov and the Talents of Bessarabia – 30 Years of Songs with...

Singer Ilia Lukov Concludes Tour in Odesa on National Awakeners' Day

Bulgarian singer and composer Ilia Lukov concluded his tour in Odesa with wishes for peace, marking the Day of the Bessarabian Bulgarians and the Day of the National Awakeners. Organized by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) with support from the...

Demonstrators Demand Freedom for Palestine

With a march from the National Palace of Culture (NDK) to the presidential administration building on Sunday, Bulgarian and foreign citizens demanded freedom for Palestine. "Down with the occupation," "Freedom for Palestine," "Peace for all," the...

Labyrinth of Sofia Wins Documentary Film Category at Zagreb TourFilm Festival 2025

The Labyrinth of Sofia won first place in the Documentary Film category at the 14th International Zagreb TourFilm Festival 2025. The Bulgarian film was selected from among more than 80 international titles, the 8pm Advertising Services PR Studio...

Draft Progress Report: Kosovo Shows Limited Progress, Political Deadlock Blamed

Kosovo’s progress on the European Union agenda has been hindered by divisive domestic politics and the political deadlock following the February 9 parliamentary elections, despite the country’s continued commitment to the European path and high...

New Mexico launches free child care for all

New Mexico became on Saturday the first US 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 programme, families, regardless of...

Morad Mostafa's Aisha Can't Fly Away nabs the Golden Palm at the Mostra de València

03/11/2025 - Gaya Jiji's Pieces of a Foreign Life has won the Silver Palm and Best Actress for Zar Amir at the festival, which also celebrated producer Fernando Bovaira’s career Producer Fernando Bovaira with his Honorary Palm, handed out by...

In US first, New Mexico launches free child care for all

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (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...

Two Killed in Drone Attack on Southern Odesa Region

The southern part of Ukraine’s Odesa region came under drone attack again overnight, Oleh Kiper, Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, said on Telegram, adding that civilian infrastructure was targeted. According to preliminary...

A reform agenda for the single market

The EU needs faster growth. Productivity has stalled, energy prices remain high, and the bloc’s biggest economic asset – the single market – is incomplete. With the US and China both intervening in trade, protecting demand, and investing heavily...

Commemorating 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide – IX

Treaty of Sèvres, Ataturk, and Treaty of Lausanne By Eng. HAMBERSOM AGHBASHIAN Treaty of Sèvres By 1918, Allied troops had captured all the Empire’s remaining territories outside of Anatolia, and On October 30, 1918, the Ottomans signed an...

National Awakeners' Day Greetings

Each year on November 1, Bulgaria pays tribute to those who kept alive the nation’s conscience through the centuries - its teachers, writers, scholars, clergy, and freedom fighters. The Day of the National Awakeners honours those who shaped the...

CCP Influence in Oklahoma

Senator Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, recently held an interim study to evaluate the influence of the Chinese Communist Party within the state of Oklahoma. The study evaluated the surge in illegal marijuana cultivation in the state, raising...

The countries where people are the most 'nature-connected', revealed: Nepal tops the list…while Britain is almost at the bottom of the rankings

A new study has uncovered the countries where people are the most connected to nature – and it's bad news for green–fingered Brits. Scientists from the University of Derby analysed data from 61 countries and nearly 57,000 people. Their analysis...

2025 WPF Ladies Weekend Brings More Than 1,500 Women Together

The 2025 WPF Ladies Weekend marked the first women's poker event held simultaneously in different countries. Over the weekend, players from nine countries gathered to compete, share experiences, and celebrate their passion for poker. Organized by...

The countries with the strongest connection to nature, according to a new study

Do you need to touch grass? According to a brand new study, which investigated how connected with nature different nations are, the answer could be yes, immediately. This wasn’t just any old study – it was the first large-scale piece of academic...