Biljana Vankovska – Palestine: Recognition of What? And Why

By Biljana Vankovska Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Biljana Vankovska is a professor of political science and international relations at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, a member of the Transnational Foundation...

Just How Polluted Is Europe? We Asked the European Environmental Agency

It’s a mighty enough task for one country to monitor its levels of environmental pollution; it’s a colossal effort to do so for a whole continent. And yet that’s what the European Environment Agency (EEA) does. Since its formation in 1993, the...

Serbia Welcomes Back Army General Sentenced for Kosovo War Crimes

Archive photo, Nebojsa Pavkovic in Belgrade, June 2002. Photo: EPA/SASA STANKOVIC. Nebojsa Pavkovic, a former Yugoslav Army general sentenced to 22 years in prison for war crimes, arrived back in Serbia on Sunday after being released by the...

Diplomatic Snub of 77 Countries at the United Nations: Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Mass Boycott Over Gaza Onslaught

In a moment that encapsulated the deepening fissures in global diplomacy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium at the United Nations General Assembly on September 26, 2025, only to address a chamber that had been...

US Nears Highest Cancer-Rate Around The World

Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, but its prevalence varies significantly from country to country. In this infographic, Visual Capitalist's Marcus Lu shows age-standardized cancer incidence rates across 180+ countries,...

Digital Rights Review: AI and Growing Uncertainty Over What’s Real Online

Throughout August, BIRN monitors recorded cases where AI was misused to impersonate politicians, doctors, journalists, citizens, and public institutions across Southeast Europe. According to Eurostat, in most countries in the region, less than...

EU survey shows consumer views on food safety

A survey by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has revealed how much people are aware of and pay attention to food safety. EFSA conducts the survey every three years. This year it includes the 27 EU member states and seven EU candidate...

On Tyranny today: Twenty lessons in practice

It seems we consume everything and everyone today, including ourselves. We have lost a clear sense of what freedom is. If we do not trade our labour for it, it is unattainable. Much like democracy: without an abundant budget, it collapses....

Russell Martin 'get to f***' chants echo as Rangers revival halted by Genk in Europa League – 5 talking points

James Tavernier and team-mates react after Genk's Oh Hyeon-Gyu scores So much for the Rangers revival. Anyone fooled by a potential Russell Martin renaissance at Ibrox should probably think again. And as if these supporters haven’t suffered enough...

Why are Western Balkans ignoring renewables and locking themselves into gas?

For years, the European Union has invested in fossil gas as a 'bridge fuel'. That gamble has backfired: Europe is still gripped by soaring bills, supply disruptions, and geopolitical risk. To fill the gap left by Russian imports, EU countries have...

Oscars International Race 2025: Complete List of Entries So Far

With one week to go before the deadline for submitting entries to the Oscars’ Best International Feature Film category, 70 countries have announced their choices for this year’s race. The Academy won’t announce the official lineup until later in...

Watch the video: Which European countries are at most risk of blackouts?

The worst possible place to open a frozen food business in Europe? It's probably Albania. The country has been ranked as the worst blackout-affected country in Europe and Eurasia in a study by global cable manufacturer Wiringo. On average, Albania...

Stork-Focused Documentary “The Tale of Silyan” Acquired by National Geographic

National Geographic Documentary Films has picked up the acclaimed documentary The Tale of Silyan for a theatrical and eventual Disney+ release. What’s Happening: National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to The Tale of...

Tamara Kotevska’s ‘The Tale of Silyan’ Lands at Nat Geo for Theatrical, Streaming Release

National Geographic Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to “The Tale of Silyan” from Tamara Kotevska, the Oscar-nominated director of “Honeyland,” in collaboration with Concordia Studio, The Corner Shop and Ciconia Film, the company...

Leuven wins 2030 European Capital of Culture title, Jury praises

Leuven (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Leuven has been named European Capital of Culture 2030, the 5th Belgian city after Antwerp, Brussels, Bruges, and Mons, with its “Lov2030” program praised by an international jury. As VRT News reported, Leuven...

Unga 2025 in New York (2): the participation by Italian Minister Tajani

The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, is in New York from yesterday until September 25 to participate –accompanying the Prime Minister– in the High-Level Week of the 80th United Nations General...

Today is an important day for Ukraineʼs European integration: the “first negotiation cluster” may be opened for us.

Babel employs over 20 people. It’s not a very large newsrook, but not a startup either. We are publishing on the website, YouTube, Telegram channel, and TikTok. We have deliberately abandoned the easiest ways to earn money (like by advertising...

New music this week: Songs from ADONXS, Achille Lauro, Ziferblat and more

Although we’re officially into the Eurovision 2026 season, it will still be some time before we hear any national final and Eurovision songs. Thankfully, the music will always continue and a number of Eurovision artists are still producing new...

A borderless Africa must be more than a slogan

Hopewell Chin’ono writes: A borderless Africa is a powerful idea, but at this stage it remains fanciful because African countries have not yet reached an equilibrium in their economies. If Zimbabwe were to embrace it today, neighbouring countries...

Barcelona, Madrid join Europe-wide rallies against Israel’s Gaza campaign

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Dublin and other European cities on Saturday to denounce Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, amid mounting global outrage over the two-year conflict. Demonstrations had been long...