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‘I want to give early-career reporters the best shot at launching their careers.’
Tom Huang has reported from Bosnia, Vietnam, Athens, the aftermath of 9/11 and Oklahoma City. Now, his expanded focus paves a path for the new generation, pairing dozens of mentors with mentees and leading 50 Poynter seminars — and counting. When...

Sporting Lisbon transfer will end Leicester City pursuit from Championship rivals
Norwich City’s swoop for Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic will end their pursuit of Leicester City’s Jakub Stolarczyk. The Canaries, one of City’s Championship rivals this coming season, were said to have made an offer for Stolarczyk,...

Landmines — Jerry White’s Survivor Corps Mission
Circa 2009 During a hike in the hills of Israel, a chance encounter with a landmine left Jerry White with a new view on life. White placed his focus not on what had been taken from him, but on how his personal experience and passion could make the...

Annex 7 Remains a Dead Letter: Returnees in BiH Still Without Permanent Homes
As a result of war conflicts, tens of thousands of people have had to leave their homes. Currently, every 67th person in the world is forcibly displaced. They find a new home in countries where there is peace. One of them is Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Glamoč Residents Lose Their Land to Private Wind Farm
The Municipality of Glamoč has begun expropriating over 232 dunams of privately owned land to make way for the construction of the Škadimovac wind farm, a project in which the company RWP Vitorog plans to invest around 300 million BAM. Although...

What Nigeria owes its forgotten citizens
BY LEKAN OLAYIWOLA As of late 2023, Nigeria had over 3.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) across 14 states. Yet, much of the national narrative and even humanitarian response focuses on the north-east, particularly Borno, Adamawa, and...

How Dubai is redefining the house music scene- what was once a gritty underground genre has now been transformed into beach clubs, bottle service and guest lists with world class DJ's
With sandy beach clubs, luxurious rooftop raves, and an endless roster of A-list DJs, Dubai is fast becoming the world's most unexpected house music hotspots. Dubbed the 'Ibiza of the East', Dubai offers its own unique style of house-driven events...

Ambassador Castellani Reflects on Italy’s Commitment to BiH and European Values
(English below) Il 2 giugno 1946 milioni di italiani, per la prima volta anche le donne, furono chiamati alle urne per scegliere tra monarchia e Repubblica. È una data fondativa, che segna il passaggio da una monarchia uscita provata dalla guerra...

EU transfers EUR 51.7 million to Serbia from Growth Plan for Western Balkans
On Friday, the European Commission transferred EUR 51,7 million in concessional loans to the national budget of Serbia, corresponding to part of the pre-financing foreseen under the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, the EU Delegation to...

Dubai hotspots Gerbou and Smoked Room among world's most beautiful restaurants
Two Dubai venues have made it to the World's Most Beautiful Restaurants list for 2025. Omakase eatery Smoked Room and Emirati-inspired Gerbou are among 16 restaurants named in the annual list by Prix Versailles, which recognises outstanding...

Profiting from destruction and reconstruction
Right now, the dominant narrative of those that occupy political and economic power-centres, and those whose careers and lives are wedded to militaries, is that a new world war is looming, and that we need to get ready. One person with such a...

The Week in Women's Football: Carmona leaves Real Madrid; World Sevens; reviewing Nations League
This week, we review the last two rounds of the UEFA Women’s Nations League matches, with the semifinalists set in League A and the teams earning automatic promotion and relegation, while some teams are facing playoffs. We look at some team news...

Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?
Among U.S. politicians, there’s one consistent narrative you’ll hear repeated over and over. Iran, the story goes, must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. Iran is unstable and untrustworthy; Iran is theocratic; Iran is evil. Supposedly...

Early Childhood Development Centre opened in Banja Luka thanks to EU Support
A new Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre, financed with EU support, was officially opened today at the Starčevica Ambulanta Primary Healthcare Centre in Banja Luka. The new ECD Centre will provide early detection and early intervention...
Dundee to Acquire Adriatic Metals
Dundee Precious Metals Inc. plans to acquire Adriatic Metals plc in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Dundee is a Canadian-based gold mining company with operations and projects located in Bulgaria, Serbia and Ecuador. A...
The startups rolling out of Europe’s early-stage micromobility scene
Azora Charge co-founders | Image Credits:Rebecca Bellan Early-stage micromobility has shifted over the last few years. The cowboy antics of e-scooter companies causing chaos in a bid to scale has faded along with those fat venture checks that are...

‘Andor’ Is a Lesson in Building Rebellion
In the early months of the Syrian Civil War, a journalist friend covered a massacre clearly perpetrated by government forces near Homs. There was an unanticipated roadblock to publication, though; a pro-regime Syrian colleague at their outlet...

Serbia's Raspberry Growers Threaten to Abandon Plantations Due to Low Purchase Prices
At the beginning of the raspberry season, growers in Serbia are threatening to abandon their plantations due to low purchase prices of RSD 300-350 per kg (BGN 5-6), local media reported on Friday. "This is a price that is really devastating when...

Federation of BiH launches grants program for prosumers
Operator for Renewable Energy Sources and Efficient Cogeneration – Operator za OIEiEK estimates that the average installed capacity of the solar power plants will be 6 kW, and that the grants will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3,800 tons...

Leicester City crown jewel 'a player of interest' to Premier League club
Leicester City could be set to lose their highly-rated goalkeeper, Mads Hermansen who is attracting interest from potential Premier League suitors. The Foxes' first-choice shot-stopper has featured in most league matches since joining from Brøndby...