SI diplomatic relations at 139

BY SAMIE WAIKORI The Solomon Islands continues to expand its diplomatic relations and currently has ties with a total of 139 countries. The recent inclusion to the list is North Macedonia and Andorra, where Solomon Islands has formally entered...

EBRD VP Makes First Visit To North Macedonia

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 12. Matteo Patrone, Vice President for Banking at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), visited North Macedonia on 10-11 September in his first official trip to the...

Sofia Says It Won't Accept Attempts by Skopje to Undermine 2022 European Consensus

Bulgaria will not accept any attempts by North Macedonia to circumvent the European consensus of July 2022, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev during a working breakfast with his counterparts from Greece, Romania, and Croatia. The...

Skopje residents rise up against landfill fires and toxic pollution

Residents of Aerodrom, Skopje’s largest municipality, have been on the streets protesting for days against the choking smoke and foul odour from a fire at the illegal Vardariste landfill. Although the early demonstrations drew only a handful of...

A Stroke a Day: What That Means for St. Kitts & Nevis — And How It Stacks Up Globally

SKN Times | Health Feature — Deep Dive St. Kitts & Nevis is staring down a stark number: about one stroke every day. In a federation of ~50,000 people, that rough tally implies ~365 strokes a year, which works out to ~730 per 100,000 people...

‘Sentimental Value’; ‘It Was Just An Accident’ & ‘Deaf’ Make Europe’s LUX Audience Award Shortlist + Arab Critics For European Films Noms

Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value are among five titles nominated for Europe’s Lux Audience Award. The prize is presented by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the...

Skopje Landfill Fire Still Burning, Parties Trade Blame

The fire at Skopje’s Drisla landfill, which has been burning for a third day, has not been extinguished despite rainfall over the city. Two excavators, a bulldozer and other machinery have been working for a second day to cover the burning waste...

In a darkening world, Latter-day Saint apostles emphasize reasons for hope

If there’s anything Americans agree on these days, a new poll confirms that they are pessimistic about the future. In a world beset by escalating violence, hostility and despair, it can be hard for many to see any serious reason for hope. But hope...

World Bank sees better growth for Western Balkans but more work needed on jobs

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -Economic growth for six Western Balkans countries is projected to slightly increase in 2026 on stronger exports and investment after a slowdown this year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro,...

PM Manele highlights peace, security at UNGA

BY NED GAGAHE Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has reaffirmed Solomon Islands’ commitment to global peace and security during his official engagements at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Speaking to local media yesterday...

‘Mother Teresa Is With Us’: Missionaries of Charity Mark 75 Years of Service

Presently, the congregation has 754 homes in 138 countries, with 5,076 nuns serving the poorest of the poor, KOLKATA, India — They are known the world over because of the witness of their foundress — and easily spotted, due to their white cotton...

Israel-Hamas talks set to resume

INDIRECT negotiations between Israel and Hamas are due to resume in Egypt today, amid growing hopes for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after the Palestinian resistance group said that it accepted some elements of a peace plan put forward by US...

Global immigration news round up

This week, the Global Immigration team at Smith Stone Walters would like to highlight the following recent updates from Denmark, Hong Kong, Namibia, Portugal and Qatar. Denmark: No residence permits for nurse authorisations On 7 October 2025, the...

Inside Trump's 12-step plan to seize total control

“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” —Abraham Lincoln “The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party divisions and make them one people. To render us again one people, acting as one nation, should be the object of every...

Hundreds of thousands protest across Europe in support of Palestinians

Open this photo in gallery:Istanbul held the largest of Turkey's multiple demonstrations.Francisco Seco/The Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid...

Hundreds of thousands march across Europe in support of Palestinians, Gaza aid flotilla

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla's attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple demonstrations being staged in Turkey. Footage showed...

Hundreds of thousands march in rallies across Europe against Israel

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday against Israel and in support of Palestinians and the interception of a flotilla’s attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple...

Thousands across Europe march in support of Palestinians after aid flotilla intercepted

ISTANBUL (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla ’s attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple demonstrations being staged in Turkey....

Hundreds of Thousands March in Türkiye , the Netherlands and Spain in Support of Palestinians

Hundreds of thousands of people across several European cities marched Sunday in support of Palestinians and an aid flotilla ’s attempt to reach Gaza. Istanbul held the largest of multiple demonstrations being staged in Türkiye. Footage showed...

Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza

Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over the two-year-old war. The protests in...