IDFA to Open With Shorts Program, Announces Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘Trillion,’ Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s ‘Silent Flood’ in Competition

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the main competition lineups for its 38th edition, taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23. The now complete selection features almost 250 films from 76 countries...

Matt adds silver medal to recent gold

Whittlesey Rifle Club president and Paralympic legend Matt Skelhon added a brilliant European silver medal to his record at the WSPS European Championships in Osijek, Croatia, last week. Competing in the R3 10m Air Rifle Prone event, one of the...

Entertainment News (10/14/25)

Filipino prodigy, Croatian musicians in concert THE concert Echoes of Croatia in the Philippines, set for Oct. 14, will be held at the Far Eastern University (FEU) Center for the Arts and the FEU Institute of Arts and Sciences, in partnership with...

Katowice Airport reports record 5.8m. passengers in first nine months of 2025

Katowice Airport handled over 5.8 million passengers in the first three quarters of 2025, recording double-digit growth in both regular and charter traffic. Katowice Wojciech Korfanty International Airport in Poland recorded its highest-ever...

Olympics medal winner Aman hopeful WFI will revoke ban

Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat looked happy and content. The reason was simple: he was felicitated by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with sports minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in attendance. However, one thought has been...

The 11 travel rules you need to know (and the ones you can ignore)

Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it Share Who’s to say what we can and cannot do...

Best things to do in Northern Greece

Hidden beaches, shimmering lakes, villages stuck in time, lofty peaks and cities with pulsing creative energy – welcome to Greece’s least visited and arguably most magical region. Northern Greece is the mythical home of the ancient Greek gods...

Justice Deferred Or Double Standards – Choose Society’s Poison Carefully

In the long and grim annals of Australia’s legal history, few cases are as emblematic of miscarriage, prejudice, and institutional failure as that of the Croatian Six. In 1981, six Croatian-Australians—recent migrants, many with little or limited...

MIPCOM Deal Wrap: Lionsgate, Banijay, Cineflix Ink Intl. Sales for Factual Formats

Lionsgate has kicked off MIPCOM Cannes with a string of early international deals for its unscripted and factual formats slate. The company announced multiple international sales for unscripted titles, including for music documentary Andrea...

General Hospital Spoilers: As Willow Is Headed To The Slammer, Nelle Returns Like Britt And Nathan?

General Hospital spoilers tease Port Charles is filling up with zombies — or something like it. Britt Westbourne’s (Kelly Thiebaud) return was one for the books. Coming back from the grave might be common fodder for soaps like GH, but Britt pulls...

US Exits List of World’s 10 Most Powerful Passports

For the first time in about two decades, the United States has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful passports in the world. Credit: ajay_suresh – CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. For the first time in about two decades, the United States has...

How fast (or slow) are Italy's internet speeds in 2025?

If you’re thinking of working remotely in Italy, you’ll need to know how the quality of the internet connection stacks up in your part of the country. One of the most crucial considerations for remote workers is reliable internet access and...

Overviews of the current conjuncture – openings and risks

We (Anna Gregoletto and Mark H. Burton)1 opened the series with Mark’s stock take, Prospects for Degrowth 2025 of the current situation of polycrisis2, which presents a multitude of challenges but also opportunities for degrowth horizons to...

BAT and the Channel Islands Coop roll out Yoti facial age estimation in stores to combat underage access

British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it has partnered with The Channel Islands Co-operative Society Limited (Channel Islands Coop) – the region’s largest retailer – and Yoti, a leading provider of digital identity solutions, to introduce...

Nearly 70% of US adults considered obese under proposed new definition

Published on 17/10/2025 - 12:45 GMT+2 Nearly 70 per cent of American adults would be classified as having obesity under a newly proposed definition. The traditional obesity measure, based on a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, has long faced...

More than a dozen countries back UK on reforming ECHR to ease deportations

British ministers have won the backing of more than a dozen countries to reform the European Convention of Human Rights as governments across the continent search for ways to curb illegal migration. More than 16 countries are understood to support...

Sanja Vulic Promptly Responded To Sabina Cudic: Leave The False Concern For RS

The SNSD caucus in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (PABiH), more precisely Sanja Vulic, reacted to the statement of Sabina Cudic (Our Party) in which she stated that SNSD representatives did not...

Frank Warren names David Adeleye as potential next opponent for Dave Allen

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Morocco Ranks 12th in the World, Still Africa’s Best in FIFA Rankings

Morocco just keeps on shining on the global football stage, and they’re still hanging onto a 12th spot in the latest FIFA World Rankings. The Atlas Lions have an impressive 1,710.11 points on the official FIFA website, and they’re still looking...

CJN hails admittance of Nigerian judges’ group into int’l association

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has hailed the admission of the National Association of Judges in Nigeria (NAJN) into the International Association of Judges (IAJ), describing it as a milestone achievement that...