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Labour talks to continue in September, Luxembourg 'IS fighter' sentenced, and huge tarantula find at German airport
The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Tuesday, 15 July. Luxembourg BORDER CONTROLS – Minister for Home Affairs Léon Gloden and his German counterpart from Saarland, Robert Jost, have confirmed that German border controls...

Villa Dubrovnik reopens after a stunning multi-million euro redesign
Croatia’s most exclusive hotel, Villa Dubrovnik, an icon on the Dalmatian coast, has officially reopened its doors following a multi-million Euro transformation. After nearly two years of meticulous renovation, the 56-room hotel has reclaimed its...

Recent Split Storms Cause 2 Million Euros in Damage to Poljud
July the 15th, 2025 – The recent Split storms that battered both the city and the immediately surrounding areas have resulted in at least 2 million euros worth of damage to the Poljud stadium. Violent summer storms aren’t entirely unusual in...

India’s Sujeet Kalkal Scripts History With 65kg Gold in Budapest, Boosting Nation’s Wrestling Prospects in 2025
India’s Sujeet Kalkal captured the gold medal in the 65kg men’s freestyle category at the Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial 2025, held in Budapest, Hungary, on July 17. Kalkal’s convincing 5-1 win over Azerbaijan’s decorated Ali Rahimzade earned...

Step inside the Museum of Illusions, which is bringing mind-bending exhibits to Salt Lake City
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Building Illusion at the Museum of Illusions in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Claire Owens crawled under a table and stuck her head through an opening — making it appear that her head was in...

Aberdeen use new ‘cooperation’ loan rules to strike Elgin City deal
Aberdeen and Elgin City have announced a new partnership for the movement of young players as part of the Scottish FA’s new ‘Cooperation System’. Under the new system, which was launched by the governing body last month, players aged between 16...

PHOTOS: New 2km seafront riva in Umag opens
by croatiaweek July 15, 2025 in News (Photo: Grad Umag) The Istrian coastal town of Umag has officially unveiled its newly reconstructed riva, marking the completion of a key strategic project within the City Development Plan 2021 to 2030. The...

Australia’s multiculturalism lives mostly on the surface. Inclusion without voice is tokenism | Shadi Khan Saif
The first thing that hit me when I landed in Melbourne from Kabul wasn’t the city’s famously unpredictable weather but the incredible diversity on the streets and in the food. It was nothing like the Australia I had imagined growing up: a...

Luka Modric completes move to AC Milan after leaving Real Madrid
AC Milan have completed the signing of Luka Modric on a one-year deal, with the option of a further year, which is likely to see the Croatian continue playing at the top-level beyond his 40th birthday in September. The Athletic reported in June...

From Srebrenica to Gaza: Genocide Denial and the Long Struggle for Justice
Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features July 11 is an international day of commemoration for the thirtieth anniversary of the Srebrenica...

July global fiction: Six new novels in English (and translation) to read as summer ends
All information sourced from publishers. Chilco, Daniela Catrileo, translated from the Spanish by Jacob Edelstein Chilco is the name of Pascale’s home island. It is also the Mapudungun word for fuchsia: a word that evokes tropical lushness,...

Phil Mulloy, British Animator Known for Dark, Satiric Work, Dies at 76
Phil Mulloy, the British animator and filmmaker revered for his unflinching, dark, and satiric work that skewered politics, religion, and human nature with biting humor and minimalist style, died last Thursday at the age of 76. News of his death...

Ridiculous phone roaming bills and how to avoid them
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...

The Kremlin is promoting propaganda through "Russian Houses" in the USA and Europe
Main image: Ukrainian activists rally for the closure of the Russian House in Berlin on June 25, 2025. Photo by Santiago Rodrigues The Kremlin is promoting propaganda through "Russian Houses" in the U.S. and Europe, targeting youth with programs...

Ten-Year-Old Esma Dizic Pushes Boundaries, Breaks Two National Records Of BiH
Young competitor of the Aquafit Swimming Club, Esma Dizic, has continued to push the boundaries of Bosnian and Herzegovinian(BiH) swimming. This past weekend, the jubilee 20th international swimming meet “Srdjan and Maksim 2025″ was held. The...

Report: How Melania swayed Trump to a new hardline position on Putin
By EMILY GOODIN, SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 18:59 EDT, 14 July 2025 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 14 July 2025 Advertisement President Donald Trump revealed on Monday the person who has changed his mind on Vladimir Putin: First Lady...

AGCT handles largest vessel at Port of Rijeka
ADRIATIC Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) received the largest vessel to call at the Port of Rijeka with the arrival of the 15,536 TEU CMA CGM Adonis. AGCT, operated by International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), said the vessel, which...

Serbian Church Clerics in Montenegro Inflame Passions by Glorifying War Criminals
As Montenegro continues its path toward European Union membership, recent statements by senior Serbian Orthodox Church clerics praising World War II war criminals are causing concern and drawing criticism from local and international institutions....

Opposition Questions Motives Behind Formation of Auxiliary Police Unit in Republika Srpska
Representatives of the opposition in the National Assembly of Republika Srpska (NARS) believe that the proposed legal solution for forming an auxiliary police unit is pointless and that the ultimate goal is “creating a party army of the ruling...

Gymnast Kovtun changed his sports citizenship — at the 2024 Olympics he won silver for Ukraine
Gymnast Ilya Kovtun, who won a silver medal for Ukraine at the 2024 Olympics, officially changed his sports citizenship from Ukrainian to Croatian on July 11. This was reported by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). At the beginning of...