Daily Brief, October 3: From Govt's Cough Syrup Advisory to Jadeja's 6th Test Ton - Top 10 Headlines Today

On October 3, India saw major developments: cough syrup advisory after 11 child deaths, Army Chief warns Pakistan, record Navratri sales driven by GST, Jadeja scores sixth Test century, and Asha Bhosle wins AI rights case.From health to defense,...

How to watch New Zealand vs Australia: FREE Rugby Championship 2025 streams, TV schedule, preview, teams

The Rugby Championship 2025 has been nothing short of extraordinary thus far, with all four teams locked on two wins and two defeats apiece and only varying bonus points separating the sides. That it comes down to two Bledisloe Cup matches between...

Machete-wielding gang who carried out double murder during music video shoot ambush jailed

A gang of machete-wielding men who carried out a double murder during an ambush on a music video shoot have been jailed for at least 189 years. Leonardo Reid, 15, and Klevi Shekaj, 23, were killed when a group of men armed with large machetes...

Thug who should have been deported 9 years ago murdered boy, 15, & man filming music vid after mistaking teen for rival

A VILE thug who helped murder a teenager and a man after mistaking them for members of a rival gang has been jailed for life. Jason Furtado, who was due to be deported nine years ago, was found guilty of murdering Leonardo Reid, 15, and Shekaj...

Kosovo Mourns Legendary Actor and Director Enver Petrovci

Enver Petrovci in 2021. Photo: BIRN Enver Petrovci, one of Kosovo’s most renowned actors and directors, who also had a significant carrier in ex-Yugoslavia, has died at the age of 71. Known for his roles at home and abroad, as well as for his...

Kosovo Court’s ‘Lenient’ Plea Deal With BIRN Journalist’s Harassers Criticised

Footage from the arrest of members and followers of the ‘AlbKings’ Telegram group in May 2024. Photo: BIRN. The Prishtina Basic Court on Monday accepted a plea deal that the prosecution reached with Besart Ramabaja, Arian Tahiraj and Veton...

‘Our innocence, we lost it’: A shaken town leans on each other

Tuesday was picture day at Mason Elementary School in Grand Blanc Township. Smiles were hard to come by. Monday’s classes had been canceled after a deadly attack the day before at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a half-mile away....

Entertainment The Independent Taika Waititi: Directing Rita Ora in new music video was ‘a dream thing to do’

Taika Waititi has said it was a “dream” to direct the music video for Rita Ora’s new single “All Natural”. The pop star returned with the sultry new track on Wednesday (24 September), describing it as being about “learning to love every side of...

Dua Lipa Gets High Praise From Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani at F4D ‘First Ladies Luncheon’

Fashion 4 Development’s annual “First Ladies Luncheon” is a magnet for powerful women, and Tuesday’s event at the Pierre Hotel was no exception, with Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani being an honoree. Before the event started, the president, who...

Reem Acra, Ban Ki-moon, Muhammad Yunus and Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani Honored at F4D First Ladies Luncheon

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, the former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, economist Muhammad Yunus, fashion designer Reem Acra and philanthropist Amanda Schumaker were among the honorees at Fashion 4 Development’s First Ladies Luncheon Tuesday...

Melania Trump's reaction to Donald Trump's UN speech sparks social media frenzy; ‘Even she didn’t crack a fake…'

Melania Trump was seen on camera seeming elegant as Donald Trump blasted the UN in a blistering speech today. The US President claimed to have stopped seven conflicts in seven months, sparking discussion and prompting netizens to say on social...

How to watch Liverpool vs Southampton: live stream Carabao Cup 2025/26 game for FREE, TV channels, preview, team news

The Liverpool vs Southampton live stream sees Arne Slot's side return to action as they begin their Carabao Cup journey. Defeat in the Community Shield aside, Liverpool have had a perfect start to the new season. As well as winning their first...

Serbia plans new UN campaign against Kosovo

NEW YORK, Sept 23 (TemA) – Serbia says it will mount a diplomatic offensive against Kosovo during the UN General Assembly in New York this week, aiming to weaken support for Pristina’s independence. Kosovo’s government has stayed quiet on...

Albania and Colombia Arrest 17 for Trafficking Women for Sex Work

Albanian police (archive image). Photo: Geri Emiri/BIRN A group of suspected human traffickers, who had trafficked over 50 women, have been arrested in Albania and Colombia as a result of cooperation between the Albanian and Colombian authorities,...

‘Our innocence, we lost it’: A shaken town leans on each other after tragedy

A Grand Blanc Township resident opened his home to people fleeing the church attack. Businesses are providing free food to first responders. Tuesday was picture day at Mason Elementary School in Grand Blanc Township. Smiles were hard to come by....

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: From The League Of Nations To The United Nations To Trump Global?

Historians traditionally blame the failure of the League of Nations — the post-World War I, Versailles-era dream of President Woodrow Wilson — on many things. Its membership was small (58 nations). The League’s utopian rhetoric lacked commensurate...

Good Morning Britain announces plans to honour TV legend John Stapleton

Karen Price Assistant Editor of Screen Time 19:59, 21 Sep 2025 ITV's daytime programme Good Morning Britain has honoured the memory of television icon John Stapleton, who sadly passed away this weekend. The show plans to commemorate the...

For 27 years Cultural and Information Center Bosilegrad has been assisting Bulgarians in the Western Outlands

With a concert by the Slavey Quartet created by folk singer Nadka Karadzhova and a conversation about the problems of our compatriots in the Western Outlands, the Cultural and Information Center of the Bulgarian Minority in Bosilegrad celebrates...

Two Bulgarian Performances to Be Staged at ITF SkupiFestival in Skopje

Two Bulgarian performances will be staged at the 19th International Theater SkupiFestival, which opened in Skopje on September 29 to October 4. On the stage of the Albanian Theater Skopje, on Friday, Yalta Art Room will present its performance of...

How John Stapleton ‘survived in TV’ for 45 years from tragic death of co-presenter wife to Parkinson’s diagnosis

HE was one of TV’s great survivors, moving from one job to another with his professional aplomb intact, whenever "new brooms” swept in bringing change. For decades, John Stapleton, who has died at the age of 79, reported and presented news on TV...