Slovenia's Bled named among UN Tourism's best tourism villages 2025

LJUBLJANA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian town of Bled has been officially named one of the world's Best Tourism Villages by the United Nations' (UN) Tourism, joining a global network of rural destinations recognized for sustainable and...

Slovenians urge gov't to curb rising brown bear population

BREZOVICA, Slovenia, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Around 4,200 Slovenian citizens have signed a petition urging the government to take stronger measures to control the country's growing brown bear population, citing increasing encounters between bears and...

Rondina, Pons notch first Challenge-level win in Beach Pro Tour

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons during a match in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge. –HANDOUT PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons gave the Philippines a historic breakthrough, sweeping Slovenia’s Živa Javornik and...

Slovenians to vote on assisted dying on 23 November

Slovenia will hold a referendum on a law legalising assisted dying on 23 November. This will be a second popular vote on the issue, only that this time the decision will be binding. The legislative referendum was called by the National Assembly on...

Former Chelsea boss lands shock new job just three weeks after latest sacking

West Ham sacked Graham Potter just three weeks ago (Photo: Getty) Graham Potter is set to be appointed as the new manager of Sweden – just three weeks after being sacked by West Ham. According to multiple reports, the former Chelsea boss is in the...

Slovenia accelerates solar panel installations

Slovenia’s state-owned electricity company, HSE, together with its subsidiaries ECE (specialising in renewable energy) and Energija plus (focusing on solar installations), signed several contracts to install solar panels on public buildings across...

Golob meets social partners over planned Christmas bonus

Ljubljana, 17 October - Prime Minister Robert Golob held separate meetings on Friday with representatives of employers and trade unions to discuss the government's plan to introduce a mandatory Christmas bonus. Both described the discussions as...

Soccer-How have the Premier League's big signings fared so far?

LONDON (Reuters) -As the Premier League cranks back into action after the international break, the jury is still out on the impact of some of the most expensive close-season signings. Here is a look at how eight of them have fared so far. HUGO...

Orbán’s Expanding Media Empire in the Balkans: The EU’s Next Big Challenge

A roundtable organised by the Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI), a Brussels-based organisation addressing media freedom issues in Southeastern Europe, focused on Viktor Orbán “media investment” in the Balkans. For several years, individuals...

Artist Peljhan transforms Soča River into "living laboratory"

Nova Gorica, 17 October - Acclaimed Slovenian artist Marko Peljhan has transformed the Soča Valley into a laboratory as part of the Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture (ECoC) programme. Within the Isolabs project, over 30 artists and...

Bled named among world's best tourism villages by UN

Shanghai/Ljubljana, 17 October - Bled has been officially named one of the world's Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism, joining a prestigious global network of outstanding rural destinations. The rest of this news item is available to subscribers....

How a One-Man Grassroots Campaign Scuppered the EU’s Latest Plan to Suffocate Online Privacy (For Now)

Could this campaign serve as a template for others aimed at blocking similar dystopian measures, not just in the EU but in other ostensible liberal democracies? We all need a good news story from time to time, especially given the current state of...

'The Bachelor' star Ben Flajnik expecting first child with wife Christina Flajnik

The Bachelor alum Ben Flajnik and wife Christina Flajnik have announced they have a baby on the way. Ben recently took to Instagram and posted two sweet photos with his wife in which they're kissing in a meadow and her baby bump is on full display...

Slovenia avalanche death toll rises to three; One dead,100s rescued after heavy snow in China

Slovenia avalanche death toll rises to three; One dead,100s rescued after heavy snow in China by AFP Staff Writers Ljubljana (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 Rescuers recovered the bodies of two missing Croatian mountaineers Monday, bringing the death toll from...

21% of EU population at risk of poverty, social exclusion in 2024: Eurostat

BRUSSELS More than one-fifth of the population in the European Union was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2024, according to data released Friday by the EU's statistical office Eurostat. Five regions reported rates more than double the EU...

Jerusalem Church leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 06:00 am Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Jerusalem church leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem has...

Body for Slovenians abroad supports EUR 2.5m incentives programme

Presenting the changes, state secretary at the Office for Slovenians Abroad Vesna Humar said these would expand an incentives programme previously limited only to the minority in Hungary to Slovenian communities in all of the country's four...

The leadership of Shell Hungary has been renewed

Shell Hungary has presented a renewed Board of Directors and leadership, which began its work on 1 October 2025. Changes in the Board of Directors According to Shell’s previous announcement, the position of Chairman of the Board is held by Gyula...

Rondina, Pons hit paydirt with first-ever BPT Challenge victory

Philstar.com October 17, 2025 | 3:20pm MANILA, Philippines — Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons repeated over Slovenia’s Ziva Javornik and Tajda Lovsin, 21-19, 21-9, in their Round-of-32 match on Friday morning to notch the Philippines’ first-ever...

Christodoulides outlines Gaza initiative to European leaders

Cyprus’ six-point initiative on Gaza, proposed earlier this week, was set before (European People’s Party) EPP heads of state and government by President Nikos Christodoulides during a teleconference on Friday. The initiative had earlier this week...