THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Offaly columnist asks 'can you tell my story to the world'

ST Paul reminds us: “We are sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet enriching many; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.” (2 Corinthians 6:10). The Christian life is paradoxical. We can name sorrow honestly, yet still hold fast to...

Le plan des botanistes pour enrayer le déclin des palmiers en Afrique

Les palmiers embellissent les paysages africains, des déserts jusqu’aux forêts tropicales. L'Afrique centrale en possède la plus grande variété, avec 52 espèces, tandis que l'Afrique occidentale en compte 38 et l'Afrique orientale 18. Ils font...

The Fodder Grass Museum in Thiruvananthapuram showcases different varieties of fodder grass and fodder crops

It might sound odd to call a small plot overgrown with grass a museum. But the half-acre parcel of land on the premises of the office of the State Fodder Farm at Valiyathura in Thiruvananthapuram is actually one. It is the Fodder Grass Museum,...

Rep. Don Bacon comments on Ukraine strikes, African violence, and U.S. budget vote

Rep. Don Bacon, a U.S. Congressman representing Nebraska’s 2nd district since 2017, addressed several international and domestic issues in a series of posts on October 6, 2025.In his first post of the day, Bacon commented on Ukraine's recent...

Cameroon – 2025 Presidential Election: The Climate Justice Movement Calls on Candidates to Act on the Climate Emergency

Yaoundé, October 7, 2025 – Just days before the presidential election, the Climate Justice Movement (MJC) in Cameroon is calling on candidates to place environmental protection and climate justice at the heart of their programs. The movement urges...

Celebration of dance diversity coming to downtown Phoenix

Special to Independent Newsmedia A show celebrating diverse music and dance is coming to downtown Phoenix. One World Dance & Music, a dance studio in Phoenix, will present a show titled “Global Grooves” at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 at the Phoenix...

UAE Visa Ban: Tourist, Work Visas Suspended for 9 Countries

PNN Dubai [UAE], October 6: The UAE, i.e United Arab Emirates, has announced a stop on tourist and work visas for citizens from nine countries. This policy has gained significant attention as travelers and expatriates are closely watching the UAE...

UAE Visa Ban 2025: Tourist and Work Visas Suspended for 9 Countries. Is India Included? Check Here

The UAE has temporarily suspended tourist and work visas for citizens of nine African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, and Sudan, citing security and migration policy concerns. Officials clarified the suspension is not a permanent blacklist....

The Cold, Hard Airport-Floor Truth

By Michael Every of Rabobank There is some irony that this Global Daily author, who has written about geopolitical events such as drone incursions into Europe regularly, was trapped in Munich airport on Friday night by what were reportedly...

Interview: Before return to Florida, Jon Batiste talks overcoming calamity, AI, and what’s next

Jon Batiste plays Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee on June 16, 2024. Credit: L Paul Mann / Shutterstock Jon Batiste has called his current tour a healing, liberating spiritual practice that can serve as a reminder that joy is always available to...

The UN has failed dismally and despises Trump for his success

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...

Opinion: Where United Nations fails, Trump dares to step

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...

‘When you have skills, you become free’

The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering them with educational tools for economic...

MALI: Mali October 2025 Update

October 5, 2025: Mali has ended its cooperation with France on counterterrorism efforts. Five French diplomats believed involved were expelled from Mali. Ther current military government in Mali accesses France of trying to replace them with a...

August sees record breaking N$5.3 billion deficit

Chamwe Kaira August recorded a trade deficit of N$5.3 billion, the highest on record, statistician general and Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) chief executive officer Alex Shimuafeni said on Thursday. The figure shows a sharp decline from July,...

Knife salesman claimed 'we sell cutlery' after customs found 'revolver' in shipment

Juan Martinez(Image: Southport Inquiry) A company which sent an unchecked machete to the Southport killer claimed "we sell cutlery" after customs officers found a shipment containing a "pepper-box revolver". Hunting & Knives, an online retailer...

Mikey Spice reflects on first breakthrough cover

It was 1994 and a sultry song titled Practice What You Preach topped the United States pop chart and gave Barry White a huge comeback hit. One year later, a reggae version introduced a little-known singer named Mikey Spice to dancehall fans....

Westwin Elements highlights what's at stake for U.S.'s critical minerals pursuit, Indigenous ways of being

This story was produced with support of Internews' Earth Journalism Network. On a hot July afternoon, the sun begins to lower, emanating a vibrant orange glow on Comanche Nation citizens and visitors of the tribe's annual homecoming powwow in...

Firm that sent unchecked machete to child killer claimed 'we sell cutlery'

A firm that dispatched an unvetted machete to the Southport killer insisted "we sell cutlery" after customs officials discovered a shipment containing a "pepper-box revolver". Hunting and Knives, an online retailer that operated in the UK but was...

Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee champion, dies at 91

Primatologist, ethologist, conservationist, animal advocate, and educator Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, has died at age 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced on October 1, 2025, that Goodall, the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger...