The precarious migrant worker

Hsiao-Hung Pai • October 15, 2025 Hsiao-Hung Pai argues that this new book on the working lives of migrant workers is much more than a piece of academic research and should be read as a call to arms When I first saw the title of this book, I...

‘Ragtime’ Review: Broadway Revival Is a Timely, Glorious Panorama of Changing Times in America

Whether “Ragtime” is presented in productions mammoth (as in its 1998 premiere) or modest (the 2009 revival), the musical, adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s kaleidoscopic 1975 novel, reverberates with the directness, passion and allegorical heft of an...

Germany Has The Highest Minimum Wage, Malta The Lowest

Any income or salary comparison is always rife with concerns around prices (how affordable things are) and inflation (how that affordability changes over time). But when we adjust wages for both, what broad themes and insights can be seen? The...

Films from FNE Partner Countries Shortlisted for 2026 European Film Awards

The nomination for the categories European Film, European Director, European Discovery-Prix FIPRESCI, European Documentary, European Animated Feature Film, European Actress, European Actor, and European Screenwriter will be announced on 18...

Russia expands network of “single-use” agents across Europe — intelligence

After losing around 700 spies operating under diplomatic cover, Russia has intensified efforts to recruit “single-use” civilian agents in European countries. According to Ukrinform, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine reported this. Since...

US Senate approves 'Ironclad' security assistance to Estonia

The United States Senate on Thursday evening voted on a significantly boosted Baltic Security Initiative (BSI) defense package. The spending, which includes an "ironclad commitment" to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, comes as part of the overall...

world Belarus makes overture to EU countries after rapprochement with US

PARIS — A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with Europeans after his country sent out invitations last month, in what European diplomats called an overture to reduce Minsk's isolation after a thaw with Washington under Donald Trump....

‘Ragtime’ review: Broadway revival still misses — but has sensational singing

Theater review RAGTIME 2 hours and 45 minutes, with one intermission. At the Vivian Beaumont Theater, 150 W. 65th St. When massive musicals are downsized, the typical argument in favor of the choice is that fewer sets and dazzling doodads put the...

Faversham: a local battle in the international migration crisis

LAST SUNDAY Faversham Against Racism campaigners — gathered outside a small facility housing refugee children — outnumbered anti-migrant marchers who had threaded through the deserted streets of the Kentish market town. Gathering several hundred...

US Senate approves $350 million Baltic states security assistance package

The United States Senate on Thursday evening voted on a significantly boosted Baltic Security Initiative (BSI) defense package. The spending, which includes an "ironclad commitment" to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, comes as part of the overall...

Belarus Reaches Out to Europe Amid Tentative U.S. Thaw

After years of isolation and sanctions, Minsk signals a desire to reengage with EU countries – but skepticism runs deep among European diplomats. PARIS (Reuters) | A senior Belarusian diplomat has held meetings with Europeans after his country...

Bulgaria Wins Two ESPA Innovation Awards for Successful Practices in Medical Spa Tourism

Bulgaria received two awards for innovation from the European Spas Association - ESPA Innovation Award, which are presented for the most innovative and successful practices in the field of medical spa tourism in Europe. This happened on the second...

NATO members say they’re confident, mostly coordinated on how to deal with Russian drone threats

RIGA, Latvia — If Russia again encroaches in NATO-member airspace, officials say they now have set expectations about how that nation will respond—and the list includes options from tracking the Russian aircraft to shooting them down. Over the...

Check the selected projects and programme of Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

CHECK THE PROGRAMME OF INDUSTRY@TALLINN &; BALTIC EVENT The Industry@Tallinn &; Baltic Event 2025 programme, running from 14–21 November, is now live! This year’s edition features a rich selection of seminars, masterclasses, case studies, and...

Cyprus Business Now: AI deal, NPLs, property prices, tourism figures, inflation

Cyprus business & economy wrap-up from the day before The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) on Friday announced the signing of a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tenstorrent, a firm specialising in AI hardware and open...

Audra McDonald Reflects on the American Dream at Broadway’s ‘Ragtime’ Revival Opening Night: ‘We Seem to Have Screwed It Up’

Broadway’s elite turned out on Thursday for the opening night of Lincoln Center Theater’s “Ragtime” revival, a production that artistic director Lear deBessonet thinks will resonate with audiences today even more powerfully than when it first...

Third National Urban Forum Azerbaijan wraps up

As we come to the close of the Third National Urban Forum Azerbaijan, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all participants - representatives of national and local authorities, international organizations, experts and partners - for...

'Arsenāls' art space reconstruction progressing, but slowly

Renovation of the large 'Arsenāls' exhibition space in central Rīga is taking a lot longer than expected and proving to be more expensive than expected, reports Latvian Television. In 2020, the renovation of the exhibition space Arsenāls – as it's...

Filming kicks off for Veiko Õunpuu’s Serafima

07/10/2025 - Led by Priit Võigemast and Tinatin Dalakishvili, the film is an adaptation of Vahur Afanasjev’s novel Serafima and Bogda and “a sweeping story of power, love, and betrayal” Priit Võigemast in Serafima Production is now underway in...

Exodus Adventure Travels expands Finland portfolio

Exodus Adventure Travels, a leading small-group tour operator specialising in active and cultural travel, has expanded its Finland portfolio with the launch of its first summer itinerary, complementing its established winter and multi-country...