US President Donald Trump has said he does not think the Iran war will end until after November’s midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not come down until then. “I think the war’s going to end immediately after the election because they can’t hold out any longer,” Trump said of Tehran on Wednesday. He […]
Speaking on Spanish public TV on Wednesday, Sánchez criticised the National Intelligence Centre for failing to anticipate the mass sea crossing. However, the agency had warned its Moroccan counterparts and police chiefs in Ceuta and Melilla.
Greek and Egyptian air and naval forces are joining forces in the Cretan Sea and Eastern Mediterranean for the international exercise Medusa-15, which also involves France, Italy and Cyprus. The exercise begins Thursday and will run for 10 days, featuring fighter jets, warships, drones and special forces training in scenarios based on modern threats and […]
1776: George Washington asks for a spy, and Nathan Hale volunteers 1813: American naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British in the Battle of Lake Erie 1846: Elias Howe takes out a US patent for a lockstitch sewing machine 1924: Leopold and Loeb are found guilty of the murder of Bobby Franks in Chicago […]
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has clashed with AfD leader Alice Weidel in parliament, calling her party a “destructive force” with a migration policy that amounts to “ethnic cleansing” for skilled workers. Merz was addressing the Bundestag in the aftermath of the anti-immigration party’s sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt where it won almost […]
The 31st Greek Film Festival has released an exciting program of films and film events for its full program for the Sydney and Melbourne seasons.
Greek pop star Giorgos Mazonakis, who also enjoyed a strong following among the Greek diaspora, has died of a heart attack after being rushed to a hospital in Athens. He was 54.
1000: Battle of Svolder, Baltic Sea: King Olaf on board the Long Serpent is defeated in one of the greatest naval battles of the Viking Age and leaps to his death overboard 1543: Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned Queen of Scots in the central Scottish town of Stirling 1776: Congress officially renames […]
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that Canada’s pivot away from the US as its largest trading partner “will come at a cost”, as a wave of Canadian retaliatory tariffs on American goods come into force. In a video address, Carney added that the counter-tariffs against the US “are necessary to protect our workers”. Canada’s […]
Cyprus is expected to have around €3.5 billion available for projects over the next seven years, including €2.5 billion from the EU and €1 billion in national resources, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, following his meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa.
