Mr. Tsilfoglou’s life in Sweden reflects the journey of a generation of Greeks who built new lives abroad while remaining deeply connected to their homeland. Through his involvement and presidency of the Greek Community of Borås, he became part of an important chapter in the history of the Greek diaspora. During the years of […]
Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US has said that Americans voted “NO TO WAR”, after President Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffered a stunning defeat in the midterm elections. “We endorse this message,” parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. “If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and […]
The future of Hellenic and global diaspora studies at the University of Melbourne has received a major boost, with the Nikolaos Andrianakos Foundation committing $2.5 million to support teaching, research and community engagement.
The Central Bank of Cyprus has introduced a 1% systemic risk buffer (SyRB) for commercial lenders, up from zero. It comes on top of the 1.5% countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) on domestic risk-weighted assets that has been in place since January 2025.
1492: Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba’s Indigenous population 1556: Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of North India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya is defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra 1605: Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up King James I […]
For the past two decades, Costas Politis has made Tashkent his home, transforming what began as a short professional assignment into a lifelong commitment to culture, heritage and intercultural dialogue. A distinguished architect, restorer and museologist, he has dedicated his career to protecting historical monuments and preserving the cultural identity and collective memory of nations. […]
By Martin Banks US voters have given their verdict on the Trump administration with a clear cut victory for the Democrats.
By Martin Banks A musical concert aims to pay tribute to the victims of the Bois du Cazier tragedy, which took place in Marcinelle in the south of Belgium 70 years ago. The Bois du Cazier tragedy (also known as the Marcinelle mining disaster) occurred on August 8, 1956, at the Bois du Cazier coal […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized the growing financial and political influence of major technology companies and billionaires, arguing that wealth should not translate into the power to shape electoral outcomes or public policy.
1576: Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, the Spanish defeat the Walloons and capture Antwerp Print from 1869 showing oxen-drawn covered wagons, men on horseback, oxen and a dog crossing the plains to California.Emigrants Crossing the Plains 1841: The first wagon train arrives in California after a five-and-a-half-month, 1,730-mile journey over the Sierra Nevada from Missouri […]
