Diesel deal is a “gift to Putin” – Renew Europe
By Martin Banks MEPs have reacted angrily to US President Donald Trump suggesting Ukrainians find a new leader
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ECONOMY
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EUROPE 
October 13, 2026 Upcoming summit should aim to build a “deep and ambitious a partnership” between the EU and UK
An upcoming EU and UK summit has been greeted as “welcome news” by a senior MEP.
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EUROPE
October 13, 2026 Students gather in Germany to discuss EU’s famous Erasmus scheme
By Martin Banks Students from various EU countries are coming together this week to discuss the future of the Erasmus exchange scheme.
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HISTORY
October 13, 2026 13 October 2026: This day in history
54: Nero succeeds Claudius as the Emperor of the Roman Empire; Agrippina the Younger is thought to have murdered Claudius, her husband, with poisonous mushrooms to secure the succession for her son Nero 1307: French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and the Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and corruption […]
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WORLD
October 12, 2026 Trump faces growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia
US President Donald Trump is facing a growing backlash over plans to import diesel from Russia as the Iran war continues to impact global energy prices. Trump on Friday announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately “to the American and global marketplace” followed by several other shipments. […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 12, 2026 Canberra to celebrate Greek culture with weeklong festival
A week of Greek music, food, dance, film and sport will take place in Canberra, Australia’s capital, from October 26 to November 1, with events at the Hellenic Club Canberra, Palace Electric Cinema and Deakin Stadium.
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 12, 2026 Ukraine will be “front and centre” at EU summit this week
By Martin Banks The EU commission President Ursula von der Leyen has again thrown her weight fully behind Ukraine following fresh backlash against Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia.
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HISTORY
October 12, 2026 12 October 2026: This day in history
539 BC: Army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon 1279: Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon 1492: Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall on a Caribbean island he names San Salvador (likely Watling Island, Bahamas); the explorer believes he has reached East Asia (OS 21 Oct) 1864: Brazilian […]
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EUROPE
October 11, 2026 Connect to Protect 2026: An International Message from Athens on Protecting Children from Violence
35 countries, more than 360 participants and over 100 speakers at the 1st International Conference on Child Protection and Violence Prevention, organized by IASIS Civil Non-Profit Company on October 5–6 in Athens. The focus was on the need for coordinated action, giving children themselves a voice, and addressing the new threats of the digital age. […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 11, 2026 ‘Time for Ukraine to get new president,’ says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia. The Ukrainian president warned a new deal to release millions of tonnes of Russian diesel into the US would provide Moscow with money to […]
