Cup final flares and fire ‘raises important security questions’
Questions have been asked about stadium security after Thursday’s (14 May) Belgian Croky Cup Final at King Baudouin Stadium.
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EUROPE
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May 15, 2026 Trump warns Taiwan against declaring independence, hours after summit with China’s Xi
Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China. “I’m not looking to have somebody go independent,” the US president told Fox News on Friday, at the end of his two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump earlier said he had “made no commitment either way” about the self-governing […]
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GREECE
May 15, 2026 Greece rolls out early childhood support scheme
The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs organized an event in central Athens on Thursday to promote its new Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program, which provides a family-centered support network for children aged 0 to 6 with disabilities or developmental delays.
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HISTORY
May 15, 2026 15 May 2026: This day in history
1252: Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull Ad Extirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition 1618: German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovers the third of his three planetary laws, the “harmonic law” 1841: First emigrant wagon train to reach California leaves Independence, Missouri, on a 1,730-mile journey over […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 14, 2026 Warning higher Europe air fares ‘inevitable’ due to Iran war
Higher ticket prices for air travellers in Europe are “inevitable” because of the high cost of jet fuel, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association. Although some airlines have cut their European fares recently because of a lack of demand, Willie Walsh said there was no way airlines could absorb the extra […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 14, 2026 Airline boss voices optimism despite aviation gloom over Middle East conflict
By Martin Banks The head of a major airline has called for a “clear resolution” to hostilities in the Middle East.
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EUROPE
May 14, 2026 Brussels rivals have one goal: to finish as city’s top dogs
By Martin Banks It is one of the biggest rivalries in Belgian football and Brussels’ two football clubs are all set to again lock horns in, arguably, the country’s biggest game of the season.
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HISTORY
May 14, 2026 14 May 2026: This day in history
1787: Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up the Constitution of the United States 1796: English country doctor Edward Jenner administers his revolutionary cowpox-based vaccine for smallpox in Berkeley, Gloucestershire 1804: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s expedition sets out from St. Louis for the Pacific Coast, commissioned by Thomas Jefferson 1853: Land surveyor, newspaper publisher, and […]
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LIFESTYYLE
May 13, 2026 Akylas Qualifies for Eurovision 2026 Grand Final with Explosive Performance
Greece’s representative Akylas has stormed into the Grand Final of Eurovision 2026 after a powerful and energetic performance in the First Semi-Final at the Wiener Stadthalle.
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CYPRUS
May 13, 2026 Nicosia hosts informal EU Ministers meeting for housing
Affordable and sustainable housing in the European Union will be discussed at the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Housing, taking place on 11 and 12 May in Nicosia under the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
