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Two of US President Donald Trump’s top envoys have arrived in Moscow ahead of a weekend of talks aimed at accelerating efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were due in the Russian capital on Saturday, where they will hold talks before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday for discussions with […]
The 90th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) opened Saturday with more than 1,000 exhibitors from 25 countries, with Japan serving as the honored country and a program of events marking 100 years since the fair was first held in 1926.
1666: Firebreaks finally bring the Great Fire of London under control, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and eight dead 1774: Twelve of the thirteen American colonies adopt a trade embargo against Great Britain at the First Continental Congress in Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1781: A French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeats British […]
By Martin Banks It’s one of the most anticipated arts events in the UK and the starting pistol is set to sound on Herefordshire Art Week.
By Martin Banks MEPs from The Left group in the European Parliament had a face to face meeting with EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen ahead of the unveiling of the Commission’s Affordable Housing Act, expected next Wednesday (9 September). Left MEPs said they had “made it clear that market solutions will not […]
Dr. Lin Chia-lung Minister of Foreign Affairs ROC (Taiwan) The rules-based international order is under growing strain as authoritarian states seek to weaken its safeguards and reshape international rule to serve their own interests. Even the fundamental principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and prohibition against the threat or use of force, which are enshrined […]
Greece has described Turkey’s declaration of “national” marine parks as “invalid and lacking legal effect” insofar as they extend into areas outside Turkish jurisdiction and within the Greek continental shelf, according to a formal diplomatic demarche delivered to Ankara. The demarche was issued in response to both public Turkish statements regarding Special Spatial Planning Frameworks […]
476: Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome, the traditional date for the end of the Western Roman Empire 1609: Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover the island of Manhattan [or September 11] 1781: Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish-speaking mestizos in the […]
Written by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis Once again, a digital system with an impressive name is being presented as a “new era” in traffic management: Traffic Commander, together with the operational team “K.O.M.V.O.S.” Its official launch took place on September 1st on the streets of Athens. The system, the cameras and the technology are integrated, but […]
