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 […]
By Martin Banks Pairi Daiza Resort, the leading Belgian animal park, continues to attract an increasingly international audience.
By Daniela Samiri As Bulgaria approaches its presidential runoff on 1 November, the country faces a choice about its political future and European direction. Yet one question remains largely absent from the debate: what does democracy mean when one of the country’s largest minorities is expected to vote but remains almost entirely excluded from political […]
By Martin Banks The implications of Brexit for bi-national UK-EU couples and families were largely neglected in public debates around the UK leaving the European Union, but our new research shows the impacts have been severe. The lack of detailed attention to this population in the Brexit debates is surprising given its significant size. After […]
644: The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu’lu, an enslaved Persian captive. The caliph dies four days later. 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England 1620: Great Patent granted to […]
Kimi Antonelli clinched his first world title and became the youngest champion in Formula 1 history by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Antonelli – 20 years and 68 days old – finished the race in third, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. His moment of glory came on a […]
