284: Roman General Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by the armies of the East and West after the death of Carinus at the Battle of the Margus 762: Khan of the Uyghurs, Bögü Qaghan, conquers Luoyang, the capital of the Chinese Empire 1695: Zumbi, the last King of the Quilombo dos Palmares in early Brazil and […]
By Martin Banks The European Commission has signalled its intention to amend parts of its initial proposal for the long-term EU budget beyond 2027.
Sydney’s Greek community is coming together to spread festive cheer and support those in need, as the Greek Welfare Centre of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia hosts its annual Christmas Community Appeal.
Washington has moved to secure exclusive access to natural gas destined for Ukraine through Greece, with US concerns focused on competing Azeri gas entering Greece via the TAP pipeline.
1530: Final decree of the Diet of Augsburg, “The Recess,” is signed by Charles V and the Catholic princes, reaffirming Catholic rites and principles after the departure of the Protestant princes 1620: The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast 1805: Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reaches the […]
The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US-drafted resolution that endorses US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza. Included in the plan is the establishment of an International Stabilisation Force (ISF), to which, the US says, multiple unnamed countries have offered to contribute. The resolution was backed by 13 countries – including […]
The Slovak PM won’t join any other political groups for the moment, according to a close ally. Instead, he is considering forming a new alliance with like-minded left-leaning parties that share anti-war rhetoric.
Greece and Ukraine have agreed to co-produce unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, at Greek shipyards in a move officials describe as a major outcome of Sunday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
1477: “The Dictes & Sayengis of the Philosophers,” the first dated printed book in England, is printed by William Caxton at his press in Westminster 1626: St. Peter’s Basilica is consecrated in Rome, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the world’s largest Christian church 1916: British General Douglas Haig finally calls […]
Donald Trump has urged lawmakers in his own party to vote to release files relating to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The US president wrote on Sunday night that House Republicans should do so “because we have nothing to hide”. The reversal of his position follows a slow drip feed of documents concerning the disgraced […]
