366: The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers and invade the Roman Empire 1492: Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders the city to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, ending the Reconquista and centuries of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula 1570: Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a peace agreement to end the war with Russia is “90% ready”, in a New Year address that largely focused on resistance to Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said the remaining 10% of the agreement to end nearly four years of conflict would “determine the fate of peace, the fate […]
President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, referred in his New Year’s televised message to the national mission of the EU Council Presidency assumption in 2026, achievements during 2025 in the economic and social sectors, the continued European and Western orientation at the international level as well as the highest priority that of a solution and reunification of […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reflected on the key milestones of 2025 in his message to citizens ahead of the New Year.
45 BC: The Julian calendar takes effect for the first time by edict of Roman dictator Julius Caesar 1758: The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus 1863: Abraham Lincoln […]
Thousands of heavily armed police officers are patrolling the streets of Sydney as people mark the new year – a rare and stark sight in Australia, following the Bondi Beach mass shooting. Some officers were authorised to carry high-grade weapons as part of heightened security measures. The attack on 14 December targeted Australia’s Jewish community […]
The Greek Community of Tasmania was honoured to receive a blessing for the Hellenic House, the Hellenic Club, and the Greek School from His Grace Bishop Athinagoras of Canberra.
As part of its strategy to extend its influence in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkey wants to a conclude a maritime zone deal with Syria, its neighbor to the south, that will allow it to begin exploration for oil and gas shortly after.
406: “The Great Invasion” sees a vast horde of Vandals, Alans, and Suebi cross the Rhine at Mainz, beginning the invasion of Gaul 1703: Genroku earthquake off the coast of Japan near Edo (modern-day Tokyo) kills thousands and triggers a large tsunami that kills thousands more 1744: English astronomer James Bradley announces the discovery of […]
Saudi Arabia has backed a demand from Yemen’s presidential council for the United Arab Emirates to withdraw within 24 hours, after a Saudi-led coalition bombed what it said was a weapons shipment for UAE-backed separatists at the port of Mukalla. The Saudi foreign ministry accused the UAE of “pressuring” the Southern Transitional Council (STC), which […]
