962: Under future Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo and recover the tattered tunic of John the Baptist during the Arab–Byzantine wars 1688: King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, flees to France from William of Orange 1783: US General George Washington resigns his military commission as Commander-in-Chief […]
A pair of US lawmakers have threatened legal action against US Attorney General Pam Bondi, after her deadline to release all government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was met only in part. The release of the Department of Justice (DoJ) documents was highly anticipated but in the end, only a […]
Cyprus took over the baton from the Danish Presidency during the last meeting of the EU General Affairs Council (GAC) for 2025, marked by a symbolic exchange of gifts between the Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Marilena Raouna, and Denmark’s Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Maria Bjerre. Presenting a bronze artwork by artist Christos Kyriakides […]
It’s been nearly four years since the Greek government ultimately decided – after lengthy negotiations, several changes of course and considerable behind-the-scenes tensions – to purchase three French-designed and -built frigates, the FDI class, also known until then as the Belharra. This type of ship was practically unknown, as none had previously been built. Greece, […]
1790: Supposedly impenetrable Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) 1885: Samurai Itō Hirobumi becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan 1989: After 23 years of dictatorial rule, Romania ousts communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu from power 1990: Labor activist Lech Wałęsa is sworn […]
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently departed from Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. It is the second time this month that an oil-carrying ship has been seized off the country’s coast. The move comes after President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was ordering a “blockade” […]
The malware found was capable of remotely controlling the Italian-owned Fantastic ferry.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Jerusalem Monday.
1620: Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS: Dec 11] [some sources disagree, and OS/NS adds to confusion, could be +/- several days] 1898: Scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium 1968: First manned Moon voyage launched with Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and William Anders aboard […]
The US says its military has carried out a “massive strike” against the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria, in response to a deadly attack on American forces in the country. The US Central Command (Centcom) said fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery “struck more than 70 targets at multiple locations across central Syria”. Aircraft […]
