Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco’s coastal Safi region, according to state-owned television. Cars and mounds of rubbish were seen sweeping through the main port city of Safi after torrential rain hit on Sunday. Dozens of people have been receiving treatment in hospital for their injuries, say local authorities, and at […]
The reparations loan for Ukraine is in doubt after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta and the Czech Republic joined the Belgian opposition and called for “alternative solutions”. EU leaders will gather on Thursday to decide how to meet Kyiv’s financial and military needs for the next two years.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday that Greece supports Moldova’s bid to join the European Union, calling its progress toward EU standards “indisputable” despite external pressure.
533: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals led by King Gelimer at the Battle of Tricamarum 1256: Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the Hashshashin stronghold at Alamut in present-day Iran as part of the Mongol offensive in Southwest Asia 1488: Bartolomeu Dias returns to Portugal after becoming the first known European to sail around the […]
By Martin Banks A new city park has opened in Brussels, close to the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.
Oakleigh Grammar has recognised remarkable student achievement across 2025 with its Awards Assemblies in the Junior School, Middle School and Senior School.
The foundations for Greece’s emergence as an energy hub, not only in the natural gas and electricity sectors but also in the capture, transport and storage of carbon dioxide, are being laid with the new institutional framework passed by Parliament and the investment initiatives of large business groups in the country.
644: Uthman ibn Affan, a companion of Muhammad, is appointed the third caliph of Islam (644-656) 1287: During St. Lucia’s Flood in northwest Netherlands, the Zuiderzee seawall collapses with the loss of over 50,000 lives, the fifth largest recorded flood in history 1542: Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary […]
By Martin Banks On 12 December, in line with the Statutes of the College of Europe, following the unanimous position expressed by the Executive Committee, and after consultation and full endorsement by the Academic Council, the Administrative Council adopted a decision to transfer the powers and responsibilities of the Rector to the Vice-Rector.
Larnaca named European Capital of Culture for 2030 Larnaca is the Cypriot city that was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2030. The results of the final phase of the “European Capital of Culture 2030” Competition, in which Limassol also participated, were announced on Thursday at a press conference at the Deputy Ministry […]
