31 BC: Battle of Actium: Decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece. 1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign the Treaty of Jaffa ending the Third Crusade in a compromise neither is happy with. […]
“Socialism is good…” a pensioner warbles into a portable karaoke mic, slightly off-key and drowned out by her friends’ chatter. But they join her for the chorus: “The Communist Party guides China on the path to power and wealth!” It is not the catchiest karaoke number. But it is an apt one to belt out […]
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, presided over by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has unanimously elected two new bishops for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia (GOAA).
Thanasis Antetokounmpo is back with the Milwaukee Bucks after sitting out a season to recover from a torn Achilles tendon.
1715: King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, the longest of any major European monarch 1878: First female telephone operator starts work, Emma Nutt, for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company in Boston 1905: Wilfrid Laurier oversees Alberta and Saskatchewan joining the Confederation of Canada as its 8th and 9th […]
The leaders of China and India say there is now deepening trust between them after years of tension that includes a long-running border dispute. China’s President Xi Jinping and Indian PM Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the port city of Tianjin. It is Modi’s first time in China […]
Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna briefed on Friday the Cyprus diaspora, which met in Nicosia, on the upcoming assumption by the Republic of Cyprus of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, the first half of 2026.
After a strong summer season, the Cycladic island of Kimolos expects tourist demand to carry well into the fall, according to Mayor Constantinos Ventouris.
1142: Possible date for establishment of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) League [disputed date – other research places date between 1450 and 1660] 1854: A major outbreak of cholera occurs in Soho, London; physician John Snow calls it “the most terrible outbreak of cholera which ever occurred in this kingdom” 1888: The body of Jack the Ripper’s […]
By Martin Banks The European Green Party has called for the European Union to respond urgently to the ongoing Russian attacks on Ukraine with more sanctions, and the acceleration of negotiations for Ukraine’s integration into the EU.
