Church of Saint Paraskevi consecrated in Brisbane in historic ceremony
The Church of Saint Paraskevi in Taigum, Brisbane was consecrated on Saturday, 26 July 2025, coinciding with the feast day of the Holy Virgin and Martyr Saint Paraskevi.
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July 29, 2025 Proposed changes to EU deforestation law will boost illegal Russia timber trade, NGO warns
A majority of EU countries are pushing for changes to the EU deforestation law that could likely boost illegal timber imports from sanctioned Russia and Belarus, according to NGO Earthsight, which claims states pushing for the changes are benefiting from the illegal timber trade.
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POLITICS
July 29, 2025 Debate on OPEKEPE inquiry in Parliament gets off to rocky start
A two-day debate in Parliament over a House probe into the farm subsidies scandal got off to a rocky start on Tuesday, with the opposition criticizing ruling New Democracy party over the timing of its proposal to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the Hellenic Agricultural Payments Organization (OPEKEPE).
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HISTORY
July 29, 2025 29 July 2025: This day in history
1588: The “Invincible” Spanish Armada is sighted approaching England, and several skirmishes follow, forcing the invading fleet to make a long and costly retreat around Scotland and Ireland 1609: Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York, setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years 1848: Irish […]
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WORLD
July 28, 2025 Putin must agree Ukraine ceasefire in 10 or 12 days, says Trump
Donald Trump has presented a new, shorter deadline for Russia to agree to a ceasefire over the war in Ukraine of “ten or 12 days” from Monday. The US president said there was “no reason” in waiting any longer as no progress towards peace had been made. Two weeks ago, Trump said President Vladimir Putin had […]
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CYPRUS
July 28, 2025 Republic of Cyprus donates €380,000 to CMP
The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) announced on Monday it has received a financial contribution of €380,000 from the Republic of Cyprus.
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 28, 2025 Estudiantina of Melbourne deliver sold-out tribute to rebetiko legends
It was a full house at Bird’s Basement on Friday, July 25, as local Greek ensemble Estudiantina of Melbourne returned to the iconic Melbourne venue with Songs of the Soul – a stirring tribute to rebetiko pioneers Rita Abadzi and Kostas Roukounas.
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EUROPE
July 28, 2025 ‘Best we could get’: Brussels defends EU-US trade deal amid mounting criticism
“This is clearly the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances,” said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade.
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GEOPOLITICS
July 28, 2025 Greece eyes Israeli defense systems under EU SAFE funding
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced that Greece will submit a proposal for inclusion in the EU’s SAFE program, aiming to secure €1.2 billion in loans for defense modernization.
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HISTORY
July 28, 2025 28 July 2025: This day in history
1794: French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of “the Terror” are guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris 1914: Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia, the first declaration of war of World War I 1917: Silent Parade organized by James Weldon Johnson, 10,000 African Americans march on Fifth Avenue in […]
