Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis travels to Benghazi on Sunday for a key meeting with the head of the Libyan National Army and de facto ruler of eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
1348: Papal bull of Pope Clement VI issued during the Black Death states Jews are not to blame and encourages their protection 1775: Congress issues the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms”, written by Thomas Jefferson and John Dickinson and lists American grievances but denies any intent to be independent 1785: […]
Hamas says it has delivered a “positive response” to mediators on the latest proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the US. The Palestinian armed group said in a statement that it was “seriously ready to enter immediately into a round of negotiations”, but has not confirmed whether it […]
The Limassol Port is entering a new chapter of development, having secured €18,781,957 in European co-funding through the competitive “Connecting Europe Facility” (CEF) programme of the European Union. Cyprus’s proposal was selected among a total of 265 submitted proposals, the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Works said on Wednesday.
Greece and Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Long-Term Planning (Foresight) in Athens on Thursday.
1687: Isaac Newton’s great work, “Principia,” is published by the Royal Society in England, outlining his laws of motion and universal gravitation 1811: Venezuelan Declaration of Independence: Seven provinces declare independence from Spain 1852: Fugitive slave Frederick Douglass delivers his ‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ speech to the Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society in […]
The death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota in a car crash aged 28 has left the football world in shock. Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, both died after the Lamborghini they were travelling in crashed in the Spanish province of Zamora. BBC Sport has been told the 28-year-old Jota was on his […]
Oakleigh Grammar is celebrating the selection of three Year 10 students into the prestigious Monash Scholars Program.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will make an official visit to Mount Athos on Friday and Saturday, despite initial opposition from several monasteries over government policies.
1776: US Congress proclaims the Declaration of Independence and independence from Great Britain 1785: Geologist James Hutton publicly reads an abstract of his theory of uniformitarianism for the first time at the meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1803: The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people by President Thomas Jefferson 1838: Huskar […]
