Mitsotakis, Sisi discuss Gaza
Regional developments, with a focus on Gaza, were at the center of a call on Wednesday between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the government said.
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HISTORY 
August 21, 2025 21 August 2025: This day in history
1703: Edirne Incident: Turkish army ousts Sultan Mustafa II, replacing him with his brother Ahmed III, reducing the power of the Sultan 1772: King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d’état by adopting a new constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 years of parliamentary rule 1888: American inventor William Seward […]
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WORLD
August 20, 2025 US strikes deportation deals with Honduras and Uganda
The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS. Uganda has agreed to take an unclear number of African and Asian migrants who had claimed asylum on the US-Mexico border, and Honduras will receive several hundred […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 20, 2025 Program for the 30th Greek Film Festival in Melbourne now on sale
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has announced the full program of the 30th Greek Film Festival (GFF), set to run from 14 – 26 October 2025. Marking three decades of celebrating Greek cinema, this year’s festival presents new contemporary features and looks back to some of the standout films in the Festival’s 30-year catalogue. […]
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ECONOMY
August 20, 2025 Stock market goes back to mild gains
Following Monday’s correction, the Athens Stock Exchange went back to its recent mode of mild gains Tuesday.
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HISTORY
August 20, 2025 20 August 2025: This day in history
1597: First Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East 1619: Slavery begins in mainland British colonies of North America when the first known African captives (approximately 20) land at Point Comfort, Virginia, before being sold or traded into servitude [1] 1741: Alaska is first sighted by a Russian expedition led by Danish […]
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EUROPE
August 19, 2025 Statement by Commissioner Lahbib on the 2025 World Humanitarian Day
By Martin Banks Humanitarian aid will remain “a beacon of hope”
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WORLD
August 19, 2025 Up, up and away for great family fun this summer
By Martin Banks Here’s an offer you may find hard to refuse, especially those travelling with families during the current summer vacation.
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WORLD
August 19, 2025 Russia Must Free The Captives of their Invasion
By Martin Bsnks Freeing all the unlawfully detained in the Ukraine war should be an absolute priority.
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HISTORY
August 19, 2025 19 August 2025: This day in history
43 BC: Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him consul 1839: Louis Daguerre’s daguerreotype photographic process with complete working instructions is published “free to the world” in Paris as a gift from the French government 1942: World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers are killed, wounded, or captured during […]
