Sakkari rallies from 4-0 down to reach US Open second round
Greece’s Maria Sakkari staged a remarkable comeback from a set and 4-0 down to defeat American Robin Montgomery and reach the second round of the US Open.
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September 2, 2026 2 September 2026: This day in history
31 BC: Battle of Actium: Octavian’s (later Augustus) naval forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece; naval battle leading to the end of the Roman Republic 1192: Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign the Treaty of Jaffa ending the Third Crusade in a compromise […]
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WORLD
September 1, 2026 Germany says Russia behind Leipzig airport drone attack
Germany has said Russia was responsible for last month’s drone attack at Leipzig’s airport. A drone carrying an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig/Halle Airport in eastern Germany, close to Ukrainian cargo planes, on 4 August. It failed to explode as the detonator was apparently faulty, and investigators suspect a second drone collided with a […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 1, 2026 Archbishop Makarios of Australia opens sacred icon exhibition at Hellenic Museum
His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia has officially opened Divine Thresholds: Icons and the Orthodox Christian World, a major exhibition showcasing more than 130 icons and sacred objects at Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum.
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POLITICS
September 1, 2026 Mitsotakis voices support for Germany over drone incident
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday voiced support for Germany, hours after Berlin blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at a German airport last month.
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HISTORY
September 1, 2026 1 September 2026: This day in history
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 […]
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EUROPE
August 31, 2026 EU is “watching the digital landscape closely”
By Martin Banks The EU Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services Act.
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CYPRUS
August 31, 2026 Cyprus government expresses deep sadness and concern over Kyrenia shipwreck
The Cyprus Government has expressed “deep sadness and concern” following the sinking of a vessel off Kyrenia, with Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis stressing that the Republic of Cyprus has been ready from the outset to assist search and rescue efforts.
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GEOPOLITICS
August 31, 2026 Ankara warns of tension over power cable project
Turkey is keeping a careful eye on statements being made and details being published in Athens on the Greek plans to lay the undersea GSI power cable intended to link Greece’s grid with Cyprus.
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HISTORY
August 31, 2026 31 August 2026: This day in history
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 […]
