BERLIN – Germany’s centre-right won a clear victory in Sunday’s national election, heralding a major political shift in Europe’s largest country and clearing the way for Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition Christian Democrats, to become Germany’s next chancellor.
1525 Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V’s troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 5,000 and capturing French King Francis I 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar 1739 Battle of Karnal: Army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor […]
Pope Francis has asked Catholics to pray for him, as he continues to receive treatment in hospital for double pneumonia. The pontiff was unable to deliver the traditional Angelus prayer in person for the second Sunday running. But in a message written over the last few days, he said he was “confidently continuing” his hospitalisation […]
The President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, is paying an official visit to Egypt from Sunday February 23 until February 26, following an invitation by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Hanafi Jebali, with whom she will sign an updated Memorandum of Cooperation between the two parliaments.
A vibrant celebration of Hellenic culture filled Lonsdale Street on Saturday, February 23, as the Antipodes Festival reached its peak. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan took to the stage at 6.30 pm, delivering a passionate speech to a cheering crowd, many waving Greek flags. She called for the return of the Parthenon Marbles, sending a message […]
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly review on Facebook, highlighted his government’s efforts to address the increased seismic activity in the Cyclades, including the creation of an emergency evacuation port in Santorini and an emergency grant for the islands affected by the tremors.
New York (AFP) – The United States wants the UN Security Council on Monday to vote on a brief resolution calling for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine that omits mention of Kyiv’s territory occupied by Russia.
1455: Johannes Gutenberg prints his first Bible [estimated date] [1] 1540: Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition sets off from Mexico in search of the Seven Cities of Gold (Cibola) 1836: The Alamo is besieged for 13 days until March 6 by the Mexican army under General Santa Anna; the entire garrison is eventually killed 1904: […]
By Martin Banks The Roma Foundation for Europe, a leading European advocate for Roma rights, say that it “strongly condemns” recent attacks said to target civil rights activists in Romania.
Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou and Gunes Onar, the Special Representative of the Turkish Cypriot leader, Ersin Tatar, continued on Thursday their discussion in view of the expanded meeting on the Cyprus issue that is expected to take place next month in Geneva.
