Auditors voice concern over trade
By Martin Banks The EU is unlikely to meet its goal of directing 25 % of Aid for Trade funding to the least developed countries by 2030, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors.
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WORLD 
September 18, 2025 Israel threatens national film awards after Palestinian story wins top prize
Israel’s culture minister has threatened to axe funding for the country’s national film awards after The Sea, a story about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy, won its top award. The film, which follows a boy from the occupied West Bank who wants to travel to Tel Aviv to see the sea for the first time, won […]
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ECONOMY
September 18, 2025 AmCham chief discusses cooperation with the Tourism Ministry
The new head of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Ioannis Sarakakis, has paid a courtesy visit to Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni, and they agreed to cooperate toward enhancing tourism relation between Greece and the US, according to a ministry statement on Thursday.
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HISTORY
September 18, 2025 18 September 2025: This day in history
1811: British East India Company force led by Baron Minto conquers Java, then part of the Dutch East Indies. Stamford Raffles is appointed lieutenant-governor. 1812: Great Fire of Moscow burns out after five days, destroys 75% of the city and kills 12,000 people 1873: Government bond agent Jay Cooke & Co collapses, causing panic on […]
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EUROPE
September 17, 2025 Von der Leyen proposes suspension of EU payments and trade partnership with Israel
In an unusually tough-worded speech, von der Leyen denounced a “man-made famine” in Gaza and “a clear attempt” by Israel to “undermine the two-state solution”. But she also called Europe’s inability to find a response to Israel’s actions “painful”.
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CULTURE
September 17, 2025 Hollywood legend Robert Redford dies at 89
Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, had died at the age of 89, The New York Times reported, citing his publicist. Once dismissed as “just another California blond”, Redford’s charm and craggy good looks made […]
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WORLD
September 17, 2025 Ecumenical patriarch seeks Halki progress
The Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the World’s Orthodox Christian community, pressed for progress on reopening the Halki Theological School in Turkey during a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday, describing the encounter as cordial and respectful.
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HISTORY
September 17, 2025 17 September 2025: This day in history
642: Arab forces under Amr ibn al-‘As conquer Alexandria 1683: Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek is the first to report the existence of bacteria 1787: US Constitution is signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention 1862: Battle of Antietam [Battle of Sharpsburg]: Bloodiest day in the American Civil War with 22,000 dead, wounded, or missing […]
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WORLD
September 16, 2025 Trump says he will sue New York Times for $15bn
US President Donald Trump has said he would sue the New York Times for $15bn (£11bn) over what the US president calls defamation and libel. “The New York Times has been allowed to freely lie, smear, and defame me for far too long, and that stops, NOW!” Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
September 16, 2025 Canberra’s Hellenic Youth Club brings back Bouzouki Night 2025
The Hellenic Youth Club of Canberra (HYC) has announced the much-anticipated return of its signature Bouzouki Night, set to light up the Olympus Room at the Hellenic Club Woden on Friday, October 3, 2025, from 6:30 pm.
