763 BC: Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history 1215: King John of England signs the Magna Carta at Runnymede near Windsor in Surrey, limiting royal authority and establishing the principle that the king and his government are not above the law 1219: According to legend, […]
President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the US and Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, after Iran cast doubt on the timing. In a post on social media, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route, would be “open to all” once the deal is agreed. […]
UN Secretary-General Personal Envoy on Cyprus, María Ángela Holguín, said Friday after a meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides, at the Presidential Palace, she will be back in Cyprus in two weeks after contacts in Athens, Ankara and Brussels.
Olympiakos has won its second Greek basketball league title in a row after downing Panathinaikos 3-2 in the final series.
1381: Richard II of England meets with leaders of the Peasants’ Revolt at Blackheath; rebels storm the Tower of London and enter without resistance 1645: Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: Parliament’s New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax defeats the Royalist forces of English King Charles I 1777: US Continental Congress adopts the Stars […]
By Martin Banks The Atlantic Ocean is no longer Europe’s western periphery but one of its principal strategic interfaces with the world.
By Martin Banks The European Commission revealed the winners of the 12th edition of the prize for women innovators.
By Martin Banks Some 5,000 experts have taken part in an EU-wide cyber exercise to test how Europe would respond to attacks on critical transport infrastructure.
1373: Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of Perpetual Alliance (world’s oldest still in existence) is signed in London between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand I of Portugal [1] 1866: US House of Representatives passes the 14th Amendment (Civil Rights) 1878: Congress of Berlin begins, determines the territories of the states in the Balkan peninsula following […]
By Martin Banks Brussels is set to play host to a series of much-awaited concerts dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. They start this Saturday (June 13) and continue on June 20 and 27, and July 4, at the city’s Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. The initiative has been organised by the Ars in […]
