EU outlines plans for “clear” legislation
By Martin Banks The European Commission admits the EU needs “clear” law making.
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April 29, 2026 Conference in EU parliament demands “greater role” for Roma community
By Martin Banks Democratic resilience must extend to the communities where democratic systems are most tested.
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SPORTS
April 29, 2026 Football helping to combat “domestic violence”
By Martin Banks Sport is doing its bit to help combat that seemingly never-ending plague of “domestic abuse.”
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HISTORY
April 29, 2026 29 April 2026: This day in history
1864: Battle of Gate Pā (Pukehinahina): 1,700 British troops suffer their worst defeat of the New Zealand Wars at the hands of 230 entrenched Māori warriors in Tauranga [1] 1872: Jesse James’ gang robs a bank of $1,500 in Columbia, Kentucky, killing bank employee Robert A.C. Martin during the crime 1916: Irish republicans abandon the […]
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WORLD
April 27, 2026 Trump says he ‘wasn’t worried’ during Washington press dinner shooting
US President Donald Trump says he “wasn’t worried” while he was being evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, after a gunman attempted to storm the ballroom. “I wasn’t worried. I understand life. We live in a crazy world,” Trump said during an interview with CBS News programme 60 Minutes, one day after the shooting […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 27, 2026 George Bardas Sydney home targeted in suspected firebombing attack
The chief executive of major construction firm Hansen Yuncken, George Bardas, has had his Sydney home targeted in a firebombing in Putney, in what police are treating as a suspicious arson attack.
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GEOPOLITICS
April 27, 2026 Foreign Minister visits Libya Monday
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will visit Tripoli, Libya Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.
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HISTORY
April 27, 2026 27 April 2026: This day in history
1565: First Spanish settlement in the Philippines is founded in Cebu City 1865: Steamboat “SS Sultana” explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home. 1904: The Australian Labor Party under Prime Minister […]
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WORLD
April 26, 2026 Trump cancels US envoys’ trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war
Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip by US officials to Pakistan for talks on the Iran war on Saturday, shortly after Tehran’s delegation had left Islamabad. The US president said special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner would be wasting “too much time”, adding that if Iran wanted to talk “all they have to […]
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ECONOMY
April 26, 2026 Macron revives debate on rolling over EU pandemic debt
During a visit to Greece on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for delaying the repayment of debt incurred at European level in response to Covid.
