By Dr. Lin Chia-lung Minister of Foreign Affairs ROC (Taiwan) The rules-based international order is under growing strain as authoritarian states seek to weaken its safeguards and reshape international rule to serve their own interests. Even the fundamental principles of peaceful settlement of disputes and prohibition against the threat or use of force, which are […]
Greece has described Turkey’s declaration of “national” marine parks as “invalid and lacking legal effect” insofar as they extend into areas outside Turkish jurisdiction and within the Greek continental shelf, according to a formal diplomatic demarche delivered to Ankara. The demarche was issued in response to both public Turkish statements regarding Special Spatial Planning Frameworks […]
476: Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, abdicates after forces led by Odoacer invade Rome, the traditional date for the end of the Western Roman Empire 1609: Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover the island of Manhattan [or September 11] 1781: Los Angeles is founded by 44 Spanish-speaking mestizos in the […]
By Martin Banks A new study claims to show the scale of psychosocial risks, stress and mental health of those in work.
Saudi Arabia has condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a Saudi-owned supertanker on Monday night that killed two Filipino sailors. The Saudi national shipping company, Bahri, confirmed on Wednesday that its vessel Sidr was “involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz”. Sidr was hit by projectiles north of […]
Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin visited Athens last week and met with his Greek counterpart, reports said Wednesday.
301: San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world’s oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus 1650: Oliver Cromwell’s English New Model Army defeats a Scottish force in a surprise attack at the Battle of Dunbar 1783: The Treaty of Paris is signed in Paris, ending the […]
Tehran has launched missile and drone attacks at US targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday. The Iranian Red Crescent said five people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 injured when shrapnel from a US missile attack hit a home where a wedding […]
The Republic of Cyprus is providing €200,000 as humanitarian aid to Nepal to help address the impact of the recent floods through “CyprusAid”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday. According to a post by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on X, the aid will be allocated to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) and […]
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.
