1580: Francis Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the ‘Golden Hind’ 1687: Acropolis in Athens attacked by Venetian army trying to eject Turks, damaging the Parthenon 1688: City council of Amsterdam votes to support Prince William of Orange’s invasion of England, which became known as ‘The Glorious Revolution’ in the Netherlands 1815: Russia, Prussia and Austria sign the Holy […]
CNN — Nonna Poghosyan spent Monday morning walking around her family home in Nagorno-Karabakh “trying to understand what to take, what is the most important stuff I can fit into my suitcase.”
Stefanos Kasselakis is the new SYRIZA-PA leader after winning the second round ballot over Efi Achtsioglou on Sunday’s party election. Syriza is the second largest party in the Greek Parliament and its former party chairman, Alexis Tsipras, served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will convene the National Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus Problem, on Tuesday afternoon, to brief its members on his contacts in New York in the context of the 78th UN National Assembly.
Greece’s Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), the top decision-making body on foreign affairs and defense matters, will convene on Tuesday to discuss migration.
The European Union and Britain need to take urgent action to postpone rules for electric vehicles traded between the bloc and the UK that will trigger 10% tariffs, Europe’s car industry group said on Monday (25 September).
1066: Battle of Stamford Bridge: English army under King Harold II defeat invading Norwegians led by King Harald Hardrada and Harold’s brother Tostig, who were both killed 1237: Treaty of York signed between kings Henry III of England and Alexander II of Scotland which establishes a boundary between the two countries (mostly unchanged in modern times) 1513: Spanish explorer Vasco […]
DUBAI, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Authorities in Iran have neutralised 30 bombs meant to go off simultaneously in Tehran and detained 28 terrorists linked to Islamic State, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, citing the intelligence ministry.
Greek tennis star Maria Sakkari beat American Caroline Dolehide in the Guadalajara Open final on Saturday to win her first WTA 1000 crown, ending a four-year title drought.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said on Friday that among the goals of the Deputy Ministry are the extension of the tourist season, the investment in the human resources and the enrichment of the tourist experience with the aim of achieving a sustainable growth in the sector.
