Tsipras plans FC Barcelona-style comeback
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday mixed soccer with politics in a reference to his political comeback with a new party he’s expected to formally launch in two days.
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HISTORY 
May 24, 2026 24 May 2026: This day in history
1595: Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library 1738: John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement, celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day 1844: Samuel Morse taps out “What hath God wrought” in the world’s first telegraph message 1883: Brooklyn Bridge is opened by President Chester A. […]
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WORLD
May 23, 2026 Iran ‘getting a lot closer’ to agreement with US, Trump says
US President Donald Trump has said Iran is “getting a lot closer” to reaching an agreement with the US on the war, as Tehran also signalled progress had been made in the past week. However, both sides have been cautious, and Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the key issue of nuclear weapons would not be […]
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ECONOMY
May 23, 2026 EU, Mexico sign revamped trade deal amid Trump tensions
The EU and Mexico signed a revamped trade agreement on Friday at a summit in Mexico City, attended by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council António Costa.
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SPORTS
May 23, 2026 Long jumper Tentoglou wins Diamond League meet, matching year’s world-best leap
Greek long jumper Miltos Tentoglou, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and reigning Olympic champion, claimed victory at the prestigious Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China, on Saturday with a leap of 8.46 meters, matching the best mark in the world this year.
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HISTORY
May 23, 2026 23 May 2026: This day in history
1618: Second Defenestration of Prague: Two Catholic Lords Regent and their secretary are thrown out of a window and amazingly are not seriously injured by the 70-foot (21 m) fall; event triggers the Thirty Years’ War 1785: Benjamin Franklin describes his invention of bifocals in a letter to his friend George Whatley 1813: South American […]
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WORLD
May 22, 2026 Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of ‘lies’
Cuba poses a “national security threat” to the US and the likelihood of a peaceful agreement is “not high”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. His comments come just a day after the US charged Cuba’s former president Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 downing of two planes resulting in the killing […]
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ENVIRONMENT
May 22, 2026 Northern Aegean energy push
A draft maritime spatial plan for the northern Aegean prioritizes offshore wind farms, energy infrastructure and expanded maritime transport, while offering few concrete environmental protections for coastal areas or marine ecosystems.
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EUROPE
May 22, 2026 Royal British Legion Brussels: “Come and join our ranks”
By Martin Banks An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and Brussels has just over 100 members. It is a well-established and friendly branch but, with an inevitably ageing membership, the […]
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HISTORY
May 22, 2026 22 May 2026: This day in history
334 BC: Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus 1570: First atlas “Theatrum Orbis Terrarum” (Theatre of the World) is published by Abraham Ortelius in Antwerp with 70 maps 1843: First wagon train departs Independence, Missouri, for Oregon with 700 to 1,000 migrants 1939: Germany’s […]
