Moments after Austria overtook Israel to win last May’s Eurovision Song Contest and in doing so won the right to host this year’s event, UK viewers heard commentator Graham Norton say organisers “will be breathing the largest sigh of relief that they’re not faced with a Tel Aviv final next year”. Anti-Israel protests had built […]
The Greek Herald can reveal that James Tsolakis has stepped down as President of the Australian Hellenic Choir following last week’s controversy surrounding the cancelled Hope and Unity concert with the Sydney Jewish Choral Society.
A Greek passenger evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed in quarantine at Attikon General University Hospital in Athens. The passenger, whose identity has not been disclosed, has shown no symptoms of the disease, according to officials.
330: The newly built city of Constantinople, formerly Byzantium, is dedicated to Emperor Constantine the Great and becomes the capital of the Roman Empire 1189: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa and 100,000 crusaders depart Regensburg for the Third Crusade 1751: Pennsylvania Hospital is founded in Philadelphia by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin 1812: […]
President Donald Trump has dismissed Iran’s response to US proposals to end the war as “totally unacceptable”. No details have been released of Iran’s response, sent via Pakistan which has served as mediator in the conflict. A ceasefire meant to facilitate talks to end the war launched by the US and Israel in February has […]
Pro-European conservative Peter Magyar was ceremonially sworn-in as Hungary’s new prime minister on Saturday, vowing “regime change” after nationalist Viktor Orban’s 16 years in power.
AEK beat Panathinaikos and clinched the Super League title on Sunday, as suitors Olympiakos and PAOK canceled each other out.
1497: Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed) 1775: Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, issuing paper currency for the first time 1801: First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (first US foreign war) 1857: Indian Mutiny against […]
Thirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry said. One Israeli strike on the southern town of Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people, including a child, the ministry said. Another strike killed a Syrian national and seriously injured his 12-year-old daughter in the southern city […]
Rehearsals for Eurovision 2026 continued on Tuesday in Vienna, with Cyprus, Latvia, Denmark, Australia, Ukraine, Albania, Malta, and Norway all taking to the stage on day four. Cyprus’ Antigoni was the first artist to rehearse.
