1660: English Parliament proclaims Charles II King of England and invites him to return 1835: First installment of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales” is published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark 1895: China cedes Taiwan to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki 1902: Mount Pelée on the French overseas island of Martinique erupts, wiping […]
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have stalled, and Gaza risks sliding back into war. This week an Israeli air strike killed the son of Hamas’s leader and chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, and Palestinian sources confirmed to the BBC that the two sides had reached a deadlock in negotiations. Israeli media reports suggest Israel is […]
An annual increase of 7.4% was recorded in the period of January – February 2026, as regards revenue from tourism.
Greece played no role in the Israeli military’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza Strip, and no Israeli vessels involved in the operation docked at a Greek port, the Greek Foreign Ministry has said.
1429: English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army 1906: Advertisement for Nobel’s Dynamite in the German newspaper “Deutsch-Südwestafrikanische Zeitung”Nobel’s Dynamite 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he receives for the explosive material 1912: Columbia University approves plans to award the Pulitzer […]
By Martin Banks MEPs say that EU citizens should have more ways to get a car checked, but frequency of mandatory tests should not change.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened “as soon as possible” in talks with his Iranian counterpart. The pair met in Beijing on Wednesday on what is Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi’s first trip to China since the Iran war began. Wang Yi also told Araqchi that […]
Turkey’s president urged the European Union to pursue closer ties with Ankara, arguing that the bloc increasingly needs Turkey’s strength and regional influence. In a speech, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Europe faces a choice: recognize Turkey’s power and global reach as an opportunity to overcome current challenges, or allow “the rhetoric of exclusion to tarnish […]
1527: Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers. 1626: Dutch colonist Peter Minuit organizes the purchase of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 60 guilders worth of goods, believed to be the Canarsee Indians of […]
By Martin Banks The authorities in Brussels say they are taking “another strategic step” in the city’s transition to a circular economy.
