EU says “solid basis” is in sight for finding peace in Ukraine
By Martin Banks EU leaders say they have made “good progress” to find “a just and lasting peace” in Ukraine.
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EUROPE
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CYPRUS 
November 25, 2025 Cyprus-Greece highlight importance of implementing EU Migration & Asylum Pact
Cyprus and Greece stressed the importance of fully implementing the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and the new Returns Regulation, during a visit to Nicosia on Monday by Greece’s Minister of Migration and Asylum, Athanasios Plevris, following an invitation by Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection, Nicholas Ioannides. After a tour along […]
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POLITICS
November 25, 2025 Tsipras’ ‘Ithaca’: The ministers, the referendum and the left
Political memoirs generate passions and Alexis Tsipras knew this well when he wrote “Ithaki” (“Ithaca”). With Monday’s book release, the former prime minister distanced himself from several of his former ministers and SYRIZA cadres who, throughout the tumultuous 2015 negotiations with Greece’s international creditors and EU leaders, were constantly pushing him for a more confrontational […]
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HISTORY
November 25, 2025 25 November 2025: This day in history
1177: Battle of Montgisard: Baldwin IV of Jerusalem defeats Saladin and a larger Ayyubid force 1783: Britain evacuates New York City, its last military position in the United States 1839: Cyclone slams southeastern India with high winds and a 40-foot storm surge, destroying the city of Coringa. Storm waves sweep inland, destroying 20,000 ships and […]
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EUROPE
November 24, 2025 EU and MEPs react to outcome of COP30 climate conference
By Martin Banks MEPs have given their reaction to the outcome of the COP30 summit in Brazil, which ended without a deal on cutting fossil fuels.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 24, 2025 Athenian Hellenic Achievement Awards celebrate excellence and community service
The Athenian Association of New South Wales hosted a deeply moving Athenian Hellenic Achievement Awards luncheon on Sunday, November 23, bringing together distinguished guests, community leaders and families for an afternoon dedicated to honouring outstanding service, heritage and contribution within the Greek Australian community.
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SOCIETY
November 24, 2025 More Greeks now prefer discussing finances with AI over humans
Three in ten Greeks now feel more comfortable discussing their finances with AI than with a person, adopting the technology faster than most Europeans, according to a European Consumer Payment Report 2025 by Intrum.
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HISTORY
November 24, 2025 24 November 2025: This day in history
380: Theodosius I makes his adventus, or first formal entry, into Constantinople 1639: English astronomers Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree make the first recorded observations of a transit of Venus by accurately predicting its path using Johannes Kepler’s methods [1] 1642: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to discover Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) […]
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WORLD
November 23, 2025 ‘We worry more about food’ say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action
While Nicolás Maduro’s government lives on edge under a military threat from US President Donald Trump, ordinary Venezuelans spend their time trying to figure out what to eat each day. It’s Wednesday morning at Quinta Crespo, a popular market in downtown Caracas. Here, a possible escalation of the conflict is not the main concern of […]
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CULTURE
November 23, 2025 Hellenistic legacy boosts academic outreach to Jordan
Jordan’s capital, Amman, still bears Greek influence dating back to the Hellenistic era, when it was named Philadelphia by Ptolemy II after its conquest in 285 BC.
