1703: Edirne Incident: Turkish army ousts Sultan Mustafa II, replacing him with his brother Ahmed III, reducing the power of the Sultan 1772: King Gustav III of Sweden completes a coup d’état by adopting a new constitution and installing himself as an enlightened despot, ending 50 years of parliamentary rule 1888: American inventor William Seward […]
The US has reached bilateral deportation agreements with Honduras and Uganda as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration, according documents obtained by the BBC’s US partner CBS. Uganda has agreed to take an unclear number of African and Asian migrants who had claimed asylum on the US-Mexico border, and Honduras will receive several hundred […]
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has announced the full program of the 30th Greek Film Festival (GFF), set to run from 14 – 26 October 2025. Marking three decades of celebrating Greek cinema, this year’s festival presents new contemporary features and looks back to some of the standout films in the Festival’s 30-year catalogue. […]
Following Monday’s correction, the Athens Stock Exchange went back to its recent mode of mild gains Tuesday.
1597: First Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East 1619: Slavery begins in mainland British colonies of North America when the first known African captives (approximately 20) land at Point Comfort, Virginia, before being sold or traded into servitude [1] 1741: Alaska is first sighted by a Russian expedition led by Danish […]
By Martin Banks Humanitarian aid will remain “a beacon of hope”
By Martin Banks Here’s an offer you may find hard to refuse, especially those travelling with families during the current summer vacation.
By Martin Bsnks Freeing all the unlawfully detained in the Ukraine war should be an absolute priority.
43 BC: Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him consul 1839: Louis Daguerre’s daguerreotype photographic process with complete working instructions is published “free to the world” in Paris as a gift from the French government 1942: World War II: Over 4,000 Canadian and British soldiers are killed, wounded, or captured during […]
By Martin Banks Denis MacShane, the former Europe Minister in the UK, says the Alaska summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin should be a “wake-up call”.
