The Government Council on Foreign and Defense Affairs (KYSEA), Greece’s highest decision-making body on foreign and defense policy, has underlined the need to cooperate with the Libyan authorities to prevent the establishment of a new migration route from eastern Libya to Crete. According to a government announcement following a meeting of the council, the body […]
626: Incident at Xuanwu Gate: Prince Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rivals, the brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, sons of Emperor Gaozu; he then forces the emperor to name him as successor to the throne 1776: Continental Congress resolves “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be Free and Independent States” […]
By Martin Banks The European Green Party has thanked the hundreds of thousands who they say made this year’s Budapest Pride “such a successful demonstration for freedom, love, and equality.”
The Australian Law Awards are set to return on Thursday, August 14, celebrating 25 years of recognising outstanding talent in the legal profession.
Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign and defense policy, KYSEA, will convene on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the government said.
1690: Army of Protestant King William III of England defeats deposed Roman Catholic King James II in the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Ireland 1858: Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s papers on evolution to the Linnean Society renders audience awestruck and silent 1863: Battle of Gettysburg begins in Pennsylvania, Union […]
The US must rule out any further strikes on Iran if it wants to resume diplomatic talks, Tehran’s deputy foreign minister has told the BBC. Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the Trump administration told Iran through mediators that it wanted to return to negotiations this week, but had not made its position clear on the “very important […]
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides is to convene the National Council on Thursday to inform the political parties about the latest developments on the Cyprus issue and preparations ahead of the informal meeting set to take place in July, according to Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday evening. In a post on X, Letymbiotis said that President Christodoulides […]
EU Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner is visiting Greece on Monday and Tuesday for policy talks with the country, which has seen a surge in migrant arrivals from Libya in recent days, as one of the major entry points into the bloc.
1520: Spanish conquistadors are expelled from Tenochtitlan following an Aztec revolt against their rule under Hernán Cortés during “La Noche Triste” (the Night of Sadness). Many soldiers drown in the escape, and Aztec emperor Moctezuma II dies in the struggle. 1860: Famous debate on Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution held at the Oxford University Museum […]
