Ukraine will be “front and centre” at EU summit this week
By Martin Banks The EU commission President Ursula von der Leyen has again thrown her weight fully behind Ukraine following fresh backlash against Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russia.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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HISTORY 
October 12, 2026 12 October 2026: This day in history
539 BC: Army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon 1279: Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon 1492: Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall on a Caribbean island he names San Salvador (likely Watling Island, Bahamas); the explorer believes he has reached East Asia (OS 21 Oct) 1864: Brazilian […]
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EUROPE
October 11, 2026 Connect to Protect 2026: An International Message from Athens on Protecting Children from Violence
35 countries, more than 360 participants and over 100 speakers at the 1st International Conference on Child Protection and Violence Prevention, organized by IASIS Civil Non-Profit Company on October 5–6 in Athens. The focus was on the need for coordinated action, giving children themselves a voice, and addressing the new threats of the digital age. […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 11, 2026 ‘Time for Ukraine to get new president,’ says Trump after Zelensky condemns diesel deal
US President Donald Trump has said he thinks “it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president” as he responded to Volodymyr Zelensky’s criticism of the US diesel deal with Russia. The Ukrainian president warned a new deal to release millions of tonnes of Russian diesel into the US would provide Moscow with money to […]
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CYPRUS
October 11, 2026 Cyprus plans to strengthen transplant services and organ donation
Cyprus is working on a national action plan for transplantation, stronger institutional arrangements and an integrated information system for transplant registries, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides has said.
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INTERVIEWS
October 11, 2026 ‘US and Greek interests overlap’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking to Kathimerini in an exclusive interview during his visit to Athens on Wednesday, lays out the priorities shaping Washington’s approach to the most pressing issues in Greece’s neighborhood, from Greek-Turkish relations and Iran to defense, Ukraine, the Strait of Hormuz and energy.
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HISTORY
October 11, 2026 11 October 2026: This day in history
1138: Earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, kills an estimated 230,000 people 1634: Burchardi flood, known as the second “Grote Mandrenke,” kills about 15,000 people in North Friesland, Denmark, and Germany 1737: An earthquake is reported to have killed 300,000 people and destroyed half of Calcutta in India; now thought to have been an exaggerated account of […]
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WORLD
October 10, 2026 Trump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a gift to Putin
Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky has condemned Donald Trump’s announcement of a deal to import Russian diesel into the US. Zelensky called it a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin that amounts to “an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged”. Trump said Putin had agreed to release 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
October 10, 2026 Uncertainty still facing businesses in EU
By Martin Banks A new EU wide survey paints a picture of “fragile stability” for Europe’s small businesses.
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GREECE
October 10, 2026 The first major battery park is in Thessaloniki
Two different eras of energy meet at Helleniq Energy’s industrial facilities in Thessaloniki. At the spot where refining has been present for more than six decades, Helleniq Energy is now installing infrastructure that meets the needs of a different energy system. Tanks and oil processing units coexist with battery arrays, reflecting the gradual transition from […]
