EU seals new Central Asia partnership deal as debut Samarkand summit ends
Amid global tensions following Trump’s tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.
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EUROPE
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HISTORY 
April 5, 2025 5 April 2025: This day in history
1242: Battle on the Ice: Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeats the Teutonic Knights on the frozen Lake Peipus between Estonia and Russia 1722: Dutch navigator Jacob Roggeveen is the first European to discover Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, in the southeastern Pacific Ocean 1818: Battle of Maipú: Chile’s independence movement, led […]
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WORLD
April 4, 2025 White House fires National Security Agency chief
The Trump administration has fired the head of both the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command, the BBC’s US partner CBS has reported. The removal of General Timothy Haugh comes amid what appears to be a wider purge of top security officials at the agency and at the White House. Democrats have said they […]
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CYPRUS
April 4, 2025 Cyprus tourist season expected to be at least as strong as 2024
Cyprus’ tourism sector is entering 2025 with increased optimism, according to Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis. Speaking in Paphos, he highlighted that early indicators suggest the new year will have at least as good results as 2024 – a landmark year for Cyprus, as the country surpassed 4 million tourist arrivals and €3 billion […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
April 4, 2025 Meet the new generation of Greek youth shaping the future of Hellenism in Canberra
The Greek Orthodox Church and Community of Canberra (GOCCC) has proudly unveiled its newest initiative: the GOCCC Emerging Leaders (GEL) Committee 2025 — a hand-selected youth subcommittee made up of dedicated young individuals who are actively contributing to Hellenic life in the nation’s capital.
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GREECE
April 4, 2025 Hellenic American Union elects new president
The turbulent five-year period of successive interim administrations and legal disputes came to an end in the Hellenic American Union (HAU) with the election on Thursday of a new administration through a regular election process. This is the governing board to lead the Union to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding in 2027.
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EUROPE
April 4, 2025 Moscow’s words are ’empty’: Europeans pressure US to toughen stance on Russia
At a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, US allies doubt Russia’s intentions to end the war in Ukraine and demand more action in response.
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HISTORY
April 4, 2025 4 April 2025: This day in history
1581: Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the “Golden Hind” at Deptford, England 1655: Battle of Porto Farina: English fleet defeats Barbary pirates in Tunis 1789: First US Congress begins regular sessions during George Washington’s presidency at Federal Hall, NYC (ends 1791) 1949: The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in […]
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INTERVIEWS
April 3, 2025 Designs on Comfortable, Timeless and Elegant
By Martin Banks British-born Claire Saumarez-Roth moved to Belgium as a trailing spouse but, as with so many others, found herself falling in love with the country and has now put down roots here.
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EUROPE
April 3, 2025 MEPs attack sweeping U.S tariffs on EU
By Martin Banks Senior MEPs have attacked President Trump’s 20 percent tariffs on goods from the EU entering the U.S. The announcement was made by Donald Trump on Wednesday. Reaction from MEPs was swift with Bernd Lange (S&D, DE), Chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, saying, “While President Trump might call today ‘Liberation Day’, from an ordinary citizen’s point of […]
