1192: Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Taishōgun, the first ruling shogun in the history of Japan and de facto ruler 1679: Britain’s King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners’ right to a court review of the justification for their imprisonment 1790: French Revolution: The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted, putting the Catholic […]
Emergency services in south-eastern Spain are working to contain pockets of fire after one of the country’s worst ever wildfires. Hundreds of firefighters and other specialists have been deployed around the village of Bedar where 12 people have been killed – among them four Britons, according to Spanish authorities. Another 23 people are still missing. […]
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism is promoting the establishment of the “Easter Villages” scheme from 2027, aiming to further enrich the tourism product and boost visitor numbers in Cyprus’ rural and mountainous areas.
Greece is conveying its concerns to the US over the potential return of Turkey to the F-35 fighter jet program, while emphasizing that weapons sold to one ally should not be used against another, according to senior diplomatic sources.
1405: Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail to the Spice Islands on his first major expedition, leading 208 vessels, including 62 treasure ships with 27,800 sailors 1533: Pope Clement VII excommunicates England’s King Henry VIII 1818: English poet John Keats writes “In the Cottage Where Burns is Born,” “Lines Written in the Highlands,” and […]
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove House earlier in the afternoon. The Palace described the meeting at the King’s private home in Gloucestershire […]
According to the chairman of the liberal-conservative MR party, the government intends to offset the new toll by lowering other taxes for Belgians.
A naval mine, apparently dating back to World War II, has been discovered on the seabed off the coast of western Crete, authorities said Friday.
1940: Battle of Britain begins as Nazi forces attack shipping convoys in the English Channel 1985: French foreign intelligence agents blow up the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor, New Zealand, to prevent it from interfering with French nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Dutch photographer Fernando Pereira is killed. 1991: Boris Yeltsin is […]
On a tree-lined street in the affluent Duboce Triangle residential neighbourhood of San Francisco, the top half of a white, Edwardian-era, detached house was drawing visitors from prospective buyers. The opulently renovated three-bedroom apartment was on the market for almost $3m (£2.3m). And it had been attracting increased attention due to an unusual payment possibility […]
