Mitsotakis offers condolences over firefighters’ deaths
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his condolences to the families and colleagues of three firefighters who died Wednesday battling wildfires in Crete and the southern mainland.
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GREEKS ABROAD
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HISTORY 
July 29, 2026 29 July 2026: This day in history
1588: The “Invincible” Spanish Armada is sighted approaching England, and several skirmishes follow, forcing the invading fleet to make a long and costly retreat around Scotland and Ireland 1609: Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York, setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years 1848: Irish […]
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EUROPE
July 28, 2026 “Europe is burning” – say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs have called on the EU to “urgently implement a European heatwave action plan.”
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UK NEWS
July 28, 2026 Top UK hotel among new members joining Relais & Châteaux
By Martin Banks leading hotels association has welcomed ten new members to the fold.
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CULTURE
July 28, 2026 Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation
Sir Christopher Nolan’s latest film, The Odyssey, may have won rave reviews from critics and done storming business at the box office – but one person is definitely not happy. Emily Wilson, the academic whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by the director as an influence on his adaptation of the poem, has […]
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CULTURE
July 28, 2026 Greek PM calls up Nolan to congratulate him on ‘The Odyssey’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has spoken to filmmaker Christopher Nolan to congratulate him on “The Odyssey” and thank him for boosting international interest in Greek culture, officials said Tuesday.
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HISTORY
July 28, 2026 28 July 2026: This day in history
1794: French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of “the Terror” are guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris 1914: Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia, the first declaration of war of World War I 1917: Silent Parade organized by James Weldon Johnson, 10,000 African Americans march on Fifth Avenue in […]
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WORLD
July 27, 2026 Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacks
The price of oil has fallen sharply on hopes that a pause in attacks between the US and Iran could help to de-escalate the conflict. Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, sank more than 9% to $87.59 a barrel at one point, marking a sharp turnaround from last week when it had risen above […]
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SPORTS
July 27, 2026 Greece makes history in Sydney to win first-ever World Cup Gold
The Greek men’s national water polo team claimed its first-ever major gold medal, defeating Hungary 15-14 in a thrilling World Cup final in front of passionated Greek fans.
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TOURISM
July 27, 2026 Air Cairo launches new direct services between Egypt and Athens
Air Cairo has launched new direct scheduled services to Athens, strengthening air connectivity between Egypt and Greece.
