1586: Walter Raleigh brings the first tobacco to England from Virginia 1689: Battle of Killiecrankie: Jacobite Scottish Highlanders under Viscount Dundee defeat royalist forces under General Hugh Mackay 1789: US Congress establishes the Department of Foreign Affairs, now referred to as the State Department 1866: First transatlantic telegraph cable comes ashore at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland, […]
One woman has been killed and at least 29 others injured after a van was driven into a crowd at a Berlin Pride event on Saturday night, in what officials say was likely an “Islamist terror attack”. The suspect, 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, has been shot and killed during a police operation in west Berlin. German […]
AKEL supports and calls for a mass participation in the ‘Federal Solution Now’ rally organised by the bi-communal ‘United Cyprus’ Initiative to mark the visit of the UN Secretary-General to Cyprus.
UNESCO has inscribed Greece’s Mount Olympus on its World Heritage List, recognizing the country’s highest mountain for its exceptional natural and cultural value.
657: Battle of Siffin occurs during the first Muslim civil war between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah I beside the Euphrates River 1519: Francisco Pizarro receives a royal charter for the west coast of South America 1533: Francisco Pizarro orders the death of the last Sapa Inca Emperor, Atahualpa 1803: The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably […]
Firefighters are struggling to contain wildfires in south-west France as strong winds push flames towards the city of Bordeaux, with one official saying they “are far from having the fire under control.” More than 250,000 people in France and Spain have fled fires which have been raging for days, as winds and high temperatures hamper […]
Greek Australian singer and songwriter John Tikis has died at the age of 80, ending a musical career that spanned more than five decades and left a lasting mark on audiences in Greece and across the diaspora.
The Greek air defense battery stationed in Saudi Arabia has taken down two ballistic missiles and a drone near the city of Yanbu, Greece’s Ministry of Defense announced Saturday.
306: Constantine I is proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops 1814: English engineer George Stephenson introduces his first steam locomotive, a traveling engine designed for hauling coal on the Killingworth wagonway, named Blücher 1943: Benito Mussolini is dismissed as Italian Prime Minister and arrested on the authority of King Victor Emmanuel III 1944: World War […]
Βy Martin Banks New action has been taken by the EU to help protect children from online abuse.
