Pakistan launched airstrikes and sent ground troops into Afghan provinces along its border on Sunday, killing dozens, officials say. Afghanistan’s Taliban government condemned the “cowardly act” and called it “a crime and atrocity”. At least 100 people have been killed or wounded, including civilians, Taliban officials told BBC Pashto. Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said […]
I can assure you that our side is committed to resuming negotiations within the agreed framework, at the point where we stopped, in a bid to move a one step further,” House President Annita Demetriou said on Tuesday when asked to comment on a post by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman, and on the possibility […]
Toyota’s reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier won the Acropolis Rally Greece on Sunday after Hyundai’s Thierry Neuville suffered a double puncture on the penultimate stage.
1613: Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London burns down during a performance of “Henry VIII” 1900: The Imperial Chinese Court issues what is essentially a declaration of war against foreigners in China, blaming them for hostilities and giving license to the Boxers for even greater ferocity 1939: Ford introduces the revolutionary Ford-Ferguson 9N tractor incorporating Harry […]
The US has conducted new strikes on Iran, following a drone attack on a Panama-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. US Central Command (Centcom) said it hit multiple targets across Iran in direct response to “continued aggression” against commercial shipping. In retaliation, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has launched […]
Saturday, June 20, saw the Central Union of Pontians ‘Pontiaki Estia‘ gather at Stars International in Melbourne for a gala celebrating their 50th anniversary.
The European Union is sending a dual message to Turkey as it seeks to strengthen cooperation with Ankara while maintaining pressure on issues involving member-states and democratic standards.
1519: King Carlos I is elected Holy Roman Emperor Charles V 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria, aged 19, during a five-hour ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London [1] 1914: Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Bosnian-Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, setting off a chain of alliances and events that […]
Each morning that Venezuelans wake to the aftermath of the dual earthquakes, it is a little darker, a little grimmer. It means another night in which prayers for the miraculous recovery of missing loved ones went unanswered, in which the fitful sleep of the survivors is interrupted by nightmares of collapsed buildings and moments of […]
President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday that the Government is investing in meeting the needs of the Maronite community through a series of decisions, policies and actions for the common good.
