1494: Piero the Unfortunate of the de’ Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses power and flees the state 1799: Napoleon Bonaparte pulls off a coup and becomes the dictator of France under the title of First Consul 1980: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares a holy war against Iran 1989: East Berlin opens its borders at […]
By Martin Banks When historians look back on pivotal moments that reshaped Europe, they may well choose 2015-16. Not Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nor the way Covid laid bare our economic weaknesses, but when immigration started to tear Europe apart.
A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus and the Ministry of Rural Development and Food of Greece was agreed to be updated on Friday by the two relevant Ministers, Maria Panayiotou and Costas Tsiaras, who in a meeting held today discussed, among other things, the challenges the […]
Madeleine Zoumpoulis has been recognised with the City of Canterbury Bankstown Youth Award for her achievements in sport.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared that “normality must be the goal in relations between neighbors” when asked by reporters on Friday about Greek-Turkish relations and his meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Budapest a day earlier.
Robert Habeck, Germany’s vice-chancellor and economy minister, officially announced his bid to challenge Olaf Scholz for the chancellorship in upcoming snap elections on Friday (8 November), despite his Green Party polling at dismal levels.
392: Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christianity the state religion 1519: First meeting of Aztec Emperor Moctezuma II and Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés in Tenochtitlan, Mexico 1701: William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges, guaranteeing religious freedom for the colony of Pennsylvania 1734: Vincent La Chapelle, master cook to various nobility and royalty, forms a Freemasons […]
Vice Premier Cheng Li-chun presided over ceremonies receiving the Coast Guard Administration’s new vessel Lienchiang and naming the patrol ship Hualien Nov. 6 in northern Taiwan’s Keelung City. Speaking at the ceremonies, Cheng said the positive developments represent another giant step forward in the government’s domestic shipbuilding project, which aims to build 141 patrol ships […]
The re-election of Donald Trump to the White House is focusing minds in Europe, and with dozens of leaders meeting in Budapest, they have the perfect chance to talk it through. Trump’s first term in office saw a dramatic souring of relations. He was angry European countries didn’t pay more towards their own security. He […]
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Donald Trump for his election and says that he looks forward to continue working with the US on expanding and reinforcing the strategic partnership between the two countries. “Congratulations US President-elect @realDonaldTrump on your election victory. I look forward to continue working on expanding and reinforcing the strategic partnership between Cyprus and […]
