215 BC: A temple dedicated to Venus Erycina is built on Capitoline Hill to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene 1014: King Brian Boru of Ireland defeats Viking forces at the Battle of Clontarf, freeing Ireland from foreign control 1597: William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” is first performed with Queen Elizabeth I […]
German airline Lufthansa will cut 20,000 European short-haul flights over the summer, saying soaring fuel prices have made many journeys “unprofitable” for the firm. Jet fuel has doubled in price since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict has slowed its production and transportation across the Middle East. Several airlines, including KLM-France […]
Australian rower Annie Anezakis has brought Oxford a victory against Cambridge in the annual women’s Boat Race. The 27-year-old Melburnian made history with the win which the club hadn’t seen against Cambridge since 2016.
European Council President Antonio Costa called Wednesday for the European Union to invest more deeply in renewables or nuclear power, saying this is the bloc’s strongest bet to avoid energy shocks in a less predictable world.
1500: Pedro Álvares Cabral is the first European to discover Brazil, landing near Monte Pascoal and claiming it for Portugal 1915: First military use of poison gas occurs when Germany uses chlorine gas against the Allies along the Western Front at Ypres, France in World War I [1] 1993: Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, […]
ATHENS – Laura Kövesi, the European chief public prosecutor, arrives in the Greek capital on Wednesday as the government clashes with her office over a fraud probe targeting ruling party MPs.
At a time that is both crucial and fluid in geopolitical terms, French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet on Friday, April 24, at 19:30 at the archaeological site of the Roman Agora in Athens to discuss challenges currently facing Europe and the way ahead.
753 BC: Romulus and Remus found Rome, according to Roman foundation mythology 1526: First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India 1792: Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn, and quartered in Rio de Janeiro 1863: Bahá’u’lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith, enters the Garden of […]
Throughout US President Donald Trump’s second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president’s most significant market-moving statements. It found a consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or […]
Cyprus has pledged to provide at least €850,000 as humanitarian assistance in Sudan and the neighbouring countries in 2026, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
