“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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EUROPE
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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.
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HISTORY
July 27, 2026 27 July 2026: This day in history
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, […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
July 26, 2026 What we know so far about the Berlin Pride ramming attack
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 […]
