Top Belgian choir set for sell-out tour
By Martin Banks They are, culturally, one of the best things to come out of Belgium and, now, a UK audience also gets the chance to enjoy them.
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EUROPE
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EUROPE 
February 20, 2026 EU aid to tackle “one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises”
By Martin Banks The EU has announced fresh aid to help with an escalation of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) which it says is driving mass displacement.
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CULTURE
February 20, 2026 Benaki marks Exodus of Messolonghi anniversary
The city in the drawing is crouched low, almost like an extension of the lagoon. The unknown artist’s gaze sweeps over ruins that still bear witness to the ferocity of the siege. Huts on stilts and wooden posts mark the fishing zones. Most public squares and streets are dirt and mud, while the squat houses […]
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HISTORY
February 20, 2026 20 February 2026: This day in history
1792: US postal service created, postage 6-12 cents depending on distance 1872: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art opens 1873: British Naval Officer John Moresby is the first European to discover Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, claims it for the United Kingdom 1938: UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden resigns, stating Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain has […]
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UK NEWS
February 19, 2026 Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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EUROPE
February 19, 2026 EU offers €28bn in loans to bolster eastern border regions hit by Ukraine war
The European Commission has launched a strategy to support nine EU member states bordering Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, mobilising billions of euros to reverse economic and demographic decline.
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GEOPOLITICS
February 19, 2026 Greece seeks role in IMEC, Mitsotakis tells Modi
Greece wants to participate in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
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HISTORY
February 19, 2026 19 February 2026: This day in history
356: Roman Emperor Constantius II closes all pagan temples 1600: Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in South American recorded history 1878: Thomas Edison is granted a patent for his cylinder phonograph 1942: An estimated 150 Japanese warplanes attack the Australian city of Darwin 1942: FDR orders the detention and internment of […]
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UK NEWS
February 18, 2026 Making waves.. that’s London’s latest tourist attraction
By Martin Banks London has a brand new tourist attraction: The Tower of London River TourTower of London.
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GREEKS ABROAD
February 18, 2026 Greek Orthodox schools honour top HSC achievers at Sydney ceremony
High-achieving students from Sydney’s Greek Orthodox schools were formally recognised this week for their outstanding results in the 2025 NSW Higher School Certificate examinations.
