Greece must strengthen cooperation with allied nations while investing in defense capabilities, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said Monday, warning that global security and peace can no longer be taken for granted.
240 BC: First recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet 1856: The Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty 1867: The United States buys Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000 (109 million in 2018 dollars), roughly 2 cents an acre 1870: The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution […]
The Houthis held their fire for the first four weeks of the war, despite their affiliation with and backing from Iran. Now, the movement that still holds the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the north and other areas of the country, has made its first move, firing missiles towards Israel. The Houthis say they were targeting […]
Cyprus recorded a naturalisation rate of 1.21 per 100 non-Cypriot residents in 2024, down from the rate recorded in 2023 (1.51 per 100), according to data published by Eurostat on Friday. In total, 2,800 people acquired Cypriot citizenship in 2024, compared with 3,318 in 2023.
Marinella, one of Greece’s most iconic voices with a career spanning decades, died on Saturday at the age of 87.
845: Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving 1516: Venice compels Jews to live in a specific area, establishing the first Jewish ghetto, in the city’s the Cannaregio district. 1549: The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded […]
By Martin Banks The appointment of a former MEP as EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the European Union has been widely welcomed.
By Denis MacShane, former Europe Minister in the UK Lionel Jospin, one of the big figures in French Socialist Party politics, has died aged 88. He was a leading figure in the long domination of French politics by the Socialist Party following the 14 year reign of François Mitterrand as President 1981-1997.
It can be hard to pin down what is guiding Donald Trump a month into US and Israel’s programme of strikes on Iran. But it is clear he has an eye on the oil markets. A word – or social media post – from the US president about his plans used to spark big moves […]
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is embarking on a two-city diplomatic push in Libya this week, visiting both Benghazi and Tripoli in a bid to maintain active channels with the country’s rival power centers.
