Awards hat trick for new addition to London eating out scene
By Martin Banks The latest addition to London’s dining scene has picked up three restaurant awards in as many months.
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UK NEWS
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GREEKS ABROAD 
January 21, 2026 Archbishop Makarios celebrated at Sydney Name Day Dinner
The official Dinner celebrating the Name Day of Archbishop Makarios of Australia was held in Sydney on Monday, January 19, bringing together senior ecclesiastical leaders, political representatives and members of the faithful from across the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
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GEOPOLITICS
January 21, 2026 Greece, Israel deepen defense partnership
The depth of cooperation between Greece and Israel was underscored on Tuesday by a meeting in Athens between the two countries’ defense ministers, held less than a month after a trilateral gathering in Jerusalem and bilateral contacts between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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HISTORY
January 21, 2026 21 January 2026: This day in history
1525: Swiss Anabaptist Movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz’s mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union 1789: The first American novel, William Hill Brown’s “The Power of Sympathy” is published by Isaiah Thomas 1793: Louis XVI of […]
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EUROPE
January 20, 2026 MEPs declare: “Greenland is not for sale”
By Martin Banks MEPs have reacted with fury to President Donald Trump´s recent threats to impose sweeping tariffs on Europeans over Greenland.
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CYPRUS
January 20, 2026 Our goal is to achieve water security, Cyprus President says
Our goal is, through specific actions, to achieve water security in our country, Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, said Monday at the inauguration ceremony of “Cleo” and “Erato”, two GLS-type water tanks of the Nicosia District Local Government Organisation, with a total capacity of 17,200 cubic meters.
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ENVIRONMENT
January 20, 2026 Island desalination projects will boost water supply
The Environment Ministry has approved 42 water-supply projects worth €75.5 million to address water shortages, including desalination plants for islands receiving them for the first time.
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HISTORY
January 20, 2026 20 January 2026: This day in history
1265 First English Parliament is summoned without royal command, in this instance by Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. It meets in Westminster Hall. 1841 China cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain during the First Opium War 1921 Republic of Turkey is declared from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire 1942 Nazi officials hold the […]
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INTERVIEWS
January 19, 2026 Elizabete Botsaris Carries A Significant Name In The Greek History
Interview by Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis (IG: @vassiliosvitsilogiannis) Elizabete Botsaris carries a name deeply engraved in the collective memory of Greece. The Botsaris lineage is inextricably linked to the struggle for independence, marked by courage, sacrifice, and unwavering devotion to freedom. More than a surname, Botsaris represents honor, loyalty and an unbroken bond with Hellenic values […]
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WORLD
January 19, 2026 US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC
The US is acting with impunity and believes its power matters more than international law, the head of the UN has told the BBC. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, António Guterres said Washington’s “clear conviction” was that multilateral solutions were irrelevant. What mattered, he continued, was the “exercise of the power and influence […]
