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Will Turkey’s Enormous Istanbul Canal Project Move Ahead?

An ambitious "Suez Canal" project in Turkey, spearheaded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and known as the Istanbul Canal, aims to transform the city into a global trade hub, with an estimated cost of $9.2 billion. In 2021, the Turkish...

President Biden Blasts Donald Trump in State of the Union Address

President Joe Biden delivered a fiery State of the Union address on Thursday, taking repeated swipes at Donald Trump -without mentioning him by name -and covering the broad themes of his re-election campaign. Biden used the term "my predecessor" to...

Sweden Officially Becomes a Member of NATO

Sweden, a historically neutral country, has officially become the thirty-second member of NATO and the second country to join the Western military alliance since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Stockholm's ratification process was finally completed in Washington today, on...

‘No One Will Intimidate Us’ Mitsotakis Says After Missile Scare in Ukraine

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a message of support to Ukraine a day after the Russian attack in Odessa, close to where the prime minister and the Greek delegation were, before the meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. "No one will intimidate...

Russian Missiles Hit Odessa, Ukraine as Greek PM Mitsotakis Visits

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his advisors were met by Russian missiles as they arrived in Odessa, Ukraine for an official visit. Mitsotakis was about to meet the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky when an explosion hit the...

Biden and Trump Head for a Rematch after Super Tuesday Wins

President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have swept the state primaries that were held on Super Tuesday making a White House rematch between them even more likely. With voting now closed across the US, Biden is believed to have won...

Greece Probes Data Leak of Diaspora Voter Email Addresses

Greece’s Interior Ministry said it will conduct an internal inquiry on the suspected data leak of the Diaspora voter e-mail addresses by a Greek MEP. It will seek to determine whether privacy laws were breached that let Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou send...

Trump Can Remain in Ballot, US Supreme Court Rules

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump was wrongly removed from Colorado's primary ballot last year, which means the path is clear for the businessman to appear on the ballot in all fifty states. The unanimous decision of...

Petition to Lift Immunity of Politicians in Greece Gets More than 1.2 Million Signatures

A petition launched in Greece to lift the immunity of politicians from prosecution following last year's Tempe rail disaster has gathered more than 1.2 million signatures. The petition was initiated by Maria Karystianou, the mother of Marthi, a 20-year-old girl...

US Senate Approves F-16 Sale to Turkey

The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly voted 13-79 against a resolution that would have blocked a $23 billion F-16 sale to Turkey that the Biden administration approved last month. Turkey has sought to lock down the sale, which includes 40 new...

Supreme Court Will Rule on Trump Immunity Claims

The Supreme Court will decide if former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 conservative majority court decided on Wednesday to hear Trump's claims that he should be shielded...

Mitsotakis on Tempe Train Tragedy: The Guilty Will be Punished

In a video message on Wednesday, marking the first anniversary of the Tempe train tragedy in Greece, which claimed the lives of 57 people, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis promised that those found guilty will be punished. "Some relief will come...

US Air Force Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Israeli Embassy

An active-duty airman of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. while shouting, "Free Palestine, free Palestine!" US Air Force Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire at Israeli...

SYRIZA Leadership Election Voted Down by Party Congress

SYRIZA party leader Kasselakis retracted his proposal for a new leadership vote following a public clash with his only co-candidate.

SYRIZA Headed For New Party Leadership Battle

Greek opposition party SYRIZA is headed for another leadership battle, few months after electing Stefanos Kasselakis as the new party leader.