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Greek Shipper Admits Smuggling Iranian Oil, Faces $2.4M Fine

Greek tanker operator Empire Navigation pleaded guilty to charges of transporting illicit Iranian oil involving the Suez Rajan tanker. Court documents recently obtained by the Associated Press and The New York Times shed light on the extent to which...

US to Arm Ukraine With Depleted Uranium Tank Shells

The US has announced it will send depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine as part of more than one billion dollars (£800 million) in military and humanitarian aid. The controversial shells are made of depleted uranium - naturally occurring uranium...

U.S. Destroyer’s Close Call With Chinese Warship Caught on Video

The United States military released a video Monday of what it called an "unsafe" maneuver by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The Chinese warship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S....

The U.S. Approves Supply of F-16 Fighters to Ukraine

The US approved the future supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as G7 leaders meeting in Japan welcomed the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. Until now US President Joe Biden had effectively vetoed the transfer of F-16s, with...

Multinational Air Drill Iniochos 23 Kicks Off in Greece

India's air force is participating for the first time in the multinational air drill Iniochos 23 that kicked off in Greece on Monday. The exercise includes elements from Greece, France, the US, Italy, Saudi Arabia, India, Spain, Jordan, Slovenia, and Cyprus...

US Evacuates Diplomats from Khartoum as Greeks Remain Stranded

The US military has evacuated American diplomats and their families from Khartoum, Sudan, while several Greek citizens remain stranded and frustrated. Amid fighting in the country that has claimed the lives of hundreds of people, President Biden confirmed the evacuation...

US Approves Small Upgrade Package for Turkey’s F-16 Fleet

The US Department of State announced Saturday it has decided to approve a small modernization package for Turkey’s existing F-16 fleet. The deal, valued at an estimated $259 million, is the first military equipment sale to Turkey in years and...

Diaspora Vote Fiasco: From Millions, Only 27,579 Applied to Vote in Greek Elections

The Greek diaspora will be mostly absent from the parliamentary elections of May 21, as only 27,579 out of millions of Greeks residing all over the world have applied to vote. This is a fiasco for the government and political...

US Submarine Docks in Cyprus Angering Turkish-Cypriots

A US submarine docked in Limassol, southern Cyprus earlier in the week, provoking an angry response by the Turkish Cypriots. Cyprus President Nikos Christoudoulides visited the USS San Juan, the Los Angeles-class submarine. The US Ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher hailed...

Classified US Documents on Ukraine War Leaked

Classified documents that provide details of US and NATO plans to help prepare Ukraine for a spring offensive against Russia have spilled onto social media platforms, the New York Times reported. The Pentagon said on Thursday it is assessing the...