Politics

Pro-Palestine protests are continuing on college and university campuses across the world, as fighting continues in Gaza between the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Islamist militant group Hamas. As ever, the pervasive Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a highly emotive and...

Greece’s press freedom index improved, rising 19 places in 2024, but remains last among EU countries, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 2024 World Press Freedom Index, released on Friday. The country has risen to 88th place from 107th...

The release of the former chief of Nazi Golden Dawn Nikos Michaloliakos was met with angry reactions in Greece. Michaloliakos who had been sentenced to 13 years and six months imprisonment for his leadership of the group was released on...

Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus expressed its disdain yesterday, Wednesday, May 1st, at the Republic of Cyprus having been inducted to the EU. It was an "unjust and historic mistake," a representative said. A statement released by the purported "foreign ministry" of...

The former leader of the now-defunct neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, Nikos Michaloliakos, who was serving a multi-year prison sentence for running a criminal organization will be released from jail, a court ruled on Thursday. Michaloliakos had been sentenced to 13...

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has laid out his vision for a second term in thorough detail in his most in-depth and revealing interview to date on his plans for a return to the White House. The businessman and former...

On Wednesday, Cyprus and several other countries officially marked their membership of the European Union (EU) for 20 years, with the EU marking the 20th anniversary of the enlargement and claiming it will always help to solve the Cyprus...

From next year, pupils in schools in Turkey will be taught the geopolitical "Blue Homeland" doctrine, which envisages Turkish influence over large parts of the Mediterranean and other seas and aims to legitimize the government's eastern Mediterranean policy. According to...

Over 200,000 Greeks residing in Greece and 127 countries abroad have registered for postal voting in the upcoming European elections. According to the Interior Ministry’s final data, registered voters for postal voting in the upcoming European elections on June 9...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that he is postponing his scheduled meeting with US President Joe Biden at the White House. This was initially planned to take place on May 9. The postponement occurred due to ''changes...

Greece's Supreme Court has published the final list of parties that will compete in June's European elections with the roster excluding the far-right party Spartiates (the Spartans). The ruling party New Democracy, along with opposition parties PASOK and New Left,...

An MP elected with the ultra-right Spartiates Party (Spartans) was arrested on Wednesday after he assaulted a colleague from the populist Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party in the colonnade outside the plenum hall. Konstantinos Floros, now an independent MP, assaulted...

A $61 billion aid package for Ukraine was approved by the US House of Representatives on Saturday. Later that same day, the House also approved a $26.4 billion aid package for Israel. The vote, which had been postponed by Republicans...

Ukraine's Prime Minister has warned of a third world war if Ukraine is defeated by Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal was cautiously optimistic that US lawmakers would pass the...

Israel has called on 32 countries to impose sanctions against Iran, a move taken as Tel Aviv weighs its options in responding to the Islamic Republic's drone attack over the weekend. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said today that he...