Politics
Politics
Biden-Trump Rematch Is Official as They Clinch Nominations
US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November.
Both Biden and Trump won primary elections in Georgia, Mississippi, and Washington state on Tuesday....
Cyprus
Humanitarian Aid Ship From Cyprus to Gaza Waiting to Sail
A ship loaded with tons of food for Gaza remained docked in a Cyprus port on Sunday as preparations unfolded for the launch of a yet untested maritime aid route to the enclave.
The European Union, United States, United Arab...
Politics
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...
Greek News
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...
Diplomacy
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...
Greek News
‘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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Politics
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Greek News
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...
Military
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...