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Australia
US, UK and Australia Agree on Nuclear Submarine Project
The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Under the AUKUS pact Australia is to get its first nuclear-powered subs...
Ancient Greece
UK’s PM Rules Out Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
UK's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect the Parthenon Marbles from being sent back to Greece, saying they remain a “huge asset” to the UK, the Guardian reports on Monday.
Despite a campaign to return the marble sculptures...
Economy
Tourism Receipts in Greece Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The Bank of Greece reported on Wednesday that receipts from tourism in 2022 surpassed initial forecasts by 2.6 billion euros, reaching 17.6 million.
Total travel revenues in 2022 did not exceed those of the last full year before the pandemic,...
Europe
UK and Greece to Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
The defense ministers of the UK and Greece will sign a declaration of defense cooperation on a British Royal Navy cruiser at the naval base of Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Ben Wallace and Nikos Panagiotopoulos will sign a Joint Vision Statement.
The...
Diplomacy
Boris Johnson Claims Vladimir Putin Threatened Him Before Ukraine Invasion
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened him during a telephone call shortly before the invasion of Ukraine.
Johnson made the claim in a documentary for the BBC. According to the former prime...
Ancient Greece
The UK Dashes Hopes for the Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
The UK dashed hopes for a return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece on Wednesday after Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, said that the sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not...
Celebrities
Prince Harry Reveals Fistfights With His Brother William
Prince Harry reveals royal fistfights with his brother Prince William over Meghan Markle in his autobiography due to be released next week.
In a leaked extract of his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, to The Guardian, Prince Harry recounts what he...
Europe
Vivienne Westwood, the ‘Queen of British Fashion’ Dies at 81
Vivienne Westwood, the "Queen of British Fashion", died on Thursday in London. She was 81.
In a statement on Twitter, Westwood’s fashion house said: “29th December 2022. Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South...
Europe
King Charles III Meets With Ecumenical Patriarch in London
King Charles III met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Buckingham Palace in a half hour private meeting on October 25th.
During their meeting, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew once again expressed his condolences for the death of the King's mother, Queen Elizabeth...
Europe
Meet Akshata Murthy, the Tycoon Wife of UK PM Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak will be the next prime minister of the UK after Liz Truss' historical forty-four days in office and her resignation from leadership. By his side is his wife, Akshata Murthy, a fashion designer and millionaire. She is...