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US Vice President JD Vance was booed by the audience as he attended a concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Thursday evening. According to a report in The New York Times, the concert featured the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, …

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The extraordinary European Council has just approved the Commission’s proposal for an €800 billion investment in European defense. European Council conclusions on European defence, 6 March 2025 II. EUROPEAN DEFENCE 1. Recalling the Versailles Declaration of March 2022 and the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, the European Council stresses …

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg on Tuesday that Europe wants to work with the US in talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war. “We want to partner with the US to deliver a just and lasting peace for Ukraine,” …

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has identified 211 Greek nationals among the more than 1.4 million foreign nationals who have received final deportation orders but remain in the United States. The latest ICE data, updated as of November 24, 2024, lists a total of 1,445,549 individuals with final …

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Cyprus on Thursday hailed a US memorandum signed by President Joe Biden that allows military sales, including arms, to the island as a milestone affirming recognition of the island as a pillar of stability in the East Mediterranean region which has been fraught with conflict. The strategic partnership between 🇨🇾 …

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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Michael J. Rigas, a Greek-American, as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. Trump expressed his confidence in Rigas, stating on X, “I am pleased to nominate Michael J. Rigas for the position of Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources. Michael will …

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In one more racist rant former US President Donald Trump compared compared himself to Giannis Antetokounmpo, claiming that he has as much… “Greek” in him as the Milwaukee Bucks superstar. During his speech that took place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Friday, November 1,  Trump began commenting about the Fiserv Forum …

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Greek-flagged tanker “Sounion” has being attacked by two small Houthis’ boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members onboard, but the Greek-flagged vessel has lost the …

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The European Parliament has confirmed Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as President of the European Commission. She will serve until 2029. The German politician will have a further five years to steer legislation at the helm of the EU’s main executive body. 5 more years. I can’t …

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The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally set sail on Tuesday for Gaza accompanied by another vessel, inaugurating the operation of the Larnaca to Gaza sea-corridor dubbed as ‘Amalthea’. This is the first time a ship has been authorized to deliver aid to Gaza since 2005. The ship, carrying almost …

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Container ship Joseph Schulte, the first vessel that used Ukraine’s Black Sea corridor is crossing through Turkey’s Bosporus Straits, is heading to the pot of Piraeus, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday. The Joseph Schulte, carrying 2,114 containers with 30,000 tons of cargo, ERT added. Yesterday it arrived early in …

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The Russian Embassy in Cyprus will soon start providing consular services in the Turkish occupied of Cyprus, according to a telegram from the Russian state news agency TASS, citing an embassy spokesperson. “We will start providing consular services in the northern part of the city of Nicosia in the very …

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Fredi Beleri, the candidate representing the Greek minority in Albania, won the municipality elections in Himara and emerged victorious over his opponent Jorgo Goro, who had the backing of the Edi Rama government. The official results were announced Monday after an earlier interruption in the vote counting process. Since Saturday …

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With 100 per cent of votes counted Nikos Christodoulides had a clear lead, echoing what exit polls had earlier suggested. Christodoulides secured 51.91 per cent of the vote while Andreas Mavroyiannis got 48.09 per cent. 49-year-old Christodoulides will become president on 28 February. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs …

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Deviating from the general mood in Europe, a large number of Greeks hesitate to declare their approval of the European Union’s backing for Ukraine following the Russian invasion. In the relevant question of the Parliament’s Eurobarometer for autumn 2022, a majority of citizens in the 24 member-states approve of the …

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Egypt ‘s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a Presidential degree demarcating the maritime border of the country to the West, that is with Libya. With the drawing of a straight line, al-Sisi unilaterally determines the maritime borders with Libya, practically cutting through the illegal Turkey-Libya memorandum on the Exclusive Economic …

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Αn envelope with blood has arrived at the Embassy of Ukraine in Athens on Monday. The envelope was found by a security officer who informed the Greek police. The “bloody envelope” arrived with the embassy’s mail and was located outside the building of the diplomatic mission. The incident has launched …

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Libya has reacted to Greece’s decision to expand out seismic surveys for hydrocarbon south of Crete. The foreign minister of the Tripoli-based outgoing government accused Athens of exploiting the crisis in the North African country and imposing a fait accompli in defining the Libyan-Greek maritime borders. “Greece has conducted contracts …

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Operation mechanism IRINI has seized vehicle modified for military use in Libya that is under arms embargo by the United Nations. Merchant vessel MV MEERDIJK with a flag from the Netherlands has been ordered to the port of Almyros by Volos in Central Greece, local media report on Thursday, November …

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The US State Department is open to the possibility of an energy interconnection between Greece and Libya. The US State Department spokesperson said that the US continues to support projects that promote the energy interconnection of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa with Europe. The US ministry clarified that it …

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