A new mutual defense agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan is reorganizing the security landscape of the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean, presenting Greece with a potentially challenging diplomatic equation involving three of its increasingly important relations: Saudi...
Former US President Joe Biden’s cancer has spread further and is causing significant pain, his son Hunter Biden said on Friday. This is one of the most candid accounts yet of Biden’s battle with the disease.
Speaking to the BBC’s...
Tensions in the Aegean resurfaced this week after Turkish military aircraft allegedly violated Greek national airspace, prompting interceptions by the Hellenic Air Force that escalated into a brief mock dogfight, according to Greek defense officials.
The incident occurred on Thursday...
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday aimed at defining the limits of birthright citizenship and stopping foreign nationals from traveling to the United States primarily to give birth, the White House announced.
The signing of the orders...
Social media platform X has restricted access in Turkey to the presidential campaign account of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu following a Turkish court order.
The company said Tuesday that Turkish law required it to enforce the restriction. However, X...
Greek American Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced his candidacy for mayor of Chicago, joining an increasingly crowded race that could determine whether Mayor Brandon Johnson wins a second term.
Giannoulias, 50, is also seeking reelection as Illinois...
A New Zealand MP has dismissed English as a borrowed tongue, calling it a "bastardization of Greek, Old Norse, Latin" during a heated parliamentary debate over the language's legal status.
Green MP Tamatha Paul, who represents Wellington Central, made...
Extreme summer heat and unusually low water levels have once again exposed dozens of German World War II warship wrecks in the Danube River near the town of Prahovo in Serbia. Hidden beneath the river for decades, the rusting...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urged Bulgaria and Cyprus to prevent military facilities on their territory from supporting US operations against Iran.
Araqchi raised the issue during separate telephone calls with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova and Cypriot Foreign...
In the complex ecosystem of Washington DC, where influence is often measured in campaign contributions and legislative fine print, Andy Manatos stands as a bridge between two worlds: the high-stakes corridors of American power and the enduring values of...
Turkey has renewed its defense of its 1974 invasion of Cyprus in a document circulated at the UN rejecting the internationally recognized terms “invasion” and “occupation” while again calling for a two-state settlement.
Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ahmet...
Greece is preparing the next phase of its military modernization program, with plans to upgrade additional F-16 fighter jets, acquire new frigates, and advance several other defense projects that are awaiting approval, under negotiation, or scheduled for delivery in...
Three Turkish drones flew over the Aegean on Tuesday, July 28, recording four infringements of air traffic regulations within the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) and two violations of Greek national airspace, according to Greece’s military.
The Hellenic National Defense...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday that he will convene a new expanded 5+1 meeting on the Cyprus issue after sufficient preparation on confidence-building measures, methodology, and the substance of the negotiations, signaling a renewed effort to restart...
