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USA
US Kills Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri in Afghanistan Drone Strike
The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden confirmed on Monday.
He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the Afghan capital of Kabul...
Economy
US in ‘Technical Recession’ as GDP Contracts for a Second Quarter
The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, triggering one definition of a “technical recession,” according to data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday.
The nation's gross domestic product fell at an annual rate of...
USA
President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19
President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced on Thursday.
The US leader is said to be experiencing “mild symptoms” and is taking Paxloid, an antiviral medicine used to treat symptoms of coronavirus.
Biden to work in isolation...
USA
Congress Votes to Block Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets to Turkey
The US House of Representatives voted to approve a measure that will likely block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on Thursday.
The measure prohibits the US President from selling or transferring the fighter jets or kits to...
Greek News
Father Alex Karloutsos Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Father Alex Karloutsos, a Greek American priest and former Vicar General for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has been awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work as a spiritual leader by US President Joe Biden during...
Greek News
Battle for the Sale of F-16 Jets to Turkey Heating Up in US Congress
Battle lines are being drawn in the US Congress for the proposed sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey as Greek-American lawmakers are mobilizing to ensure that the Biden administration does not proceed with the sale and the upgrade...
USA
Fr. Alex Karloutsos to be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Father Alex Karloutsos, former Vicar General for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, will be receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work as a spiritual leader, according to a statement released by the White House on Friday.
Karloutsos...
Greek News
US Congress Prepares for Battle Over Sale of F-16 Fighters to Turkey
On Thursday, Greek-American members of Congress expressed strong opposition to President Joe Biden's expressed support for the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey.
“We should sell them the F-16 jets and modernize those jets as well,” Biden said at the...
Diplomacy
Biden and Erdogan Discuss “Stability in Aegean”
US President Joe Biden discussed “the importance of maintaining stability in the Aegean” with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to a White House statement issued after the meeting of the two leaders on the margins of the...
Europe
Russia Poses a “Direct Threat” to Europe, NATO Leaders Say
NATO leaders meeting in Madrid on June 29th are set to label Russia a menace to their security, as they overhaul the alliance’s defenses in response to the war on Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.
"We’ll state clearly that...