It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War.
At the start of...
A wave of demonstrations swept across Europe on Saturday, October 24, with nearly 1,000 arrests in France, violent clashes in Spain, Italy and Belgium, and renewed anti-government protests in Albania, as public anger over rising living costs, education funding...
Western Sydney International Airport opened to passengers on October 25, with Jetstar's first departure to the Gold Coast beginning operations at Australia's first major new airport in more than 50 years. Flight JQ362 left at about 11:20 a.m.
Prime Minister...
Pope Leo XIV received Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Vatican on Saturday, October 24, as the pontiff resumed official engagements while recovering from surgery for lung cancer.
Bartholomew offered his support and wishes for a speedy, complete recovery, according to...
Lefteris Petrounias secured his fifth World Championships medal on Saturday, winning silver in the men’s rings final at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The Greek gymnast scored 14.333, finishing behind China’s Lan Xingyu after entering the final as the...
Athens ranked second among 31 major European cities for hotel value growth in 2025, with values rising 5.5% against an average increase of just 0.2% across Europe, according to a March 2026 report by hospitality consulting firm HVS.
Only Copenhagen...
S&P Global Ratings, one of the major global credit rating agencies, has affirmed Greece’s long-term sovereign credit rating at BBB, with a stable outlook, maintaining the country’s investment-grade status following its scheduled review on Friday.
The US-based rating agency also...
The Bank of Greece forecasts a stable 2 percent GDP growth rate for the full 2026 calendar year. The central bank published these official economic projections in its latest "Note on the Greek Economy" report.
While the domestic economy exhibits...
