24 October, 2025

Australia sees record haul of illegal cigarettes and vapes in bold smuggling crackdown

Australia’s border authorities have intercepted a wave of illegal cigarette and vape smuggling, seizing more than 586 million cigarettes and over three million vapes between July and September 2025 — marking one of the largest hauls in the country’s history. According to…

24 October, 2025

VICTORIA

Brad Battin to follow Jacinta Allan’s lead on major China trade mission

Victoria’s Opposition Leader, Brad Battin, is set to follow in the footsteps of Premier Jacinta Allan by embarking on an eight-day trade mission to China next week, marking a significant strategic pivot for the Liberal Party as it seeks to broaden its…

24 October, 2025

GREECE·POLITICS

Koukolopoulos follows Gervoulanos in warning over PASOK’s stagnant polls

Greek MP and former minister Paris Koukolopoulos has announced that he may raise the issue of PASOK’s stagnant polling in party bodies if there is no recovery by Christmas. Speaking after Pavlos Gervoulanos referenced the party’s “stuck needle” in recent surveys, Koukolopoulos…

24 October, 2025

GREECE·WORLD

Mitsotakis rules out Turkey’s participation in EU SAFE program amid Aegean disputes

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reiterated that Turkey cannot participate in the EU’s Strategic Armaments Framework (SAFE) program as long as it maintains a casus belli against Greece and disputes the sovereignty of Greek islands in the Aegean. Speaking from Brussels…

24 October, 2025

WORLD

Russian aircraft briefly violate Lithuanian airspace near Kaliningrad

Two Russian military aircraft violated Lithuanian airspace on Thursday afternoon, entering for just 18 seconds before leaving. The incident occurred near the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, raising concerns over European airspace security. The aircraft involved were a Su-30 fighter…

24 October, 2025

WORLD

EU leaders commit to address Ukraine’s financial deeds, push digital and green agenda

At the European Council summit held on October 23, 2025, the leaders of 26 EU member states, with the exception of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, pledged to address Ukraine’s pressing financial needs for 2026 and 2027. European Council President António Costa emphasized in…

24 October, 2025

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October 24, 2025

Australia sees record haul of illegal cigarettes and vapes in bold smuggling crackdown

Brad Battin to follow Jacinta Allan’s lead on major China trade mission

Koukolopoulos follows Gervoulanos in warning over PASOK’s stagnant polls

Mitsotakis rules out Turkey’s participation in EU SAFE program amid Aegean disputes

Russian aircraft briefly violate Lithuanian airspace near Kaliningrad

EU leaders commit to address Ukraine’s financial deeds, push digital and green agenda

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