
Albanese: ‘US-Australia alliance remains strong – Trump meeting will happen’
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has played down concerns about a delayed face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump, following the latter’s abrupt exit from the recent G7 summit in Canada to oversee American airstrikes

Regional hospitals are collapsing
Regional hospitals are warning they face ‘inevitable closures’ or widespread job losses following a Victorian-wide mandate to cut spending ahead of this year’s state budget. Leaked internal documents reveal that chief executives of many of

Samantha Mostyn: The next Governor General of Australia
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Samantha Mostyn will be the next Governor General of the country. Ms Mostyn, a prominent businesswoman and gender equality advocate, will succeed David Hurley and become Australia’s 28th

“Battle” to release documents from Daniel Andrews’ time in office
In a legal battle with implications for government transparency, Jacinta Allan’s Premier’s Office is fighting to keep secret hundreds of documents from the time of former premier Daniel Andrews. Lawyers for the Premier’s office are

When does daylight saving end?
Australians in most states will get an extra hour’s sleep when clocks go back an hour at the end of daylight saving time in April. The change will bring sunrise and sunset earlier in the

Poll: Australia’s “scariest” roads
Australian drivers have voted on the roads they find the “scariest” in each state and territory. In research conducted by Continental Tyres, a road is considered “scary” by motorists due to the number of dangerous

Think your daily coffee is too expensive? It’s actually too cheap!
Even in a stubborn cost-of-living crisis, it seems there’s one luxury most Australians won’t sacrifice – their daily cup of coffee. Coffee sales have largely remained stable, even as financial pressures have bitten over the

Libya’s parliament moves to ratify Turkey-Libya Maritime Agreement despite Greek objections
The Libyan House of Representatives is set to proceed with the ratification of the controversial Turkey-Libya memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones, despite strong opposition from Greece and other Mediterranean countries. According to reports, the agreement, which was signed in 2019 between Turkey and Libya, is likely to be

Greece issues damning statement following Turkey’s disrespectful remarks on Pontian Genocide
The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a damning response on Sunday morning to the Turkish slander published on Saturday evening regarding a conference about the Pontian Genocide, where Greece’s PM was present giving a speech. The

Greek PM from Pontian Genocide Conference: “Greece has always overcome the storms of History”
The Pontian Genocide was a tragic chapter in the history of modern Greece, and the lessons it holds must prevent its repetition anywhere in the world, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, during his

Magnificent icon believed to be Early El Greco discovered on Crete
A religious icon believed to be an early work of master painter El Greco, born Domenikos Theotokopoulos, one of the most-renowned artists in the entire history of Western art, was recently discovered on Crete. The icon

The wager of tax cuts
It is common knowledge that taxes reached unprecedented levels during the decade-long economic crisis. The Greek people made many sacrifices to foot the bill of this crisis. They were heavily over-taxed in order to achieve

The ancient serenity of snowcapped Mount Parnassus
A drone video has recently captured the mesmerizing magic of Mount Parnassus in central Greece after the November snows covered its craggy peaks. Parnassus, measuring 2,457 meters (8,061 feet), is one of the highest mountains

Greeks rank in top places in smoking and child obesity
Greeks come second in smoking among EU Member State citizens, they also rank in second place in childhood obesity, while they are very cautious in vaccinating their children, a report says. All the above cause

China warns Australia: Don’t be dragged into NATO’s military spending push
China’s Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has issued a strong rebuke of NATO’s new military spending target, warning the Albanese government not to fall in line with what Beijing sees as a dangerous escalation of global militarisation. In an opinion piece published in The Australian, Xiao denounced NATO’s decision —

Mitzkoski: “I will call my country Macedonia”
VMRO-DPMNE leader and future Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Christian Mitzkoski, has said that while the constitutional name of the country (North Macedonia) will be used in official communications by state institutions, he will continue

NATO ally Turkey signals interest in BRICS membership
Ankara’s strategic maneuvering takes a significant turn as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan declares the nation’s intent to engage with the BRICS group of nations. This bold move, slated for discussion at an imminent meeting

Unexpected Turkish support for the Parthenon Marbles from UNESCO
At the 24th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Return of Cultural Objects to their Countries of Origin (ICPRCP), Turkey’s representative caused a surprise by undermining one of Britain’s main arguments for possession of

CBS exposes Mitsotakis-Biden plot to transport illegal immigrants to Greece
“They will be received to help Greece with its production process,” say the Americans! In an unprecedented revelation, CBS exposes Mitsotakis-Biden plot to transport illegal immigrants to Greece. The main newscast of the CBS TV

Trump found guilty – becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016

Climate change causes 26 extra days of extreme heat in 2023
The world experienced an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday. The report was published