
Nearly 3,000 Range Rovers recalled in Australia over dangerous airbag defect
Canberra, July 23, 2025 — Almost 3,000 Range Rover Evoque vehicles are being urgently recalled across Australia amid safety concerns that the front passenger airbag may tear during deployment, potentially exposing occupants to hot gases

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?
Source: The Guardian A Queensland shopper this week spotted iceberg lettuce selling at a supermarket for $11.99. The photo quickly went viral as evidence of the cost-of-living pressures Australians are facing. Iceberg lettuce previously cost

Dangerous Precedents And Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation Of Novak Djokovic
Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia’s border policies. The approval by the Australian Federal Court of

Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake
Source: ABCnews The federal government will partner with the private sector to fund 50,000 charging stations in Australian homes, in a bid to encourage more people to buy electric vehicles. The long-awaited Future Fuels strategy does

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers
Source: Business Insider Australia • The federal government’s decision to halve the number of incoming travellers from 6,070 to 3,035 a week could see 18,000 overseas Australians lose their seats by the end of August.

Statement from the Premier
This week I had another round of scans and a meeting with my care team at the Alfred and got some good news. The broken vertebra has almost fully healed and they’re letting me take

What is the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine? Will it be available in Australia soon? And does it use mRNA?
Source: abcnews The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine has been found to have more than 90 per cent efficacy, paving the way for it to be available later this year in Australia. The successful results from the phase 3

Shockwaves in PASOK: Cretan party official resigns amid OPEKEPE subsidy scandal
A political storm has erupted within PASOK following the resignation of Lampros Antonopoulos, Secretary of the Heraklion Prefectural Committee, after his alleged involvement in the controversial OPEKEPE agricultural subsidy case. Antonopoulos submitted a formal resignation letter to PASOK’s General Secretary, Andreas Spyropoulos, not only stepping down from his role but

Mitsotakis to meet EU Energy Commissioner Jørgensen amid regional development tour
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet with European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, Dan Jørgensen, today, at 13:00 at the Maximou Mansion. This meeting comes at a time when Greece is navigating complex

Greece navigates diplomatic minefield in Libya: Gerapetritis’ second visit tests Athens’ strategy
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis’ second visit to Tripoli highlighted both the persistence of geopolitical challenges in Libya and Athens’ continued efforts to open up meaningful diplomatic dialogue. While Libyan officials, including Foreign Minister Taher

Plevris confirms permanent closed migrant facility in Crete, enforces tough measures
Migration crisis and government response Greek Migration Minister Thanos Plevris has confirmed plans for at least one permanent closed identification facility for migrants and asylum seekers on Crete. This decision is a reaction to rising

OPEKEPE scandal: Government triggers inquiry, opposition cries cover-up
The Greek government has ignited a political storm by announcing the formation of a parliamentary inquiry (Exetastiki Epitropi) to investigate the OPEKEPE agricultural payment authority from 1998 to the present day. The move, seen by

Irene Mourtzoukou to testify today over four child murders – Dozens of notes and new attempted murder allegations
Today, Sunday, July 13, Irene Mourtzoukou is scheduled to appear before the Patras investigating magistrate to testify in connection with the chilling case of four child murders — a case she has already confessed to.

Migration Crisis: Key Decisions Taken at Ministry of Migration Meeting on Increased Flows to Crete
A broad meeting was held at the Ministry of Migration and Asylum at noon on July 11, 2025, to discuss the escalating migration flows to Crete. The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Migration

Iran and European powers to resume nuclear talks amid rising tensions
Iran has agreed to resume nuclear negotiations with the European trio – Germany, France, and the United Kingdom – in a diplomatic effort to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The new round of talks is scheduled to take place in Istanbul on Friday, July 25, according

“Surveillance Capitalism”: Google sister company to package and sell location data from millions of cellphones
A subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, Sidewalk Labs, is using real-time mobile location data from millions of cellphone users collected over long periods of time in order to help urban planners make critical decision

Skopje responds to Bulgarian Deputy PM’s threat over Zaev’s “Macedonian language”
The VMRO leader accused the representatives of the former Yugoslav republic of wanting to “validate a false version of history” The Foreign Ministry in Skopje has responded to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and VMRO party

FYROM’s name change deal may be an achievement for the E.U., but undemocratic
After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece’s northern neighbor stole the Greek name “Macedonia”—but Athens refused to recognize it, saying it gave legitimacy to territorial, historical, and ethnic claims over the millenial old northern

Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts found in Alexandria
An announcement from the Archaeological Mission of Alexandria has revealed that an array of Greek and Roman artefacts has been found in Alexandria, Egypt. That date back to the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. The