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Diplomacy
Turkey Continues Hostile Rhetoric Despite White House Call for Dialogue
The White House on Wednesday called on Greece and Turkey to commit to a dialogue and ease tension in the Eastern Mediterranean, yet Ankara continues aggressive rhetoric towards Athens.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke on the telephone with...
Diplomacy
President Trump Calls Greek PM on Crisis in the East Med
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday evening to discuss the latest developments in the Southeastern Mediterranean, the Greek PM's office announced.
According to a press advisory, Mitsotakis thanked Trump for his interest and for the...
Greece
Greece Detects Record New Covid Cases on Wednesday: 293
Greek health authorities announced on Wednesday they detected 293 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, a new record since the pandemic spread into the country in March.
Three more people died bringing the total fatalities to 249, while the...
Greece
Manchester Utd Captain Slams Greek Court's 21-Month Jail Sentence
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said that "the truth cannot be hidden" after he was sentenced to 21 months in jail by a Greek court on Tuesday. At the same time, his partner accused Greek authorities of lying in...
Celebrities
Antetokounmpo Puzzled as Shaq Tries to Congratulate him in Greek
Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek Freak, was awarded the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for 2019-20. The Greek player for the Milwaukee Bucks looked confused as Shaq, former NBA star and sports commentator, attempted to congratulate him in...
Culture
N-Word Dropped from Agatha Christie’s Crime Masterpiece
The French translation of Agatha Christie's hit novel "And Then There Were None" will change its title to remove a racially-charged word already dropped from the British edition decades ago, its editor said Wednesday.
The title "Dix Petits Negres", or...
Diplomacy
"Greece is Growing" as it Extends Sovereignty to 12 Miles in the Ionian Sea
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that the country will extend its territorial waters from 6 to 12 nautical miles in the Ionian Sea.
Mitsotakis was speaking during a debate on Greece’s maritime boundaries agreements with Egypt and Italy....
Greece
Greek Coast Guard Rescues 96 Migrants Despite Turkish Obstruction
Greek Coast Guard, Navy and merchant vessels conducted a rescue operation within Greek territorial waters on Tuesday, with two Turkish coast guard boats trying to obstruct the mission.
Specifically, a boat with 96 migrants and refugees left Bodrum, Turkey and...
Diplomacy
Ankara Shuns Germany's Mediation, Continues Threats Against Greece
The efforts of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to act as a mediator between Athens and Ankara did not seem to fear fruit as his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu continued his threats against Greece.
The two foreign ministers met in...
Diplomacy
Members of Congress Ask Pompeo to Report on Turkey’s Aggressive Actions
Τhe Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues and Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance, wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier in the week to report on the Administration’s monitoring of violations by Turkey of the sovereign territory of Greece and Cyprus’...