Month: January 2025

Trump establishes council to review federal disaster response agency

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a review council to evaluate FEMA, the…

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Cyprus and Greece strengthen ties on civil protection and housing

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou met separately with two Greek ministers in Athens on Friday to discuss civil protection and housing…

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Greek farmers worry about crops drying up as Bulgaria water deal expires

On an unusually balmy January day, Dimitris Marinoglou ploughed his field in northern Greece fearing the worst: that water supplies…

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Athens in February: 10 unmissable experiences between history, tradition, and authentic flavors

From enjoying archaeological sites without the usual tourist rush to strolling through picturesque neighborhoods like Plaka and Anafiotika, from taking…

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is spewing lava once again

HONOLULU, Hawaii: The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is erupting again for the seventh time in recent weeks.…

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UN chief demands evacuation of 2,500 Gaza children at ‘imminent risk’ of death

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday demanded that 2,500 children be immediately evacuated from Gaza for medical treatment after…

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German parties look for ways to stop far-right-enabled law

Germany’s mainstream parties were locked in talks on Friday in an attempt to avert the possibility of a law passing…

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Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions

The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way…

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EU countries, including Cyprus, call for EIB to push into defence funding

Nineteen European Union countries, including France and Germany, are calling for the European Investment Bank to boost lending for the…

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Syria’s Islamist rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatization of state firms

Syria’s new Islamist leaders are undertaking a radical overhaul of the country’s broken economy, including plans to fire a third…

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