News archive of June 2024

Aid groups are warning that Sudan's "man-made famine" could be even worse than feared, with the most catastrophic death toll the world has seen in decades, without more global pressure on warring generals.

A U.N.-backed study said Thursday that 755,000 people are on the brink of starvation in Sudan, a death toll not seen since the 1980s when famine in Ethiopia shocked the world.

Tragedy struck Friday afternoon in Halkidiki with a 13-year-old girl losing her life when she was struck by lightning.

The tragic incident happened at around 4.30pm when the girl was at Posidi, on the sandy beach.

It is noted that in the region of Halkidiki today there is bad weather with heavy rainfall.

War and funding shortfalls have hampered progress toward the United Nations' flagship development goals which include action to combat climate change, the organization's Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday.

A fired-up Joe Biden came out swinging Friday as he tried to make up for a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, insisting he was the right man to win November's U.S. presidential election.

The weather is changing again and after a noticeable drop in temperature on Thursday (27/6) and Friday (28/6), strong winds are expected to start blowing tonight and escalate today Saturday 29 June, in many p

While we have yet to identify life on any other planet or anywhere else in space, a new study has revealed the telltale signs which could indicate a planet being inhabited.

Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni on Friday had a meeting with Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrisochoidis, in which she raised a number of issues relating to effective policing in areas frequented by tourists, especially Athens, and the handling of the greater numbers of visitors.

Ottoman "break stones," designed for porters to rest and signifying a tradition of compassion, have survived through ages, standing as a silent witness to a bygone era.

A trilateral meeting between Türkiye, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia will take place at the foreign ministers' level this weekend, according to diplomatic sources.

The Turkish banking regulator has decreed that the threshold for contactless payments will be raised by 100 percent to 1,500 Turkish Liras as of July 1.