News archive of June 2024

Ever wondered why French is spoken during medal announcements at the Olympic Games? The truth is that while the ancient Olympics originated in Greece, its modern incarnation is very much a French affair.

Pope Francis has said he wanted to visit Turkey next year to celebrate the anniversary of the first council of the Christian Church.

"It's a trip that I desire to go on, with all my heart," the pontiff told a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Istanbul, a Vatican statement said.

Russia warned the United States on Friday its reconnaissance drone flights over the Black Sea raised the risk of "direct confrontation" between Moscow and NATO, days after the Kremlin blamed Washington for a deadly missile strike on Crimea.

KRUSEVAC - St Vitus's Day is the cornerstone of our culture and national identity as well as a reminder of the crucial moments and challenges we have gone through as a nation historically, Serbian PM Milos Vucevic said in Krusevac, southern Serbia, at the main ceremony that marked the national holiday of St Vitus's Day and the 635th anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed openness to restoring diplomatic relations with Syria, following a call from his counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, for improved ties between the nations.

A criminal lawyer in pre-trial detention for allegedly beating his wife and then breaching his restraining order submitted on Friday a request for his release.

Princess Anne, the younger sister of King Charles, has been discharged from hospital, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday, after a five-night stay due to a head injury believed to have been caused by a horse.

President Rumen Radev will hand over a mandate to form a government to the largest parliamentary group, GERB, on July 1, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., as per Article 99, paragraph 1 of Bulgaria's Constitution. This decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing efforts to establish a new cabinet within the 50th National Assembly, according to an announcement from the president's press center.

The issue of expensive ferry ticket prices is on the table for yet another summer. The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianides, has taken stronger initiatives to control the situation. Checks have already begun, he has sent a letter to the Competition Commission and a Price Observatory will be set up.

A woman, aged about 40, was found dead in her apartment in the district of Keratsini, in western Piraeus, on Friday morning.

Media reports said a coroner had arrived at the apartment on Panteleimonos Street to determine the cause of death. The same sources indicated that the woman's partner and his parents were also inside the house when the officers arrived.