News archive of July 2024

Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran on Wednesday, escalating tensions in the Middle East and prompted heightened global concern.

Hamas vowed the act "will not go unanswered," as its armed wing said Wednesday that the killing of its political leader takes the war with Israel to a "new levels," warning of repercussions for the entire region.

Opportunities to see New Zealanders perform a haka are quite frequent. Opportunities to see New Zealand women perform a haka are rare.

Fortunately, the country’s women’s rugby team has added another gold medal to their collection, this time at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

A 56-year-old woman in Pernik is in a coma after being brutally attacked by a minor, with no clear motive for the assault, according to Borislav Alexov from the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs, who spoke to bTV.

An Albanian court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for jailed MEP Fredi Beleri's request for conditional release until September 2.

Beleri's request for release, having served two-thirds of his sentence, has been previously delayed because the prison director failed to provide the court with the ethnic Greek politician's criminal record. 

BELGRADE - The Serbian dinar's official median exchange rate against the euro is 117.0553 dinars for one euro on Wednesday, which is a slight change from Tuesday, the National Bank of Serbia said.

The dinar is steady against the euro m-o-m, up by 0.1 pct y-o-y and up by 0.1 pct relative to the beginning of the year.

The Ministry of Culture (YPP) through the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens, as part of its policy to improve services for visitors and enhance their experience, is proceeding with the upgrade of infrastructure, visitor facilities, and urban equipment at the archaeological site of the Ancient Agora of Athens, according to its announcement.

French planes have resumed firefighting operations in the Maleshev mountain region, continuing their efforts under the European Disaster Relief Mechanism for the third consecutive day. The aircraft began their operations at 9 o'clock this morning, focusing on dousing the flames in the affected area. Still no word on any Bulgarian helicopters

The hearing of the application of MEP Fredi Beleris for his release on parole was postponed today until 2 September by the competent Albanian court.

Albanian judges postponed the trial for the third time in a row, citing this time the summer holidays of officials in the neighboring country…

 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday condemned the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran as "treacherous" and said the zionist barbarism once again will fail to reach its goals.

"This assassination aims to undermine the noble resistance of Gaza and the righteous struggle of Palestinians," Erdoğan said in a statement on X.

Google is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide detailed tracking of fire boundaries through Search and Maps, as well as location-based push notifications. According to a recent update, this tool is expanding to 15 additional countries across Europe and Africa, including Greece.