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Bilirakis, Malliotaki and other US MPs ask Blinken for an update on Turkey-Hamas relations
In a bipartisan letter set to be sent tomorrow, Thursday, to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, a group of American lawmakers will request a classified briefing regarding the alleged presence of Hamas Political Bureau members in Turkey.
Sean Duffy Tapped by Trump for Secretary of Transportation Position
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Sean Duffy for the position of Secretary of Transportation. Duffy, 53, is a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, who also has experience as a special prosecutor and district attorney for Ashland County. He served nearly nine years in the House of Representatives after being elected in 2010.
Marinkovic: Vucic's phone call with Trump says enough about Trump's priorities
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump just days after Trump's election win says enough about Trump's priorities and Serbia's place in the list of those priorities, says Vladimir Marinkovic, founder of the Congress of Serbian-American Friendship.
Lina Mendoni in Beijing: Greece and China share a history that shaped the course of humanity
Lina Mendoni, the Greek Minister of Culture, highlighted the pivotal influence of the ancient civilizations of Greece and China on human evolution, the importance of cultural exchanges, and the constructive cooperation between the two countries in the fight for the repatriation of illegally exported cult
Trump victory poses challenges for Fed's independence
Donald Trump's return to the White House could put the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve under strain, potentially weakening its ability to fight against inflation and unemployment free from political interference.
The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment, primarily by raising and lowering interest rates.
SYRIZA: The new split paves the way for PASOK to become the new main opposition
Unprecedented shifts in political and parliamentary balances are caused by SYRIZA‘s new split.
SYRIZA: The new split and tectonic changes in Parliament – A 31-31 tie with PASOK, but more to come
Tectonic changes in political and parliamentary balances are being caused by SYRIZA‘s new split, which now directly threatens to strip it of its status as the main opposition party.
Kasselakis to announce new party today – “We’re launching an independent, groundbreaking, progressive movement,” He told Kasselistas
Following a dramatic three-hour SYRIZA congress, the internal conflict dubbed “87 vs. Kasselakis” culminated late Friday night. Today, Kasselakis is set to unveil a new “movement,” which he described as an independent and progressive party.
Mitsotakis from Budapest: There is a “good climate” with Turkey, but not a common framework for continental shelf and EEZ
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about the issues discussed during the Informal Summit in Budapest.
The Prime Minister focused on the issues of competitiveness and energy, which are of concern to the European Union, and he paid particular attention to electricity prices, while he also spoke about Europe’s need for strategic autonomy.
Good evening & goodnight (SYRIZA), Zannis-Loro, Sammy the chef-Dubai and the Arabs, the Jacobs business, the explosion in the EBITDA of GEK TERNA
Greetings, so the analyses are flowing not just nationwide, but globally, regarding Trump’s overwhelming victory. In Europe, there was such a commotion that Scholz almost fell by himself just by hearing the news from across the Atlantic. Now, at the top of the rhetoric about the causes of Kamala’s loss, there are several issues, mainly the excessive promotion of the Democrats’ woke agenda.