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Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Stefan Dzuzarik, responding to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, confirmed information about a trilateral informal meeting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides in the presence of the Secretary-General in October in New York.

 An opinion poll presented on Action 24’s main newscast shows a 12-point lead for New Democracy (ND) over PASOK, with SYRIZA trailing in fifth place. The poll, conducted by Opinion Poll, reveals a tight race in PASOK’s internal elections, with a marginal lead for Nikos Androulakis over Charis Doukas. Among SYRIZA voters, Stefanos Kasselakis enjoys a significant lead of 45%.

“In Greece, unlike in other European countries, this international day usually goes almost unnoticed, although ageing is a particular concern, as while our total population increased by 39% between the beginning of the first post-war decade and today, those aged 65 and over increased 4.6 times (from 520 thou

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati today called for a ceasefire with Israel after discussions with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who is the first high-ranking Western diplomat to visit Beirut since the escalation of Israeli attacks against Lebanon.

Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar has announced that he agreed to an informal meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader upon the proposal of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

While in New York for the 79th U.N. General Assembly last week, Tatar held talks with Guterres and the latter proposed a tripartite informal meeting.

Israel's long-contentious relationship with the United Nations has since Oct. 7 spiralled to new depths, amid insults and accusations and even a questioning of the country's continued U.N. membership.

Addressing the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the world body of treating his country unfairly.

Rescue teams working in the devastated neighborhood of Beirut, where Hezbollah’s headquarters were located, recovered the body of the organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Sunday, according to a medical source and a security source who spoke to Reuters.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused Israel of "defying humanity" after Hezbollah confirmed the deaths of multiple commanders, including long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah, amid escalating violence in Lebanon.

In his Sunday post, Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the contacts he had with expatriates in New York during his visit for the UN General Assembly, emphasizing the need they expressed to be able to vote by mail in national elections. As the Prime Minister said, he will “push” the process forward, believing that no party will oppose it.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said Israel's expanding military actions, particularly the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, suggests it has a desire to take the Gaza conflict to the region.