Greek prime minister unveils broad tax-cuts package in keynote policy speech
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has unveiled a 1.6 billion-euro ($1.87 billion) tax cuts package in a keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair
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Ukrainian children forced into weapons training and tortured by Russia
A new report has found 55% were subjected to pro-Russian indoctrination and 10% subjected to torture and cruel treatment
In pictures: Crowds and fashion royalty bid farewell to Giorgio Armani
Crowds in Milan on Saturday waited in line to see the coffin of late fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91 and is now lying in state for two days. Among the mourners were Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace, mayor of Milan…
‘He can come to Kyiv’: Zelensky mocks Putin’s Moscow invitation
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky once again dismissed a proposal to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, suggesting the Russian leader should come to Ukraine instead.
West floats plan to send Bangladeshi or Saudi forces into Ukraine buffer zone: NBC
Kiev’s European backers want the US to oversee a buffer zone between Russia and Ukraine in the event of a peace accord, with troops from non-NATO countries such as Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia potentially deployed on the ground, NBC News reported Friday…
Body found on Greek island identified as missing British tourist
Michele Bourda’s husband says police and coastguard were ‘criminally slow’ in responding to her disappearance in AugustA body found on a barren Greek island has been identified as that of Michele Bourda, the British tourist who vanished from a beach mo…
Keir Starmer’s Miserable Moment in the U.K. Has Nigel Farage Gloating
The resignation on Friday of Angela Rayner, Britain’s deputy prime minister, was the latest setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he battles the rise of the right-wing populist Nigel Farage.
US military officials involved in European plan to send 10,000 forces to Ukraine: WSJ
Top US military officials have been involved in drawing up a plan for “security guarantees” for Kiev advocated by Britain and France that includes a massive troop deployment to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing a European diplomat….
Families of British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash ‘heartbroken’
Relatives pay tribute to Kayleigh Smith, 36, and William Nelson, 44, who died when the Elevador da Glória derailedThe families of a British couple killed in Lisbon after a funicular streetcar derailed have paid tribute to them and have said they are “h…
Serbian police use tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Novi Sad
Baton-wielding riot police in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on Friday night fired tear gas and charged protesters demanding early elections and President Aleksandar Vucic’s resignation.