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Trump and Pakistan Say Iran Deal Could Be Signed Sunday but Tehran Signals More Time Is Needed

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Key mediator Pakistan on Saturday said a deal to end the Iran war was closer than ever and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted it would be "signed tomorrow,” while Iran made some of its most optimistic statements yet but indicated a bit more time was needed. Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after the signing. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a deal was expected to be finalized within 24 hours. Each side was expected to sign electronically. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said the signing ceremony was scheduled for Sunday but did not provide details. Iran foreign ministry spo... Read more

Greek Community of Leicester Offers Warm Welcome to Musicians from Lesbos

LEICESTER, UK – The island of Lesbos extended musical bridges into the heart of the United Kingdom, bringing the aromas of homeland and sounds of tradition. The Greek community of Leicester offered a warm welcome to Fr. Eustratios Giousmas and his three musical companions. “The idea for this event came from my Byzantine music teacher, Fr. Eustratios Giousmas, who has students in Leicester and was invited there for the third year in a row to chant. So, on the occasion of his presence there, it was agreed that after Sunday’s Divine Litu... more

Flash Mob Alert: Take Back Greece’s Beaches

Greeks famously resisted the Ottoman Occupation for 368 years before gaining their independence – with the invaluable aid of Great Britain, France and Russia – and kept their language and culture. The rebellion against the takeover of public beaches and government granting licenses for private businesses to occupy them – in violation of the Constitution – lasted less than a summer. Citizen activists, led by those on the island of Paros, in 2023 protested the unconstitutional takeover of the beaches – by the government and businesses ... more

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the island of Rhodes on June 13

RHODES – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced during his visit to Rhodes on June 13 that the South Aegean Region has been tasked with developing a master plan for the restoration, renovation, and redevelopment of the old hospital on the island. He also announced the 45 million euros in funding for the construction of a new hospital on the island of Kos and was briefed on the progress of plans to upgrade the tourist port of Rhodes. The Greek premier visited the old hospital complex, accompanied by Health Minister Adonis Georgia... more

Donald Trump Turns 80 and Celebrates With UFC Cage Fighting on the White House Lawn

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump turned 80 on Sunday and was set to celebrate with one of the more surreal spectacles both in sports and even in the nation's capital: cage fighting on the White House lawn. Against the backdrop of a 3-month-old war with Iran that’s been broadly unpopular with Americans and has rattled global oil markets and with inflation spiked to the highest level since April 2023, the White House — long known as the people’s house and a symbol of American democracy — opened its backyard Sunday night to stage... more

Feast of Apostle Barnabas Celebrated in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus

NICOSIA – The memory of the Founder and Patron Saint of the Church of Cyprus, Apostle Barnabas, was once again commemorated this year with due solemnity and ecclesiastical splendor at the Holy Royal and Stavropegial Monastery, near Ancient Salamis in Famagusta in Turkish-occupied Cyprus. According to an announcement by the monastery, the celebrations at the...

Glimmer of Hope on Cyprus Issue at the PSEKA Conference in Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC – Cyprus Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis, speaking at the annual PSEKA conference in Washington, DC, conveyed that Nicosia is not simply seeking just another meeting with the Turkish Cypriots but will go into it with “one goal” – that it becomes “the stepping stone” for announcing the resumption of negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus. He stressed that if there is corresponding political will from all parties, this goal is achievable.

Signatures June 8 For Agreement on Hosting French Forces in Cyprus; Tanks Upgrade on Hold

NICOSIA – A Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the Republic of Cyprus and France will be signed on June 8 in Nicosia by Cyprus’s Minister of Defense, Vasilis Palmas, and his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin, according to information obtained by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA). According to CNA sources, the two defense ministers will...

Erdogan Said To Have ‘Positive View’ Regarding Initiatives for New Cyprus Talks’

NICOSIA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly supports a “new initiative” by the United Nations to bringing a resumption of formal negotiations Cyprus problem, the CyprusMail reports. High-level sources have informed the Cyprus Mail that “Erdogan has expressed a positive view regarding the prospect of a ‘new initiative’, and that Turkey is willing to engage in negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem should it believe that there is the ‘requisite will’ for a solution on the part of the Greek Cypriot side.” Erdogan reportedly believes the lack of a solution to the Cyprus problem has “unduly cost Turkey through no fault of its own” according to CyprusMail, which adds: “in recent decades, particularly in light of the fact that Turkish governments led by Erdogan supported both the 2004 Annan plan referendum and the failed negotiations in 2017 at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.”

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Pope Slams World’s Indifference to Migrants While Visiting Onetime ‘Dock of Shame’ in Canary Islands

ARGUINEGUÍN, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV traveled to a once-notorious epicenter of the European migration debate on Thursday, challenging countries to uphold migrants’ rights while shaming those leaders, including Christians, who turn them away with indifference. Leo issued an impassioned plea to recognize the dignity of migrants from the port of Arguineguín, in the Canary Islands. In 2020, the port was dubbed “dock of shame” because of the squalid conditions migrants were forced to live in for months during a spike in arrivals. “Human ... more

US Opens Its Home World Cup With a Dynamic 4–1 Victory Over Paraguay, Sparked by Balogun’s 2 Goals

NGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Folarin Balogun fired his second goal into the top far corner of Paraguay’s net and then led his American teammates to the corner of their home stadium, reveling in the frenzy created by their historic first half at their World Cup opener. The world’s biggest soccer tournament finally returned to the U.S. on Friday night after a generation of anticipation. With this phenomenal match, the Americans also look like they've arrived. Balogun scored twice in the Americans' three-goal barrage before halftime, and the ... more