Is There A US Military Base In Alexandroupolis? Unraveling The Truth Behind Greece’s Strategic Port And Turkey’s Concerns

Is There A US Military Base In Alexandroupolis? Unraveling The Truth Behind Greece’s Strategic Port And Turkey’s Concerns

Athens, Greece – As geopolitical tensions rise in Southeastern Europe, the port city of Alexandroupolis, Greece, has found itself at the center of speculation and strategic maneuvering. With claims of a US military base in the area, discussions surrounding the US-Greece defense agreement, and unease from neighboring Turkey, it is crucial to separate fact from …

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Scientists detect shape-shifting along Earth’s solid inner core

Scientists detect shape-shifting along Earth’s solid inner core

In an undated image provided by Edward Sotelo/USC Graphic, the Earth’s inner core, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles wide, is deformed on its surface by the movements of the liquid outer core. New research adds to the mysteries of the planet’s deepest interior region. [Edward Sotelo/USC Graphic via The New York …

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Letter to my brother | eKathimerini.com

Letter to my brother | eKathimerini.com

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before departing the White House in Washington, on Feb. 22, 2025. [Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP] My dearest…I was deeply touched by your caring and compassionate concern over what you interpret as my perhaps overly impassioned stance on the obvious undoing of the American system of checks and balances and …

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A Deadly Plague Swept Through Athens During The Peloponnesian War

A Deadly Plague Swept Through Athens During The Peloponnesian War

The Plague of Athens (430-426 BC) was a catastrophic event during the second year of the Peloponnesian War, wreaking havoc on the Athenian population and its leadership. This mysterious epidemic struck Athens, a city-state embroiled in a fierce conflict with Sparta. Historians estimate that the plague claimed between 75,000 and 100,000 lives, representing nearly a …

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We need to start thinking transactionally

We need to start thinking transactionally

US President Donald Trump (2-R) arrives to deliver remarks during a governors working session in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 February 2025. [Francis Chung/EPA] There was a Greek politician back in the 1980s who had a big map of the Aegean hung up on a wall in …

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Mati wildfire victims’ association express solidarity with Tempe families

Mati wildfire victims’ association express solidarity with Tempe families

A local stands next to burnt cars following a wildfire at the village of Mati, near Athens, Greece, on July 24, 2018. [Costas Baltas/Reuters] The association of relatives of the victims of the Eastern Attica (Mati) wildfire issued a statement expressing its solidarity with the families of the Tempe railway disaster victims. “Once again, [we …

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Retired hens revitalize Cyprus olive groves

Retired hens revitalize Cyprus olive groves

Organic farmer Nicolas Netien feeds retired farm hens with scraps of leftover food at a farm, where hens are used to fertilize and mow olive groves in a pilot project, which has boosted crop yields and helped combat disease, in Akaki, Cyprus, February 19. [Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters] AKAKI – Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds …

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Light quake jolts Amorgos | eKathimerini.com

Light quake jolts Amorgos | eKathimerini.com

A light earthquake measuring 4.4 Magnitude jolted the island of Amorgos shortly after 1.30 p.m. According to Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamics Institute, the quake’s epicenter was located 15 km southwest of Arkesini, in the island’s south, and 225 km southeast of Athens. The wider area around Santorini and Amorgos has been shaken by tens of …

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Europe must finally become a great power

Europe must finally become a great power

It pains me to say this as a Canadian, a European and a lifelong Americanophile, but the United States that underwrote the West’s peace and prosperity cannot be trusted because it no longer exists. NATO, America’s greatest international achievement, is all but dead. May our once great alliance rest in peace.  Exaggerated as it may …

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Man arrested for inciting violence ahead of Tempe anniversary protests

Man arrested for inciting violence ahead of Tempe anniversary protests

File photo. Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man on Monday for allegedly posting content on social media that incited violence ahead of Friday’s planned protests marking the second anniversary of the Tempe train disaster. The exact content of the posts has not been made public. The posts prompted an intervention by First Instance Prosecutor Aristidis Koreas, …

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