Cyprus investigates ‘sinister’ death of Russian diplomat said to have been GRU spy

"Βοούσε το σύμπαν του αγροτικού κόσμου, εδώ και πολλά χρόνια, για την εξάρτηση από τη Neurοpublic," είπε στην επιτροπή η πρώην αντιπρόεδρος του ΟΠΕΚΕΠΕ, Ειρήνη Κατσινοπούλου. www.kathimerini.gr/politics/564...

Πολίτης που στράφηκε κατά οικοδομικής άδειας στη Σύρο δικαιώθηκε ήδη από το 2001. Έκτοτε, εδώ και 25 χρόνια μάχεται κατά διαδοχικών πράξεων νομιμοποίησης. www.kathimerini.gr/society/repo...

Some of these ambitious investment plans touted by the government have not yet gone from the level of announcements to practice, remaining at the stage of intention or waiting, while one has provoked strong reactions from local communities. #Greece www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1292...

Two mysterious cases involving Russian nationals have emerged in Cyprus over the past few days. A Russian embassy employee in Nicosia was found dead in his office while Russian businessman Vladislav Baumgertner has been missing since Wednesday. 👀 www.ekathimerini.com/news/1292140...

Just thought I'd post this:

A contract meant to modernize how air traffic controllers communicate with pilots in Greek airspace has remained unfinished for seven years, despite being deemed critical for flight safety, officials and documents show. Sounds familiar? www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1292...

"The government does not say the video is a fake, but insists the comments have been spliced together misleadingly. The footage appears to have been shot using hidden cameras in private meetings."

Amazingly Erdoganish. Can’t imagine how high inflation would go if the Fed actually did go along with cutting the prime rate to 1%

You did not see this kind of statement from the Turkish central bank before Erdogan staffed it with sycophants because he had carefully laid the groundwork to do so without resistance over the course of 15 or so years. And then once he did do it, inflation went from 10% to 86% in two years.

Hamas to dissolve Gaza government after Palestinian body takes over ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/yq5r

Something lovely for the weekend! Minoan cups made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete 📷 by me #Archaeology

Η έρευνα επικεντρώνεται στο κατά πόσον η βλάβη προκλήθηκε από την παλαιότητα των συστημάτων ή από ανθρώπινο λάθος, με το ενδεχόμενο τα παρωχημένα συστήματα να συνέβαλαν στην ανθρώπινη αμέλεια να παραμένει ανοικτό. www.kathimerini.gr/economy/loca...

This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.

Why are there some media suddenly promoting the shah's son as some kind of hero?

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

From Tehran’s squares to quiet provincial towns, Iranians of all ages have taken to the streets as economic hardship fuels unprecedented nationwide unrest and a harsh state crackdown. www.occrp.org/en/news/doze...

Here’s how you framed a gain of 266,000 jobs in April 2021 under Biden: -“Job Gains Disappoint” -“showed only 266,000 new jobs added in April” 🙄🙄🙄

Stop "looking" and take action.

Μια ώρα, ένα λεπτό και κάτι δευτερόλεπτα περιμένω στην αναμονή για τηλεφωνική "εξυπηρέτηση" της Easy Mail και ακόμη τίποτα. Το δε αυτόματο μήνυμα της εταιρίας λέει "το τηλεφώνημά σας είναι σημαντικό γιε εμάς". Κοροϊδία.

Even after two world wars and a century of upheaval, wealth in 🇩🇪 shows strong persistence. About 8% of today’s top fortunes trace back to the early 1900s: 82 of the richest families today were already among the richest in 1913, challenging the idea of a fully meritocratic elite.

Misinformation spread quickly after the wildfires in Los Angeles last year. Some of these false narratives on social media impacted California policy. n.pr/4svdsNU

A European primary sector report with 2020 data highlights fragmented plots, aging farmers, and inadequate training as defining characteristics of Greek agriculture despite extensive modernization programs. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1291...

Absolutely brilliant!

Diplomats taking charge of European Union affairs under the newly started Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU will lead negotiations on a bloc-wide plan to return more irregular migrants to hubs outside Europe.

Greek authorities have ruled out a cyberattack as the likely cause of the massive outage, but the cause remains unknown – and officials admit the systems didn’t get fixed, they simply came back on their own. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1291563...

On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.

Ποιος το περίμενε ότι όταν το κράτος ελέγχει και επιβάλλει το νόμο θα υπάρχουν αποτελέσματα.

Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories. I hope it helps your transition off US tech!

@nytimes.com way of saying, these guys have not really thought things through and are making shit up on the fly.

Thousands of passengers were stranded across Europe after a communications failure forced Greece to close its airspace, causing widespread cancellations and delays. www.bbc.com/news/article...

When is the time, I wonder? I'd like to set an alarm.

More than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from the rolls in Greece, cutting the country’s official student population by nearly half, authorities said Friday.

Universal Jurisdiction case launched in Argentina, into the Iranian government crackdown during the Women, Life, Freedom protests in 2022 against 40 named Iranian officials alleging crimes against humanity, including targeted blinding and murder: theguardian.com/world/2025/d... #Iran

News is not a “daily conversation.” News is news. If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.

It gets *worse* than the nude deepfakes. The UK and EU have said nothing.

Great start to 2026.

Some Paul Klee to start the year.

A happy new year to everyone! 🥳

This is New England's version of the Louvre heist. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Fishermen in Cyprus are now targeting invasive lionfish, which have spread from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.

Over 100 years after a 3,400-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti was first taken to Berlin, the largest effort to bring her back to her homeland is underway. But German museum authorities are hardly eager to hand over one of the country’s most famous artifacts.

A Greek band that performs songs in several Balkan languages has criticized the mayor of Florina after he halted a live concert because a song was being performed in a Slavic language. www.ekathimerini.com/culture/1290...

Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this son of York

"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel" "sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"

Κανείς δε μας λυπάται.

The US government, whose explicit strategy is to cultivate resistance inside the EU, is now bullying Europeans who tried to rein in disinformation on U.S.-owned social media networks. In case anyone needs a reminder about what’s at stake.

"Under this model, formerly colonized nations must ask permission to temporarily access their own heritage, accept conditions dictated by a British institution, and bear the financial and logistical burdens of care, while the museum retains ultimate control." British Museum fully delulu good lord

All three auctions on Monday for booking capacity for natural gas supply in January along the Vertical Corridor did not draw any interest from companies, revealing the challenges that the project is facing to become commercially viable. www.ekathimerini.com/economy/ener...

For more than five decades, the Assad family name has been synonymous with brutal autocracy in Syria. Now, the Assads are fugitives living in Moscow. Reporters for The New York Times have uncovered glimpses into a life of luxury and impunity in Russia.