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At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern...
Rubio kicks off Trump foreign policy engagements in meetings with Indo-Pacific ‘Quad’
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with his counterparts from Australia,...
Greek singer Marinella discharged after stroke
Newsroom Renowned Greek singer Marinella, 86, has been discharged from Hygeia Hospital after a four-month recovery from a severe stroke...
A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
By GERALD HERBERT and DAVID J. PHILLIP Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf...
Featured News
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S. The president also continued to dismantle the government's promotion of diversity, equity and...
Editorials
Pandora’s Box: The Next Day in Syria
The overthrow of Assad opened Pandora's Box for Syria and the wider West Asia region, signaling the expected escalation and...
Exhausting second terms
Alexis Papachelas A second term in government is always tiring, not to say exhausting. Whether or not there’s a rival matters little,...
Greece in the Trump era
Tom Ellis Greece, along with the rest of the world, is waiting for the new US Administration to start planning and implementing its...
Trump’s presidency, a turning point or worse?
Newsroom Donald Trump is being sworn in as the United States’ 47th president, under the Capitol’s Dome, where, four years ago, violent...
EU must wake up and speed up; Greece needs to stay the fiscal course
Kostis Hatzidakis - US President Donald Trump’s agenda has drawn the attention of the international community – and not without good...
Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario’s premier says Trump ‘declared war’
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of...
Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu
By MELANIE LIDMAN and AREF TUFAHA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for...
Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary...
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's administration is directing that all...
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parched Southern California continued to face dangerous winds but could get some...
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press President Donald Trump moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security Tuesday, firing the heads...
Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday...
Trudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario’s premier says Trump ‘declared war’
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada's outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country's oil rich province of...
Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on Netanyahu
By MELANIE LIDMAN and AREF TUFAHA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for...
Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary...
Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's administration is directing that all...
As fire-fanning winds continue, Southern California readies for potential rain and toxic runoff
CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Parched Southern California continued to face dangerous winds but could get some...
Editorials
Pandora’s Box: The Next Day in Syria
The overthrow of Assad opened Pandora's Box for Syria and the wider West Asia region, signaling the expected escalation and...
Exhausting second terms
Alexis Papachelas A second term in government is always tiring, not to say exhausting. Whether or not there’s a rival matters little,...
Greece in the Trump era
Tom Ellis Greece, along with the rest of the world, is waiting for the new US Administration to start planning and implementing its...
Trump’s presidency, a turning point or worse?
Newsroom Donald Trump is being sworn in as the United States’ 47th president, under the Capitol’s Dome, where, four years ago, violent...
EU must wake up and speed up; Greece needs to stay the fiscal course
Kostis Hatzidakis - US President Donald Trump’s agenda has drawn the attention of the international community – and not without good...
World News
Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages hours before Trump rescinded Biden sanctions
By AREF TUFAHA and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JINSAFUT, West Bank (AP) — Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late Monday, setting cars and property ablaze, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory. The reversal of the Biden administration's sanctions, which were meant to punish radical settlers, could set the tone for a presidency that is expected to be more tolerant of Israel's expansion of settlements and of...
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's impeached president denied Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he...
As Davos 2025 reacts to Trump tack, EU chief leads defense against climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As the World Economic Forum's annual gabfest in the Swiss Alps got into full swing on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave everybody something to talk about with his actions on his first day back in...
Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. But it hasn't quite kept the world from overheating either. The Paris...
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in his first public appearance since his arrest
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's impeached president denied Tuesday that he ordered the military to drag lawmakers out of the National Assembly to prevent them from voting to reject his martial law decree last month, as he...
As Davos 2025 reacts to Trump tack, EU chief leads defense against climate change
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As the World Economic Forum's annual gabfest in the Swiss Alps got into full swing on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump gave everybody something to talk about with his actions on his first day back in...
Here’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. But it hasn't quite kept the world from overheating either. The Paris...
GREECE and Cyprus
Health minister proposes plan to reduce wait times at EOPYY pharmacies
Newsroom Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis unveiled a plan to reduce wait times at state-run pharmacies (EOPYY, the National Organization for Healthcare Services Provision) by distributing certain high-cost medications through local pharmacies, hiring additional...
Europe must seek ‘mutually beneficial solutions’ post-Trump, Mitsotakis says
Newsroom Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Donald Trump’s election has pushed Europe to move beyond rhetoric and take action,...
Bill aims to overhaul governance of National Gallery
Newsroom The Greek Ministry of Culture has unveiled a draft omnibus bill designed to reform and update the governance of the National...
Parliament to elect new House speaker Wednesday
Newsroom A new parliament speaker will be elected Wednesday following the resignation of Konstantinos Tasoulas, who was nominated by Prime...
U.S. News
Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Officers enforcing immigration laws will now be able to arrest migrants at sensitive locations like schools and churches after the Trump administration threw out policies limiting where those arrests could happen as the new president seeks to make good on campaign promises to carry out mass deportations. The move announced Tuesday reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration agencies — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and...
Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk's straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it. "I just...
Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if...
White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
By ZEKE MILLER, JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and...
Musk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant
By BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk's straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it. "I just...
Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
By HALELUYA HADERO The Associated Press President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if...
White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
By ZEKE MILLER, JON GAMBRELL and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and...
BUSINESS
Greece completes transition to National Cadastre with closure of last land registry office
Giorgos Lialios The Ministry of Digital Governance has announced the closure of Greece’s last remaining land registry office, located on...
Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up...
Cyprus fund to support local startups
Newsroom 33East, a Cyprus-based venture capital firm, announced the launch of its inaugural fund with a first close of 26 million euros....
Greece completes transition to National Cadastre with closure of last land registry office
Giorgos Lialios The Ministry of Digital Governance has announced the closure of Greece’s last remaining land registry office, located on...
Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up...
Cyprus fund to support local startups
Newsroom 33East, a Cyprus-based venture capital firm, announced the launch of its inaugural fund with a first close of 26 million euros....
Trump’s embrace of meme coin sours mood in crypto industry
By ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writer President Donald Trump's goodwill in the cryptocurrency industry has taken a hit after he and his wife...
Netflix’s bet on live events helped reel in 19 million more subscribers in holiday-season quarter
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday-season quarter...
GREEK DIASPORA NEWS
Greek Australian artist Eirini Alligiannis to launch ‘Art on the Wall’ in Sydney
Newsroom Greek Australian artist Eirini Alligiannis is bringing her photography book “Art on the Wall” and a complementary exhibition to Sydney following a successful New York debut, The Greek Herald reports. The event is set for Friday, January 31, at 6.30 p.m. at...
Greece’s Ambassador to the US meets with newly elected Greek-American members of Congress
Newsroom Greece’s Ambassador to the United States Ekaterini Nassika has met with the two newly sworn-in Greek-American members of Congress, Congresswoman Maggie Tamposi Goodlander and Congressman Mike Haridopoulos. Shortly after they took office, both Representatives...
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads fan voting for this year’s NBA All-Star game
Newsroom Giannis Antetokounmpo currently holds the top spot in fan voting for players participating in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. According to the latest results released by NBA Communications, the international superstar and Milwaukee Bucks star has garnered 3.4...
Greek Australian artist Eirini Alligiannis to launch ‘Art on the Wall’ in Sydney
Newsroom Greek Australian artist Eirini Alligiannis is bringing her photography book “Art on the Wall” and a complementary exhibition to Sydney following a successful New York debut, The Greek Herald reports. The event is set for Friday, January 31, at 6.30 p.m. at...
Greece’s Ambassador to the US meets with newly elected Greek-American members of Congress
Newsroom Greece’s Ambassador to the United States Ekaterini Nassika has met with the two newly sworn-in Greek-American members of Congress, Congresswoman Maggie Tamposi Goodlander and Congressman Mike Haridopoulos. Shortly after they took office, both Representatives...
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads fan voting for this year’s NBA All-Star game
Newsroom Giannis Antetokounmpo currently holds the top spot in fan voting for players participating in this year’s NBA All-Star Game. According to the latest results released by NBA Communications, the international superstar and Milwaukee Bucks star has garnered 3.4...
Religion
In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fears
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town to celebrate their...
Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City’s cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City's cathedral Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. The blessing of the animals is a long-time Catholic tradition...
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, Cypriot envoy says
Menelaos Hadjicostis As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and other religious groups expect their rights and freedoms to be preserved under a new constitutional settlement. Salina...
In Guatemala and Minnesota, holy feast brings migrant families hope and pride amid crackdown fears
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press WORTHINGTON, Minn., (AP) — With their sparkling embroideries and colorful sashes flapping in the frigid wind, hundreds of Guatemalan faithful flocked to the Catholic church of this heartland farming town to celebrate their...
Blessings for dogs? Bring them to Mexico City’s cathedral and St. Anthony will do the rest
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Behaving at their best, a dozen dogs attended Mass at Mexico City's cathedral Friday, waiting for their turn to be doused with holy water. The blessing of the animals is a long-time Catholic tradition...
Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, Cypriot envoy says
Menelaos Hadjicostis As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and other religious groups expect their rights and freedoms to be preserved under a new constitutional settlement. Salina...
Travel & Tourism
Greece among top five destinations for Europeans
Ilias Bellos Greece ranks very high in the preferences of the major European markets from which the country attracts travelers; however, competition with Spain and other countries such as Portugal and Croatia is intensifying. In any case, Greece is now a very strong...
Deeper Cyprus-US ties boost tourism
Newsroom Strengthening cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Cyprus has a very beneficial effect on the Mediterranean...
Greece among top five destinations for Europeans
Ilias Bellos Greece ranks very high in the preferences of the major European markets from which the country attracts travelers; however,...
Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening...
Lifestyle
The Timeless Elegance of EL Bags: A Story Rooted in Greek Heritage and Craftsmanship
In the heart of Athens, beneath the shadow of ancient monuments and winding cobblestone streets, there exists a family legacy that has flourished for over a century. This is the story of EL Bags—an exceptional brand born from the Tsantilis family, whose journey began...
Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 24.6 million television viewers watched President Donald Trump's second...
Star-filled Louis Vuitton show unveils East-meets-West streetwear in collaboration with Kenzo
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Celebrities including Bradley Cooper squeezed into Louis Vuitton Tuesday night as the...
‘Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical "Wicked," was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by...