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The Latest | Defense rests its case without Trump testifying in his hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case in Donald Trump's hush money trial on Tuesday morning without the former president taking the...
Ivan Boesky, stock trader convicted in insider trading scandal, dead at 87
Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals...
Stock market today: Nasdaq composite ticks higher to a record after a quiet day on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stock indexes edged higher after a quiet day of mixed trading Monday following...
The Latest | Defense lawyers in Trump’s hush money trial ask the judge to dismiss the case
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's hush money trial entered its final stretch with the prosecution resting its case late Monday afternoon...
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Judge in Trump’s hush money trial threatened to remove witness from court for behavior on stand
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump's hush money trial cleared the courtroom of reporters Monday and then threatened to remove the defense's witness from the trial altogether because of his behavior on the stand, which included making comments under his breath and rolling his eyes, a court transcript showed. Judge Juan M. Merchan told Robert Costello, a former federal prosecutor, that his conduct during testimony was contemptuous....
Editorials
Greece and its Diaspora: Caught in a Time Warp
Neither Greece nor her Diaspora have come to terms with some hard demographic facts. Both sides of the eternal Greek coin are living in a...
North Macedonia – What’s in a name?
Following my recent article at “Nea Proini” {https://neaproini.gr/2024/05/16/how-do-you-dare-your-excellency/} considering the recent...
How do you Dare Your Excellency!
This question should be raised by bureaucrats at all levels (leaders, diplomats and staff) serving in international organizations and for...
As Goes the Narrative, So Goes the War
A prospective enemy would do well to think long and hard before attacking a nation whose unofficial foreign policy is “an eye for an eye.”...
Europe and the forecasts for significant political shifts
by Spyros Kapralos The European Union has seen significant disruptions in several areas since the start of the current decade. The...
Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in...
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from...
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite...
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a...
What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for...
Tuesday’s primaries include presidential races and the prosecutor in Trump’s Georgia election case
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched will move closer...
Haiti’s main international airport reopens nearly three months after gang violence forced it closed
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in...
What a blast to work at NASA. Space agency is sky-high again in latest survey of federal employees
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from...
UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States said Monday that Russia last week launched a satellite...
Russian theater director and playwright go on trial over a play authorities say justifies terrorism
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian court on Monday opened the trial of a theater director and a...
What is the ICC and why it is considering arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court could soon issue arrest warrants for...
Tuesday’s primaries include presidential races and the prosecutor in Trump’s Georgia election case
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched will move closer...
Editorials
Greece and its Diaspora: Caught in a Time Warp
Neither Greece nor her Diaspora have come to terms with some hard demographic facts. Both sides of the eternal Greek coin are living in a...
North Macedonia – What’s in a name?
Following my recent article at “Nea Proini” {https://neaproini.gr/2024/05/16/how-do-you-dare-your-excellency/} considering the recent...
How do you Dare Your Excellency!
This question should be raised by bureaucrats at all levels (leaders, diplomats and staff) serving in international organizations and for...
As Goes the Narrative, So Goes the War
A prospective enemy would do well to think long and hard before attacking a nation whose unofficial foreign policy is “an eye for an eye.”...
Europe and the forecasts for significant political shifts
by Spyros Kapralos The European Union has seen significant disruptions in several areas since the start of the current decade. The...
World News
UN maritime tribunal says countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution
By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — A U.N. tribunal on maritime law said Tuesday that countries are legally required to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, delivering a long-awaited opinion sought by small island nations that are on the front lines of climate change. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea found that carbon emissions qualify as marine pollution and said countries must take steps to mitigate and adapt to their adverse effects. It was the first ruling to come in three cases in which advisory...
Iran’s president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as...
Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia’s unrest
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-wracked New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance from French...
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
By JESSICA DONATI, BRADY MCCOMBS, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo's presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of eccentric opposition...
Iran’s president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as...
Australia and New Zealand sending planes to evacuate nationals from New Caledonia’s unrest
SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian and New Zealand governments announced Tuesday they were sending planes to evacuate their nationals from violence-wracked New Caledonia. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance from French...
Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
By JESSICA DONATI, BRADY MCCOMBS, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Three Americans involved in a brazen weekend attack on Congo's presidential palace formed an unlikely band under the leadership of eccentric opposition...
GREECE and Cyprus
Greek judge dismisses case against Egyptians accused in shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A Greek judge dismissed a case Tuesday against nine Egyptian men accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants last year and sent shockwaves through the European Union's border protection...
8 EU members say conditions in Syria should be reassessed to allow voluntary refugee returns
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The governments of eight European Union member states said Friday the...
Chances of Cyprus peace talks restart look dimmer as Turkish Cypriot leader sees no common ground
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus' decades-long ethnic...
H απεσταλμένη του ΓΓ του ΟΗΕ στην Κύπρο θα ενημερώσει το ΣΑ για τις επαφές της
Η Ειδική Απεσταλμένη του Γενικού Γραμματέα του ΟΗΕ για την Κύπρο Μαρία Άνχελα Ολγκίν Κουεγιάρ θα ενημερώσει το Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας για τις...
U.S. News
Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer. The sale, from storage sites in New Jersey and Maine, will be allocated in increments of 100,000 barrels at a time. The approach will create a competitive bidding process that ensures gasoline can flow into local retailers ahead of the July 4 holiday and sold at competitive prices, the...
Trump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Donald Trump's reelection campaign called "The Apprentice," a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, "pure fiction" and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. But director...
The White House says FDIC chairman to step down following report on agency’s toxic workplace culture
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows the release earlier this month of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace...
Trump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump's account on his social media network Monday included references to a "unified Reich" among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. The headline appears among...
Trump campaign calls ‘The Apprentice’ ‘blatantly false,’ director offers to screen it for him
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Donald Trump's reelection campaign called "The Apprentice," a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, "pure fiction" and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. But director...
The White House says FDIC chairman to step down following report on agency’s toxic workplace culture
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows the release earlier this month of a damning report about the agency's toxic workplace...
Trump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump's account on his social media network Monday included references to a "unified Reich" among hypothetical news headlines if he wins the election in November. The headline appears among...
BUSINESS
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips...
Stock market today: Nasdaq composite ticks higher to a record after a quiet day on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stock indexes edged higher after a quiet day of mixed trading Monday following...
Uber and Lyft say they won’t leave Minnesota after all — and drivers are getting a raise
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said Monday they will keep...
Trump or Biden? Either way, US seems poised to preserve heavy tariffs on imports
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As president, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on foreign steel, which hurt Clips...
Stock market today: Nasdaq composite ticks higher to a record after a quiet day on Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stock indexes edged higher after a quiet day of mixed trading Monday following...
Uber and Lyft say they won’t leave Minnesota after all — and drivers are getting a raise
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft said Monday they will keep...
Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is ‘eerily similar’ to hers and OpenAI is halting its use
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices...
Trump Media and Technology Group posts more than $300 million net loss in first public quarter
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trump's social networking site Truth Social,...
GREEK DIASPORA NEWS
Greece and its Diaspora: Caught in a Time Warp
Neither Greece nor her Diaspora have come to terms with some hard demographic facts. Both sides of the eternal Greek coin are living in a world of the 1970s or 1980s, if not in denial. I was a teenager in the late 1980s, living in Salt Lake City during the school...
PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC-June 11-13
Cyprus Foreign Minister Dr. Constantinos Kombos will join Cyprus Foreign Minister Dr. Constantinos Kombos will join over 100 Greek-American and Cypriot-America leaders from across the country coming to Washington, DC June 11-13 for the 39th Annual PSEKA Cyprus...
WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited election claims
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani responded Friday to a report he's been suspended from WABC Radio — and had his daily show canceled — over his violation of a ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims, saying the station's ban...
Greece and its Diaspora: Caught in a Time Warp
Neither Greece nor her Diaspora have come to terms with some hard demographic facts. Both sides of the eternal Greek coin are living in a world of the 1970s or 1980s, if not in denial. I was a teenager in the late 1980s, living in Salt Lake City during the school...
PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC-June 11-13
Cyprus Foreign Minister Dr. Constantinos Kombos will join Cyprus Foreign Minister Dr. Constantinos Kombos will join over 100 Greek-American and Cypriot-America leaders from across the country coming to Washington, DC June 11-13 for the 39th Annual PSEKA Cyprus...
WABC Radio suspends Rudy Giuliani for flouting ban on discussing discredited election claims
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani responded Friday to a report he's been suspended from WABC Radio — and had his daily show canceled — over his violation of a ban on discussing discredited 2020 election claims, saying the station's ban...
Religion
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites...
Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — A decades-old landslide that's rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was designed by one of famed architect Frank Lloyd...
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ROUEN, France (AP) — French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having started a fire that charred and blackened the insides of a synagogue in the Normandy city of...
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A long-planned series of Catholic pilgrimages has begun across the United States this weekend, with pilgrims embarking on four routes before converging on Indianapolis in two months for a major gathering focusing on Eucharistic rites...
Landslide forces closure of iconic Southern California chapel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — A decades-old landslide that's rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of Wayfarers Chapel, an iconic Southern California church that was designed by one of famed architect Frank Lloyd...
French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press ROUEN, France (AP) — French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having started a fire that charred and blackened the insides of a synagogue in the Normandy city of...
Travel & Tourism
Celestyal Cruise’s National Geographic Excursions Delve into Greek, Croatian Culture
Celestyal Cruises pairs with National Geographic to offer port excursions that give passengers the chance to forge a deep connection with the peoples and cultures of the Greek and Croatian ports they visit. Celestyal, a cruise line with a deep-rooted connection to...
Here’s what to know if you are traveling abroad with your dog
By The Associated Press undefined If you are bringing a dog into the U.S. — whether if you are returning from a trip overseas with Rover,...
Mountain Retreat Offers Luxury and Sustainability in Greece’s Zagori Region
The Aristi Mountain Resort offers visitors a glimpse into life in one of Greece’s famed Zagorochoria villages while setting a new...
The Gem of all Gems
Perched on a cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea, the Riviera Gem Villa offers the ultimate experience in private luxury The Athenian...
Lifestyle
Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga ‘Horizon’ at Cannes
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — A month before Kevin Costner puts the first installment of his multi-chapter Western "Horizon: An American Saga" into theaters, the actor-director came to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his self-financed passion...
Grand champion crowned the best in pork at barbecue world championship in Memphis
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest crowned a grand prize winner...
The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Of the many quotations and slogans that flitter through Francis Ford Coppola's...
CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Welcome to Cannes. The annual film festival is always a spectacle, but 2024's edition...
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