When news of a potential US-Russia prisoner swap broke last week, a familiar name appeared on the list of possible exchange candidates. Alexander Vinnik, known as “Mr Bitcoin,” was arrested while on vacation in Greece in July 2017 on a US warrant for laundering over $4 billion through his crypto exchange, BTC-e. After spending two years in a French prison, he was extradited by Greece to the US in 2022. Vinnik pleaded guilty to money laundering in May 2024.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has visited an air base in Elefsina to thank the country’s aerial firefighters.
The number of US tourists visiting Greece has increased substantially, to the point where they are about to displace the French in absolute numbers this year, behind the Germans and the British.
I once asked a prominent figure in the American pro-Israel lobbying community what the secret of its success was. He answered me bluntly and clearly: “Fear.”
Turkey is pleased with its deal with the United States regarding the procurement of Block-70 F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits, and the process is continuing as planned, Defense Minister Yasar Guler said.
Many signs point to the clear urgency of the Middle East situation, one of which is the concentration of strong naval forces – along with Israeli forces – deployed all the way along the nation’s coastline to guard the country’s airspace and deter potential maritime threats.
How will the Chinese Communist Party leadership react to the highly unpredictable US election? China’s leaders are convinced that one of the few points America’s Republicans and Democrats agree on is the desire to stunt China’s natural growth and the legitimate expansion of its influence.
A turning point came June 25, when a group of CIA officers sat across from their Russian counterparts during a secret meeting in a Middle Eastern capital.
Athens has extended the agreement with Washington to station American MQ-9 UAVs at the Larissa Air Base (110th Fighter Wing) for another year until July 2025.
Forbes magazine features an in-depth profile of Costas Spiliadis, the 78-year-old Greek American restaurateur behind the renowned Estiatorio Milos chain. Known for its fresh seafood and elegant Greek cuisine, Milos has grown from its origins in Montreal in the late 1970s to become a global dining icon, with locations spanning from New York to Dubai.
The man accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11 and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges in exchange for a life sentence rather than a death-penalty trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prosecutors said Wednesday.
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien hinted on Tuesday that Washington is exerting pressure on the new government of North Macedonia to respect the Prespa name agreement signed in 2018 with Greece.
Tom Korologos, former US ambassador to Belgium and a second-generation Greek American, died Friday at the age of 91.
The United States is working to ensure that the new government in North Macedonia adheres to the Prespa Agreement between Athens and Skopje, James O’Brien, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, has said.
Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, which was both inevitable and overly delayed, was somewhat inelegantly imposed on a man who has been a dominating presence on the American political scene for decades, over the course of which he developed a strong relationship with the Greek-American community.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is now officially on TikTok.
