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Greek PM Visits Lesbos Facility for Issuing Fast-Track Visas for Visitors from Turkey

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Lesbos, Friday April 19, 2024. (PANAYIOTIS BALASKAS/EUROKINISSI)

MYTILENE, Lesbos – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who was on the island of Lesbos on Friday, visited facilities at the… Continue reading Greek PM Visits Lesbos Facility for Issuing Fast-Track Visas for Visitors from Turkey

If Congress Passes Funding, This is How the US Could Rush Weapons to Ukraine

FILE -A steel worker moves a 155 mm M795 artillery projectile during the manufacturing process at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2023. The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill. That's because it has a network of storage sites in the U.S. and Europe that already hold the ammunition and air defense components that Kyiv desperately needs. Moving fast is critical, CIA Director Bill Burns said Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon could get weapons moving to Ukraine within days if Congress passes a long-delayed aid bill.… Continue reading If Congress Passes Funding, This is How the US Could Rush Weapons to Ukraine

Jury Selection Could Be Nearing a Close in Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial in New York

Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in New York. (Timothy A. Clary/Pool Photo via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — A third panel of potential jurors will be questioned Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money case,… Continue reading Jury Selection Could Be Nearing a Close in Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial in New York

Chicago’s Response to Migrant Influx Stirs Longstanding Frustrations among Black Residents

Richard Wallace, founder and director of Equity and Transformation, poses for a portrait at the Westside Justice Center, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood… Continue reading Chicago’s Response to Migrant Influx Stirs Longstanding Frustrations among Black Residents

Reception for the GRis Festival Hosted by the Consul General of Greece in New York

A special event was held on April 15 at the residence of the Consul General of Greece in New York for the GRis Festival which runs through April 21. (Photo: Courtesy of the Greek Public Diplomacy Office in New York

NEW YORK – A special event was held on April 15 at the residence of the Consul General of Greece… Continue reading Reception for the GRis Festival Hosted by the Consul General of Greece in New York

Iran Fires at Suspected Israeli Attack Drones Near Isfahan Air Base and Nuclear Site

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, April 4, 2024. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones, which were suspected to be part of an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early… Continue reading Iran Fires at Suspected Israeli Attack Drones Near Isfahan Air Base and Nuclear Site

Hawaii Supreme Court Chides State’s Legal Moves On Water after Deadly Maui Wildfire

HONOLULU — The Hawaii attorney general’s office must pay attorney fees for using last year’s Maui wildfire tragedy to file… Continue reading Hawaii Supreme Court Chides State’s Legal Moves On Water after Deadly Maui Wildfire

Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder and Legendary Guitarist Dickey Betts Dies at 80

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, exits the funeral of Gregg Allman at Snow's Memorial Chapel, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga. Guitar legend Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” died Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was 80. (Jason Vorhees/The Macon Telegraph via AP, File)

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80 Dickey Betts, who died Thursday at age 80,… Continue reading Allman Brothers Band Co-Founder and Legendary Guitarist Dickey Betts Dies at 80

Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia, Including Congresswoman’s Daughter

Police in Riot gear stand guard as demonstrators chant slogans outside the Columbia University campus, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in New York. The protesters were calling for the school to divest from corporations they claim profit from the war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK — New York police removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on Thursday and arrested more than… Continue reading Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at Columbia, Including Congresswoman’s Daughter

‘Easter Basket’ and ‘Godparents Basket’ To Be Put into Effect Next Week

Godparents Basket. (SOTIRIS DIMITROPOULOS/EUROKINISSI)

ATHENS – The special ‘Easter Basket,’ which offers traditional Easter foods at lower or unchanged prices, will come into effect… Continue reading ‘Easter Basket’ and ‘Godparents Basket’ To Be Put into Effect Next Week

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