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- yesterday
Westchester voting machine glitch hits 332 polling sites as Trump allies allege fraud
Scanners in Westchester County, New York, rejected paper ballots at 332 polling sites on election day, officials said, while Trump allies cast the problem as fraud.
- 4d ago
Mitsotakis says Turkish-Libyan memorandum cannot erase Greek islands' rights, extends fuel subsidy
In his Sunday weekly review, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the fuel subsidy now runs to 15 November and that over €323 million in state aid is being returned from 141 unfinished investment plans.
- 4d ago
Ryan Moore wins record sixth Breeders' Cup Turf on Benvenuto Cellini for O'Brien
Ryan Moore rode Benvenuto Cellini to a record sixth Breeders' Cup Turf victory at Keeneland in Kentucky on 31 October 2026, while Junior Alvarado won the Classic on Sovereignty on the same card.
- Oct 29
Mitsotakis tells UN Security Council Turkey-Libya memorandum is illegal
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the UN Security Council that the Turkey-Libya memorandum breaches the law of the sea, and displayed a map of the region to make his case.
- Oct 21
Getty Images files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with debt restructuring deal and up to $533 million equity
Getty Images announced on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, that it had filed for Chapter 11 protection to carry out a debt restructuring agreed with its main creditors on 12 October. The plan includes up to $533 million in new equity and a planned move to private ownership.
- Oct 19
Six dead as migrant speedboat capsizes off Samos, hours after Lesbos collision
A speedboat carrying migrants capsized 3.7 nautical miles north of Samos on Monday, 19 October, a few hours after six people died in a collision with a coast guard boat off Lesbos.
- Oct 17
The Plaza hotel in New York closes for at least four years from January 2027
The Fairmont-managed hotel on Central Park South will close in January 2027 for facade restoration, with no reopening date set. Staff would have the right to return at the same pay when it reopens.
- Oct 8
Universal Pictures reveals first look at Mike Flanagan's The Exorcist: Martyrs
Universal Pictures has shared the first images and teaser for The Exorcist: Martyrs, ahead of the full trailer premiere on 9 October 2026.
- Sep 28
Iran denies scheduled US negotiations after Donald Trump rejects proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran dismissed assertions by Donald Trump that bilateral negotiations would resume soon, maintaining its seven-point proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices climbed on 28 September.
- Sep 24
Mitsotakis and Netanyahu meet at UN to discuss defense procurement, energy, and Cyprus summit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York to review Israeli defense procurement, energy ties, and an upcoming trilateral summit with Cyprus.
- Sep 24
Police arrest Susan Sarandon and 100 protesters outside UN General Assembly in New York
New York police detained actress Susan Sarandon and around 100 demonstrators after Jewish Voice for Peace activists blocked an intersection near the United Nations to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Sep 24
Erdogan calls Greece NATO ally in New York and urges calm ahead of May elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated in New York that Turkey is not an enemy of Greece, urging that bilateral ties stay out of Greek election campaigns.
- Sep 22
Iran offers seven-day Hormuz reopening if United States lifts port blockade
Tehran has submitted terms through mediators to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington halts military pressure and removes restrictions on Iranian ports.
- Aug 23
Daiquiri Bay wins 500,000 pound Ebor Handicap at York in three-way finish
The Alan King-trained gelding secured his third win of 2026 by holding off Hopewell Rock and Opportunity along the nearside rail in Europe's richest handicap.
