Elias Maglinis

ENVIRONMENT ‘Artemis’ brings humans back to the Moon The first manned mission since 1972 aims to set the stage for an eventual human landing and further scientific exploration On April 1, we will experience a historic moment that will not be related to wars: the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission to the Moon. This will be the first manned mission to the Moon since 1972.

OPINION Killer drones A fighter jet takes off from the UK’s RAF Akrotiri air base, which was hit by a drone strike on Monday near Limassol. [Petros Karadjias/AP] Just hours before these lines were written, two Greek F-16s took off from an air base in Paphos to intercept a “suspicious flying object” (that is, a drone) before it entered Cypriot airspace. The alert led a commercial airline flight from Athens to Larnaca to change course and return to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.

INTERVIEWS MARK MAZOWER ‘After October 7, 2023, words became highly charged’ Renowned historian Mark Mazower explains the problem with the use of words like antisemitism in various countries, including Greece Historian Mark Mazower says it is very important to be able to understand when criticism of Israel turns into antisemitism. ‘Antisemitism is a reality, so exaggerating and misusing the word undermines the struggle against it,’ he tells Kathimerini.