Kikilias met with U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Head of the National Energy Sovereignty Council (NEDC), Doug Burgum.

Mr. Johnson, who had welcomed the Patriarch earlier at the Capitol, recalled his longstanding ties with the Greek diaspora in his home state of Louisiana

Both sides acknowledged the importance of supporting island communities and stressed the need to ensure that non-EU countries comply with fishing and marine protection rules.

 Turkey escalates pressure in the Aegean with new claims on Greek islands and maritime zones, straining dialogue ahead of a possible leaders’ meeting

The Greek prime minister tours Lemnos to explain new tax cuts and meet local leaders before traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly

Center-right party continues to field a double-digit lead over its closest rival, while gaining half a percentage point since the last poll by the same firm

The fourth frigate will reportedly be named “Themistoklis” and will be capable of deploying ballistic missiles, DM Nikos Dendias has said

The development came after a meeting in Athens on Tuesday between George Gerapetritis and acting Libyan Foreign Minister Taher Salem Al Baour. Experts met afterwards on the issue

King Charles and the US President shared a coach, while Queen Camilla and First Lady Melania Trump followed behind in another - the Prince and Princess of Wales also took part

The meeting focused on defense procurements, structural reforms in the armed forces, and migration policy, with officials stressing that the Turkish research vessel Piri Reis was not on the agenda

Greek defense officials emphasized that the exercise was unrelated to the research vessel Piri Reis, to test the armed forces' readiness.

Ostensibly, the purpose of the large-scale military exercise is to demonstrate Greece’s deterrent capabilities as tensions with Turkey rise.

During his U.S. visit, the Patriarch calls for interfaith dialogue, mutual respect, and global commitment to human dignity at a State Department dinner in Washington, D.C.

Greek and Libyan foreign ministers are set to meet in Athens on Tuesday to discuss restarting negotiations on maritime zones, amid tensions over a 2019 Turkey-Libya deal rejected by Greece.

Bartholomew’s visit, and the congressional tributes, come at a moment when international norms around religious freedom, climate action and geopolitical sovereignty are under strain

The ambitious project to connect Israel with Greece, via Cyprus, with an undersea power cable was up for discussion between the relevant Israeli and Cypriot ministers this week

Bartholomew arrived in a United States more polarized and divided than at any point in his long ministry

Ankara’s planned deployment of the Piri Reis research vessel challenges Greece’s jurisdiction in the Aegean, just as Athens and Ankara prepare for a potential meeting between Mitsotakis and Erdoğan at the UN General Assembly

The Ecumenical Patriarch asked Donald Trump to show concern for Christians in the Middle East, while also briefing him on Ukraine’s suffering, church independence, and the long-closed Halki Seminary

Regarding the Middle East situation, the Greek PM expressed concern over what he called the 'unacceptable violation of Qatar's national sovereignty' and stressed the need to 'avoid any further escalation in Gaza'