With all Pizza Fan stores closed and the company's owner in custody, Greece's anti-money laundering authority is weighing whether to unfreeze some company bank accounts to help the chain reopen and protect 2,500 jobs.

The bill would make membership of a new professional body compulsory, with annual fees and disciplinary oversight. Psychologists’ representatives object that professional rights would be defined in a later decree.

Police used tear gas and made arrests after demonstrators opposing a planned appearance by convicted far-right figure Ilias Kasidiaris attempted to march through central Thessaloniki, defying a ban on public gatherings imposed for October 28.

Thirteen students from Piraeus joined the seven pupils of Agathonisi for Greece’s October 28 national holiday parade, continuing a long-standing school partnership that gives children on the small Aegean island an opportunity to exchange experiences with their peers.

Speaking at the UN Security Council, Greece’s foreign minister warned that digital technologies are being used to recruit and exploit children in armed conflicts. The UN verified 38,558 grave violations against children in 2025, the highest annual total since the monitoring mandate was established

Early turnout hit a 45-year high on Tuesday as Israelis voted in a tight race widely seen as a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime leadership

Gadi Ezra, former Director of Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Unit and veteran of an elite IDF paratrooper unit, explains why the election may produce no clear governing majority, what is dividing Israeli society and how October 7 could shape the country’s political future.

Nearly two years after the Novi Sad tragedy, a student-led list takes on Aleksandar Vucic in a tight election that could reshape Serbia’s future

Lula seeks an unprecedented comeback against Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the jailed ex-president, in a vote that could reshape Brazil and Latin America

More than 70,000 police officers and gendarmes were deployed nationwide, about 10,000 more than the previous week, backed by helicopters and drones.

The interior ministry said it would deploy 70,000 police officers after opposition parties accused the government of failing to foresee the scale of the unrest

Protest movement seeks to end 14-year rule of Aleksandar Vučić, an ally of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

Around 200 activists stayed overnight in central Lisbon after police dismantled protest camps in Lisbon and Porto, seizing 228 tents and arresting 55

The government says the measure will protect children online, while opposition parties and watchdogs question age verification, privacy safeguards and whether a blanket ban can work

Students, university students and teachers take to the streets across Greece, with road closures in central Athens, the University metro station shut down and heightened police security.

From renewed housing demonstrations in Portugal to violent clashes in Albania and France, mounting frustration over living costs, public services and political accountability is keeping protesters on the streets. Governments are responding with security crackdowns as further demonstrations are planned.

Trains will pass through Panepistimio without stopping from 10 a.m. Wednesday as police impose security measures for student demonstrations in central Athens.