About 87 migrants were rescued south of Crete overnight, hours after 240 people were found in five separate operations in the same area.
Three arrested over fires linked to agricultural work, open-flame burning and cutting equipment as five regions face Category 5 wildfire risk on Thursday
The teenager was arrested after the blaze was quickly contained in Akrotiri, as authorities remain on heightened alert amid very high wildfire risk
A German resident was found dead at his home hours after reporting that two relatives had allegedly beaten him. An autopsy determined that he died of natural causes
At The Breeder in Athens, the artist transforms familiar logos, lyrics and sounds into unsettling reflections on violence, consumerism, collective memory and the unequal experience of the future
Greek authorities say the suspect started fires in dry grass, reeds and farmland while driving through Sindos, near Thessaloniki, between Aug. 8 and 11.
A man in Attica was fined €3,000 for lighting a charcoal grill, while three others were arrested over separate incidents in Zakynthos and Lesbos.
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Police say the two 23-year-olds used motorcycles to distribute cannabis and cocaine, with drugs allegedly stored at a residence used as a stash house.
Eleven defendants were acquitted over the devastating blaze near Varympompi that burned 100,000 acres of pine forest and damaged 726 homes. The court’s reasoning has yet to be made public.
The funding will cover fire protection upgrades at 10 child-care facilities in Kozani and 58 school buildings in Eordaia.
A 66-year-old German resident was found dead at his home hours after reporting that two relatives had assaulted him. Authorities are awaiting forensic findings as they investigate whether his death was linked to the earlier incident.
At least 164 people have died after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia’s coffee-growing heartland, with rescuers searching collapsed buildings for survivors as authorities expect the toll to rise.
The government is relying on primary surpluses and early debt repayments to accelerate the decline, with two more repayments totaling €4.7 billion planned by the end of 2026.
Under pressure from the far-right AfD, Berlin revives returns of migrants to their first EU entry countries, testing European solidarity
The deadline for Greece's EU recovery funding falls on August 31, and ministers have been told to stay reachable through the holidays as the government works toward a political restart before the Thessaloniki International Fair, with the forthcoming elections in mind
Three lifeguards intervened before their shift began to rescue a woman swept out to sea by strong currents
The immediate intervention was captured on video as a lifeguard entered rough seas to reach a woman who had been swept away from shore and could not make it back on her own.
Two wildfires broke out in northern Ilia prefecture as firefighters also battled a major blaze in southeast Attica amid elevated fire danger across several regions
A dramatic pursuit involving two cars unfolded on Agiou Dimitriou Street outside AHEPA Hospital, with one vehicle ending up on the sidewalk before police discovered it had been stolen.