Fireworks illuminated skies around the world as 2026 began, with cities across the globe marking the New Year with light, sound, and shared celebration

Swiss officials call the New Year’s Eve blaze in Crans-Montana one of the country’s worst tragedies, with more than 100 people injured and victims from multiple countries

A 45-year-old domestic worker allegedly stole over €23,000 from vulnerable employers, with police recovering valuables, a folding knife, drugs, and forged documents

Greece rings in the New Year under a brief but intense winter outbreak, with sharp temperature drops, strong northerly winds and local snowfall, followed by a rapid warm-up and unsettled weekend weather across many regions

As temperatures plunge across Greece, the City of Athens rolls out round-the-clock shelters, street outreach, and emergency hotlines to safeguard homeless and vulnerable residents during an intense winter cold snap

From Greek politics and culture to global power and celebrities, 2025 showed that tovima.com readers value depth, context, and perspective

Greece’s finance minister and newly appointed head of the Eurogroup paid a courtesy visit to the Archbishop of Athens, marking an early public engagement following his appointment

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov said Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian president’s state residence with no less than 91 long-range drones overnight on Monday

A rescue mission is ongoing off Samos after one migrant was found dead and four remain missing at sea. Authorities are deploying coast guard vessels, private boats, and a helicopter to search both land and water for the missing individuals

Leaders advance on security guarantees while territorial disputes in Donbas and the future of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant remain unresolved, with temporary ceasefire proposals rejected by both the U.S. and Russia

Prolonged farmer protests have evolved into a major political challenge for the Greek government, raising fears of electoral damage and fueling reshuffle rumors.

Northwesterly winds are reaching storm-force levels in parts of Central Macedonia and the Sporades, with gusts of up to 8–9 Beaufort and locally higher

More than 400 migrants were rescued in three separate operations south of Crete, while a 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of migrant smuggling, the Greek Coast Guard said on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, the Coast Guard authorities of Kaloi Limenes, Kokkinos Pyrgos and Ierapetra were alerted by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) to […]

A small Sunni extremist group, Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on an Alawite mosque in Homs, Syria, killing eight and injuring 21, marking another in a series of attacks targeting the Alawite community

Three hikers went missing on Christmas morning near Athanasios Diakos in Fokida. Rescue teams, including firefighters, the EMAC mountain unit, and drone operators, are searching the area amid challenging weather conditions

A surge of colder air is set to lower temperatures from Friday, bringing frost, rain, and strong northern winds in several regions, with wintry conditions expected to persist through the final days of the year

The one-sided focus on guarding the eastern borders has been repeatedly highlighted by Athens, with Kyriakos Mitsotakis regularly stressing the need to prioritize actions such as advancing the project of a European anti-missile shield

"What Evros needs is a holistic management approach that includes all components of its biodiversity"

Prices and rents continued their established upward trend, with Bank of Greece data confirming further growth in commercial property values and rental rates in the first half of 2025.

Ukraine’s president calls for a leaders-level meeting with Donald Trump to address unresolved territorial disputes and finalize a 20-point peace framework with U.S. and European support