A yellow-orange haze of dust from the Sahara desert has blanketed parts of Greece, creating spectacular scenes and prompting authorities to issue health warnings.
The Greek meteorological service said weather conditions on Tuesday had favored the (...)
Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over the border, the state of the US economy and crime and safety issues as she delivered the GOP's rebuttal to (...)
Frontex should pull out of countries that fail to rescue migrants at sea or violate fundamental rights. Otherwise, the EU risks becoming "complicit" in the deaths, the European Ombudsman has warned in a new report.
The findings, released on (...)
Greek farmers dumped chestnuts and apples on the pavement outside an agricultural fair Saturday and promised to escalate protests after a Tuesday meeting.
The farmers were from the Thessaly region, in central Greece, and came to the northern Greek (...)
Venice is to ban loudspeakers and tourist groups of more than 25 people, in a bid to ease the impact of mass tourism on the Italian city.
The new rules will come into effect from June, the city said in a statement.
The use of loudspeakers have been (...)
German ex-finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, who helped steer the eurozone through the debt crisis, has died at the age of 81.
An MP for 51 years in Germany's Bundestag, he played a key role in negotiating German reunification after the fall of the (...)
A Greek policeman was severely injured late on Thursday when a mob of volleyball fans set upon riot police outside an arena in Athens.
State television ERT said rioters shot a flare at a 30-year-old officer, which severed his thigh artery. The (...)
Turkish President Erdogan is visiting Athens Thursday, a significant diplomatic mission aimed at recalibrating the historically strained relations between the neighbouring states.
Erdogan, alongside Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set (...)
A diplomatic row has broken out between the British and Greek governments over the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles.
The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to meet Rishi Sunak in London, but No 10 cancelled the (...)
Several hundred people defied a ban on pro-Palestinian rallies and took to the streets of Berlin on Wednesday evening.
According to the police, more than 60 officers were "wounded by stones, flaming liquids and acts of rebellion." There is no (...)
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) concluded its participation in the Athens Air Show 2023 with two Typhoon jets and the aircraft of the Saudi Falcons Aerobatic Team.
The leader of the Saudi Falcons Aerobatic Team, Lt. Col. Mohammad Bin Abdullah (...)
Greece is being lashed with torrential rains which have flooded homes, businesses and roads and left at least one person dead after a wall collapsed in the extreme weather.
Hundreds of millimeters of rainfall have been dumped over some areas in the (...)
One of Greece's most famous landmarks is trialing limiting its daily visitors, starting today.
The Athens Acropolis archaeological site attracts visitors from around the world keen to marvel at the ancient cultural spot. Going forward, visitors will (...)
As the popular belief spreads that migrants are to blame for the fires that have ravaged Greece, self-organized civilian 'militias' are hunting them down.
A man opens the back of his green camouflage van and triumphantly shows off the "25 pieces he (...)
Fires that have claimed 20 lives in Greece are still burning out of control in foothills near Athens and the Evros region near the border with Turkey.
Eighteen of those killed are thought to be refugees and migrants who crossed the border recently, (...)
Eighteen bodies have been found in a forested area of northern Greece hit by wildfires for the past four days, the Greek fire service says.
Initial reports suggest those who died may have been migrants. A coroner and investigation team are heading (...)
Several parts of Greece are on high alert as extreme temperatures and high winds threaten to spark more devastating wildfires.
Extreme fire risk warnings have been issued for several regions in southern Greece, including around Athens.
The capital (...)
All 105 football fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday.
Three examining (...)
A Greek supporter of the football club AEK Athens was stabbed to death overnight Monday, according to local police.
Brawls broke out in the suburbs of the Greek capital between AEK fans and supporters of the Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.
Violent (...)
A security zone has been set up around a Greek air force base after wildfires triggered powerful explosions at an ammunition depot on Thursday.
Shock waves were felt miles away and 133 residents of the nearby town of Nea Anchialos escaped by (...)
Flights to Rhodes have been canceled and tourists left in limbo after wildfires spreading across the Greek island forced thousands to flee hotels.
Holiday company Jet2 cancelled five flights to Rhodes, while TUI canceled all flights there until (...)
Thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of Rhodes, according to Greece's fire service.
Private boats have joined the Greek coastguard in helping to pick up people from beaches on the east of the island.
Greek navy (...)
Red alerts for extreme heat are in place in most of Italy's main cities as a heatwave intensifies in Europe.
Temperatures are expected to peak on Wednesday, with 23 cities on high alert - from Trieste in the north-east to Messina in the (...)
More than a thousand children have been evacuated from a summer camp after wildfires broke out in Greece.
Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave.
In the coastal town of (...)
Red alerts have been issued for 16 cities across Italy as extreme heat continues to affect southern Europe.
The alerts, which indicate risks even for healthy people, apply to tourist hotspots including Rome, Florence, and Bologna for the coming (...)