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'I fear new famine,' Live Aid relief organiser Geldof tells Euronews

In an interview for Euronews at the Sani music festival in Greece, the Irish rock star and activist accused Vladimir Putin of "using food as a weapon".

Europe News

Frontex 'covered up' illegal migrant pushbacks by Greece: report

Frontex's former boss and some of its staff covered up the pushbacks and lied to MEPs about it, a leaked report by the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) states.

Greece

MBS visits Europe

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in Athens on his first European Union trip since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

World News

Wildfires Europe: Greece, Tenerife, and Czech Republic battle new and ongoing blazes

Several major fires are burning across Greece where the heatwave, which started on Saturday, 23 July, has increased the danger of new ones. Meanwhile, a fire in Tenerife has burnt almost 2,500 hectares.

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Greece

Major wildfires sweep through north, south and east Greece

Greece is battling three major forest fires sweeping across the north, south and east of the country on Sunday.

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Emergency evacuation on the Greek island of Lesbos due to forest fire

Evacuation of the popular resort of Vatera on the island of Lesbos due to a forest fire threatening the first houses of the village.

Greece

Jordan-bound Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons crashes in Greece

The Ukrainian-owned Antonov was carrying 11,5 tonnes of munitions from Serbia to its final destination in Bangladesh, Serbian Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović confirmed on Sunday.

Food and Drink

Feta cheese is Greek, EU's top court tells Denmark

The European Union's top court has ruled against Denmark and says the country has mislabelled white cheese as "feta".

Culture news

These Ancient Greek statues used to be colourful

Two historians have created a new exhibition at the Met, returning Greek and Roman statues to their original colours.

Greece

Firefighting helicopter crashes in Greece with four people on board

Authorities say the aircraft went down in the Aegean Sea while battling a forest fire on the island of Samos.

Culture news

UPDATE: Anger as prominent Greek actor get suspended sentence for rape

Lignadis had resigned as artistic director of Greece’s National Theatre when the accusations emerged.

World News

Greece demands answers over map that shows islands as Turkish

The controversial map was gifted to an ally of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

World News

Bulgaria and Greece open new gas pipeline to cut reliance on Russia

The 182-kilometre pipeline from Azerbaijan will connect to the two neighbouring EU countries and reduce dependency on Russian gas.

Greece

Greece will raise pensions in 2023 - the first time in over a decade

"Today, Greece is a different Greece," said Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Europe News

'Violent and illegal' migrant pushbacks must end now, EU warns Greece

Greece has been accused by NGOs of carrying out violent illegal pushbacks of migrants at its border with turkey and at sea. Athens denies the accusations.

World News

Good News: a break from climate anxiety and cheaper tech for Greeks

A break from bad news anxiety: here are five stories about what is going well in the world.

Greece

Greece prevents 1,130 migrants crossing Aegean Sea from Turkey

Athens has regularly accused Ankara of violating international law and helping migrants cross the border.

World News

Olympus race: 'Mountain of the Gods' marathon returns to Greek capital

Over 500 runners from across the globe came to Greece to take on the punishing marathon to the summits of the Olympus Mountain -- a race which emulates an ancient Greek pilgrimage.

World News

UN says climate change and Ukraine war driving up refugee numbers

"I had a right to build a better future, it wasn't possible to do that in Somalia." Abdullahi Ahmed, now a councillor in Turin, spoke to delegates on UN World Refugee Day.

World News

Festival unites people from three Balkan countries sharing Lake Prespa

For the first time in recent history the Meet Prespa festival took place, connecting people from all three sides of the lake.