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Tsitsipas crashes out of Mallorca Open ahead of Wimbledon
World number five Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Mallorca Open on Wednesday in his first match with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 loss to Yannick Hanfmann, a worrying result ahead …
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Frontex says Greece ignored migrant boat help offer
The European Union’s border agency Frontex said on Monday it had received “no response” when it offered aerial support to Greek authorities shortly before a migrant vessel capsized, leaving at …
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Wagner chief to leave Russia in deal to ease crisis
The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force will go to Belarus and will not face charges after calling off his troops’ advance on Moscow, the Russian government said, easing …
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Greece saves 145 migrants on border with Turkey: report
Greek authorities on Thursday rescued 145 migrants stranded on an island in the Evros River marking the border with Turkey, a common route for people fleeing war and poverty to …
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Tsitsipas crashes out of Halle as ‘alien’ Medvedev reaches last eight
Stefanos Tsitsipas crashed out of the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday as top seeded Daniil Medvedev made the quarter-finals despite admitting grass court specialists seem like “aliens” to him. …
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Nine alleged people smugglers held over Greek migrant disaster: legal source
Nine Egyptians suspected of being people smugglers connected with the deadly sinking of an overloaded migrant boat off Greece have been charged with human trafficking and remanded, a Greek legal …
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What to know as Greece votes again in legislative polls
Greece once again holds legislative elections on Sunday, June 25. Conservative former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is seeking another term, is expected to come out victorious. These are the …
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Greek MP expelled from Mitsotakis’ party over shipwreck comments
A right-wing Greek parliamentarian was expelled from the party of former prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, seeking a second term at polls next weekend, for racist remarks after the mass drowning …
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More than 120 Syrians aboard Greece migrant shipwreck
At least 125 Syrians were on board a migrant ship that sank off Greece this week, relatives and activists said Friday, as rescuers scoured the waters for hundreds feared missing. …
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Hope fades for survivors of migrant boat disaster off Greece
Greek rescuers on Friday scanned the Ionian Sea by air and boat for survivors of a migrant boat sinking, as hope faded of finding more people alive two days after …