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Greek PM says migrant ‘pushback’ inquiry underway
The Greek government is “holding an inquiry” into video footage reportedly showing the forceful expulsion of migrants who are set adrift at sea, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday. “I… …
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Crowd favourite Tsitsipas ousted by Medvedev at rain interrupted semi-final
Daniil Medvedev moved into only the second clay court final of his career on Saturday as he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 at the Italian Open. The former world number …
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Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artefacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a …
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Magnitude 7.7 quake hits near New Caledonia triggering tsunami warning
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Friday in the Pacific Ocean southeast of New Caledonia, triggering a tsunami warning, US monitoring agencies said. The quake was detected at a depth of 37 …
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Briton tells Cyprus court ill wife ‘begged’ him to kill her
A British pensioner accused of killing his terminally ill wife told a Cyprus court Monday he reluctantly ended her life after she repeatedly “begged” him to do so. “I didn’t …
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Greek PM, officials sued over rail tragedy by victims’ group
A group representing the 57 victims of the head-on collision of two trains in Greece last February said Tuesday that it had filed a criminal lawsuit against Prime Minister Kyriakos …
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Revisionism in Turkish parties’ ‘DNA’, says Greek PM
Revisionism is “deeply” ingrained in the “DNA of all Turkish parties,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Wednesday ahead of May 21 national elections. Speaking during a televised debate of …
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Italy busts eastern Med people trafficking ring
Italian police arrested 29 people Wednesday accused of belonging to a smuggling ring shipping migrants across the Mediterranean from Turkey and Greece and helping them through Italy to northern Europe. …
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US returns two stolen 7th-century antiquities to China
The United States returned two looted antiquities to China, the latest in a wave of repatriations of artifacts stolen from more than a dozen countries, New York authorities announced Tuesday. …
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Giannis will be ‘forever grateful’ to former Bucks coach
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo declared Tuesday he will be “forever grateful” to Mike Budenholzer, who was fired last week as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek …