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Archaeologists unearth ancient Greek artifacts from a significant maritime battle in southern Italy

Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they unearthed two helmets, fragments of weapons and armour, pieces of pottery and the remains of what may be a temple to …

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Greek-owned vessel targeted in Red Sea attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they say, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Yemen’s …

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French farmers lift roadblocks as Europe protests persist

French authorities said Friday the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, as protesters began lifting barricades, but demonstrations persisted elsewhere in Europe including …

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Emory University’s Carlos Museum returns stolen antiquities to Greece after 16-year effort

Emory University’s Michael C. Carlos Museum has initiated the repatriation of three antiquities to Greece, suspected to have been looted from various regions within the country, including Crete, Epirus, and …

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Arrest of ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri causes tension at European Parliament meeting

Conversations arose at the European Parliament about the arrest of Fredi Beleri, mayor-elect of the ethnically Greek city of Himare, Albania, Following a Foreign Affairs Committee Parliament meeting on Wednesday, …

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Turkey ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership after protracted delay

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday ratified Sweden’s NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia’s war on Ukraine. …

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Theodoros Rousopoulos elected as PACE President

Greek politician Theodoros Rousopoulos has been elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Rousopoulos is the assembly’s 35th president since 1949, and the first Greek …

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US hits Houthi anti-ship missiles after Greek cargo ship struck

The US military carried out a new strike in Yemen targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles in a Houthi-controlled part of the country, two US officials say, in the latest military action …

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Entrance fees implemented for foreign tourists at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia

As of Monday, foreign tourists visiting Istanbul’s former Orthodox Christian cathedral, Hagia Sophia, are required to pay an entrance fee, as announced by Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry. The 1,500-year-old …

Gabriel Attal, the new Prime Minister of France: Greek, Jewish and gay

Gabriel Attal, France’s newly appointed Prime Minister, is Orthodox Christian and Greek from his mother’s side, and Tunisian Jewish from his father’s. The youngest prime minister ever, the 34-year-old Attal …

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