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Greece launches an animal airlift to evacuate pets and their owners from the Mideast

Dozens of dogs and cats have arrived in Athens with their owners aboard a special evacuation flight for Greeks with pets who were trapped by the current war in the Middle East.

 

Families suffer as Ukrainian engineers can no longer keep up with repairing infrastructure

Residents of Kyiv are struggling through a harsh winter as months of Russian drone and missile strikes have left hundreds of thousands without heat or electricity.

 

Greek protesters rally against an Israeli cruise ship as EU unions express anger over Gaza

Riot police in Greece have cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship at the port of Piraeus to prevent union-backed protesters from approaching the vessel.

 

Hundreds of migrants moved to Greek mainland as Crete struggles with Libya arrivals

Greek authorities have transported more than 500 migrants to a port on the mainland in an effort to relieve strain on the island of Crete after a surge in arrivals from Libya.

 

Greek lawmakers approve ending state monopoly on university education, despite student protests

Greek lawmakers have approved sweeping reforms that will end the state monopoly on university education.

 

Students and police clash in Greece as debate rages over legalizing private universities

Police and student protesters have clashed in the Greek capital after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities.

 

Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles as fears increase of attacks on energy infrastructure

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity.

 

A Soviet-era statue of a Red Army commander taken down in Kyiv

City workers in Kyiv have dismantled an equestrian statue of a Red Army commander. It’s the latest Soviet monument to be removed in the Ukrainian capital since Russia launched its full-scale invasion last year.

 

Greece: Missing man’s body found after deadly storm; 8 dead

The Greek coast guard says the body of a man missing after a storm sparked flash floods on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend has been recovered, bringing the death toll to eight.

 

Greece looks to France for post-bailout investment drive

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said his government is backing Greece’s request to make emergency spending on the migrant crisis exempt from official fiscal calculations.

 

With eye on Syria, Greece expands refugee transfers

Authorities in Greece have expanded a program to transfer migrants and refugees from overcrowded camps on the islands to the mainland amid concern that the number of arrivals from nearby Turkey could continue to rise.

 

Firefighters battle blaze in Greek island nature reserve

Greek firefighters backed by water-dropping planes and helicopters battled a wildfire on the island of Evia for a second day Wednesday, with flare-ups in hard-to-reach areas hampering efforts to bring the blaze under control.

 

Volunteer divers search the sea for Greek fire victims

Greek officials fear the sea has turned into a watery grave for many young and old who simply couldn’t hold on until volunteer fishermen and other boat owners could pull them to safety.

 

WORLD CUP: Haunted by inconsistency, Serbia gambles on youth

Serbia coach Mladen Krstajic was hired after the national team had already qualified for the World Cup.

 

WORLD CUP: Serbia has new coach, new captain and new mindset

Serbia powered through qualification but fired its coach at the end of the campaign to gamble on a new crop of talented youngsters.