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With no time for a news conference, Ukraine's Zelenskyy takes questions on the fly.

w/ Illia Novikov
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy improvises mid-flight to get his message out on a whirlwind European trip
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used an improvised WhatsApp audio briefing during a rapid tour of European capitals to reaffirm that Ukraine will not surrender territory to Russia.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv's uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.
As sea drones force Russia to retreat, Ukraine examines ways to launch more complex attacks
A top Ukrainian sea-drone commander says more complex attacks on Russian forces are expected next year as Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet continues to restrict the once-dominant Black Sea navy.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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#StormByron The Fire Service has received more than 580 calls for water pumping, tree cutting, and transport of citizens since Thursday morning.

Severe weather is expected in the next 12 hours in southeastern Crete, the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese.

📸 Daphne Tolis, 15:18 pm
December 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Defying a government warning, Greek farmers block border crossings in wake of EU subsidy scandal
By Costas Kantouris

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Defying a government warning, Greek farmers block border crossings in wake of EU subsidy scandal
Farmers in northern Greece have blocked border crossings with North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey as part of a growing protest over delays in farm subsidy payments.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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There’s a metaphor there somewhere.
(In central Athens)
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Apollo called in sick: Olympic flame ceremony for Winter Games scaled back by bad weather.

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Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games after bad weather forced officials to move the traditional lighting from ancient Olympia to a nearby museum.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Populations of brown bears and wolves are burgeoning in Greece, thanks to conservation efforts. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the comeback.
Bears in the backyard, wolves at the door: Greek villages have a growing predator problem
Populations of brown bears and wolves are burgeoning in Greece, thanks to conservation efforts. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the comeback.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Bears in the backyard, wolves at the door: Greek villages have a growing predator problem.
By Costas Kantouris

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Rural Greece struggles to cope with predator comeback
Populations of brown bears and wolves are burgeoning in Greece, thanks to conservation efforts. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the comeback.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Trump ally, former prosecutor and TV presenter Kimberly Guilfoyle takes up position as the new U.S. ambassador to Greece.

#Greece #Guilfoyle
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Built in the shadows and launched at night, Ukraine's long-range drones are rattling Russia.

w/ Volodymyr Yurchuk
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Built in the shadows and launched at night, Ukraine's long-range drones are rattling Russia
In rural Ukraine, attack drones are assembled in secret to strike deep into Russia. These drones target oil refineries, fuel depots, and military hubs, stretching Moscow's air defenses.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Greece's Defence Ministry has a fully renovated exterior. Inauguration taking place now.

#Greece
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Drones and anti-drone systems on display for the first time at today's annual military parade in Thessaloniki.

#Greece / HT Costas Kantouris
October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Greek Foreign Ministry statement with formal complaint to Israel over flotilla.

#Greece (unofficial translation)
October 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Oksana and Mykola Pastukh lost their new house in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv. Their grateful to the volunteers who rushed in to help them.

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September 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Greece's once notorious tax system has been transformed into one of Europe's most efficient, powered by drones, big data and real-time surveillance.
High-tech tax authority helps Greece return to Europe’s financial mainstream
Greece’s once notorious tax system has been transformed into one of Europe’s most efficient, powered by drones, big data and real-time surveillance.
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September 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Old Athens: Door in bloom
#Athens #UrbanPhotography
Colour photo. The front door of an apartment building, plate glass with curlicue patterns of metal grille painted pale grey. In the old days, the glass was open in warm weather to let the breeze blow through. Here, the curves are framed to resemble a four-petalled flower. Through them, the marble entrance stairs, and behind them, in the depths, a lit doorway looking almost like the pollen in the heart of the bloom. There’s a bit of the building opposite reflecting in the glass, and also my left elbow and part of my hair as I take the picture Kypseli.
September 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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"We have a game tomorrow. That's just the thing that I know. The other aspects don't belong to me or to us."

PAOK coach Razvan Lucescu on Wednesday's match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League.
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Greece’s tax system — once a byword for inefficiency — has been rewired by technology.

#Greece
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High-tech tax authority helps Greece return to Europe’s financial mainstream
Greece’s once notorious tax system has been transformed into one of Europe’s most efficient, powered by drones, big data and real-time surveillance.
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September 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Minted in the #AncientGreek city-state #Athens between 550-546 BCE., this silver coin depicts a #Gorgon's head, a symbolic ward against evil also known as a "gorgoneion." On the reverse, not pictured here, is stamped a square divided into four triangles. 📷British Museum, London. #AncientHistory
Ancient coin with a grinning face, large eyes, and stylized teeth, resembling a gorgoneion, against a black background.
September 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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There are more than 1,000 whitewashed stone chapels on the Greek island of Tinos owned and cared for by private families as they have in some cases for centuries.
A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
There are more than 1,000 whitewashed stone chapels on the Greek island of Tinos owned and cared for by private families as they have in some cases for centuries.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Divers have recovered artifacts from the Titanic's sister ship the Britannic for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I.
Divers recover artifacts from the Titanic's sister ship Britannic for the first time
Divers have recovered artifacts from the Titanic’s sister ship the Britannic for the first time since the ocean liner sank in the Aegean Sea more than a century ago after striking a mine during World War I.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Have you ever heard of Ikaria, the Greek island where locals seem to have unlocked the secret to long, joyful lives? I produced this episode of The Special List for BBC with 🎥 Angelos Tsatsis & ✂️ Anna Bressanin.
Many thanks to our host Anna Katsas.
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The Greek island holding the secret to a long life
A resident of the Greek island of Ikaria, known as the island of immortals, shares her tips for longevity.
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September 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Check out Petros Giannakouris' beautiful photo essay from the island of Tinos.

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September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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The Greek boat "Oxygono" is leaving the port of Syros to join vessels headed towards Gaza and departing from Tunisia, Italy, Spain, and other countries.

#Greece / From organizers' livestream
September 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Google’s top AI scientist says ‘learning how to learn’ will be next generation’s most needed skill.

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September 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM