Police on the scene after gunman opens fire in Agia Varvara
A gunman riding on the back of a motorcycle opened fire in a street in the Agia Varvara district of western Athens.
Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down
Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed buildings on Monday, as rescue work wound down two weeks after major earthquakes killed more than 46,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.
Turkey says it expects US Congress support in F-16 deal
Turkey expects support from the US Congress to push through a planned $20 billion deal for F-16 warplanes, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after talks with his US counterpart on Monday.
Turkey says no need to wait for disaster to improve US ties, including on F-16s
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday there was no need to wait for a disaster and difficult times to improve relations with the United States, speaking after talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Universities bracing for onslaught of new chatbot
As educational institutions around the world report a spike in plagiarism stemming from increasingly widespread use of ChatGPT, Greek universities are bracing for the impact of the new AI-driven chatbot, effectively a highly sophisticated search engine.
Blinken, in Turkey, backs speedy Nordics accession to NATO
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland’s quick NATO accession given steps they have already taken, even as his Turkish counterpart stressed the need for more concrete steps.
Blinken in Athens to talk Ukraine, bilateral ties
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be in Athens on February 20-22 to meet with the country’s leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue.
Trust ‘can be lost in 24 hours’
Greece’s economy is in a good place, recovering from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine thanks to tourism and cutting its debt through fiscal efforts and with the contribution of inflation, but significant challenges lie ahead, central banker Yannis Stournaras stresses.
Greece fears a new migration wave
Government officials are greatly concerned about a new spike in migration as a result of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
Cyprus seeks peer support on shipping
Cyprus is speaking to other European Union states to shore up support for the shipping industry hit by sanctions on Russia, its shipping minister said on Friday.