World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners.
The operation of the site was stopped immediately in order to protect consumers.
A further 29 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Gavdos, south of Crete. The boat carrying the migrants was spotted at noon, some 23.5 nautical miles south of the island.
A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 27 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning.
Police have arrested an 18-year-old student in Piraeus on suspicion of possessing child abuse material and offering it for sale.
The ubiquitous plastic chair that has become something of an icon of Greece’s laidback lifestyle has been included by the New York Times onto its list of the 25 Most Defining Pieces of Furniture From the Last 100 Years.
Eight people have died in southern Albania when a car carrying suspected migrants swerved off a mountain road into a ravine, police said.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas has come under fire from a government minister for canceling a concert that was to be held later this month under the aegis of the Israeli Embassy over security concerns stemming from the spiraling crisis in the Middle East.
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is in Cyprus overseeing EU humanitarian relief efforts for Gaza, just as an Israel Defense Forces strike on an aid convoy that had made it to the war-torn region through the maritime corridor from the southeastern Mediterranean island left seven dead.