Karalis wins silver in pole vault at World Athletics Championships
Greek pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis won silver at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, clearing six meters in the final.
Over 1,100 migrants held at makeshift reception center on Crete
More than 1,100 migrants are currently housed at a makeshift reception center in Agya, in Crete’s Hania region, after additional migrant boats arrived on the nearby island of Gavdos on Sunday.
Panathinaikos sack coach Rui Vitoria after poor start to season
Rui Vitoria is no longer coach of Panathinaikos, the Athens soccer club said on Monday, a day after their 3-2 loss to Kifissia at the Panthessaliko stadium in Volos, central Greece.
Women of Asia Minor honored in Melbourne
The Greek-Australian Cultural League (GACL), in partnership with the Thessaloniki Association “The White Tower,” hosted a moving commemoration on Saturday at the Greek Center in Melbourne to mark National Remembrance Day for the Genocide of Asia Minor Greeks.
First delivery of F-35 stealth fighters to Greece expected in late 2028
The delivery of the first F-35 made for the Hellenic Air Force is expected to take place at the end of 2028 based on current conditions, Gary North, vice president for customer requirements at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, tells Kathimerini.
A Greek island has 1,000 private chapels. Families maintain them for faith and community
More than a thousand chapels dot the island of Tinos. In a rare centuries-old tradition, the mostly simple, room-sized stone structures are painstakingly maintained by the ordinary families that own them.
Greek PM says Turkey should not join EU defense program
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has warned against Turkey’s participation in the Security Action For Europe (SAFE), a joint borrowing scheme backed by the EU budget to strengthen the bloc’s defense capabilities.
Gastronomy showcased in Syntagma
The “Meet Greek Gastronomy” event took place Saturday in Athens, in the Syntagma area.
Former protected witnesses in Novartis case found guilty
The Athens Single-Member Court of Misdemeanors on Monday found Maria Marangeli and Filistor Destembasidis, two former protected witnesses in the Novartis case, guilty of giving false testimony and making false accusations – against five and three individuals, respectively.
Ecumenical Patriarch to meet with US President Trump
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday, as part of his official visit to the United States following his receipt of the Templeton Prize.