A 4-year-old child suffered an epileptic seizure while swimming at Vrasna beach in Thessaloniki on Friday leading to cardiac arrest after water entered his lungs. The child is now reported to be in stable condition.
A wildfire broke out Friday afternoon in farmland near Ano Karnezeika, Argolida, in the eastern Peloponnese, prompting a coordinated response from firefighting services.
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos spoke by phone with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss “rapidly evolving developments in the region,” according to a post by the Cypriot official on X.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is scheduled to hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday as part of the two countries’ efforts to normalize ties that were strained over historic disputes and Turkey’s alliance with Azerbaijan.
A Mixed Jury Court of Appeal in Thessaloniki reduced the 19-year prison sentence handed out to a man convicted of attempting to kill his former partner in December 2021 by six years.
Libya’s internationally recognized government of national unity has objected to Greece’s approval of an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration off the island of Crete, saying some of the blocks infringed upon its own maritime zones.
Actor and director Petros Filippidis, testifying at a Mixed Jury Court, has firmly denied multiple rape charges, stating, “I am not a rapist. Everything was consensual.” He labeled the allegations false and questioned the credibility and motives of the witnesses, many of whom are actors.
Seafarers working on ferries operating on routes from Patras and Igoumenitsa are staging a new 24-hour strike on Friday, citing persistent understaffing that unions say pose serious safety risks and undermines working conditions.