A children’s hospital in Athens became an unexpected stage this week for the legacy of Greek opera legend Maria Callas, as young patients at the Agia Sofia Children’s Hospital participated in a musical program aimed at healing through art.
President Trump said that he had a “very good and productive” call with Turkish President Erdogan, adding that Erdogan had invited him to Turkey and that he would also be coming to Washington.
Greek police on Tuesday determined that a potential bomb threat at an appeals court in Athens on Tuesday morning was a hoax.
Artwork that had been removed from Athens’ National Gallery in mid-March, after being vandalized several days earlier by an ultra-conservative MP who claimed the pieces were offensive to Orthodox Christianity, have been reinstated in the exhibition hall with added security measures.
A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog has expressed concern about allegations of “persisting practices” of pushbacks of migrants at Greece’s land and maritime borders, urging the government to adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” to such incidents.
In the district of Agios Sostis, a large vertical development of working-class apartment buildings marks the solid boundary between the municipalities of Athens and Nea Smyrni.
The European Union will publish plans on Tuesday to ban new Russian gas deals by the end of this year, and phase out existing contracts with Moscow by the end of 2027, three EU officials told Reuters.
A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni is being planned in Rome, possibly as early as next week, according to Greek officials.
Renowned Greek-American presenter and actress Maria Menounos has been appointed ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, to rally the Greek diaspora and promote Team Hellas at the Games, HOC announced on Monday.
The government is preparing new disciplinary and legal measures targeting violent incidents at public universities, following an attack last week at the Athens Law School that left a doctoral candidate seriously injured.