Moscow, 1974. In apartment 58 on the 15th floor of a skyscraper on Vernadsky Avenue, in the southern part of Moscow, the family of George Costakis is preparing to welcome US Senator Ted Kennedy and John F. Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline.
French President Emmanuel Macron was received Saturday by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion as the two countries prepare to sign the renewal of a bilateral security pact.
A painful fuel crunch and soaring oil and gas prices triggered by the Iran war have nudged the European Union to look hard into funding alternative energy routes in the Middle East to circumvent hot spots like the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials and visitors from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey gathered in northwest Turkey on Saturday to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.
French President Emmanuel Macron said his country would stand by Greece if its sovereignty were threatened, underscoring a deepening defense partnership as tensions simmer in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron are visiting the French-built Greek naval frigate Kimon in the port of Piraeus.
The soaring fuel prices have turned more commuters in Athens to public transport.
A well-known judo champion, who was not named, was arrested after police found €1.15 million in cash in supermarket bags in his car, prompting an investigation by the Anti‑Narcotics Unit and the Organized Crime Directorate into the money’s origin.
Greece’s public hospital emergency departments handled nearly five million patient visits in 2025, with wait times dropping significantly following targeted government interventions.
Greece ranks fourth on the list of the most popular countries for Europeans to vacation this summer.