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New Fire Threatens Homes in Greece's Athens, Blaze in Crete Displaces Over 1,000, as Europe Bakes in Heatwave
IERAPETRA, Crete (Reuters) -Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday on the island of Crete that scorched forests and olive ...
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Wildfires hit Greece’s mainland and islands, forcing evacuations
Wildfires hit Greece’s mainland and islands, forcing evacuations Greek firefighters battled fierce wildfires on Thursday as ...
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Greece arrests gang smuggling cocaine-infused leather from Latin America
ATHENS - Greek police have dismantled a gang that had been hiding cocaine in sheets of leather that were smuggled from Bolivia to Greece on container ships, police officials said on Friday. Read more ...
Foreign Office issues visa update for Greece, Italy and other parts of Europe
The Forgeign Office has issued a visa update for Europe as part of a new crackdown on border security. Affected countries ...
What to Know About the Dangerous Heat in Europe
Some parts of Western Europe were starting to cool off as the extreme heat that has gripped the continent moved east.
Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
The European Union’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a firmer stance with Libyan authorities following a ...
Severe heat waves hit southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks
Major heat waves across southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in ...
New UK border security measures to affect travellers flying from Greece and Italy
A visa update for Europe has been issued by the Foreign Office as part of a new crackdown on border security. Countries ...
Ryanair Flights Cancelled Due to French Strike: How UK Trips to Spain and Greece Are Affected
Ryanair cancels 170 flights amid French ATC strike, disrupting UK trips to Spain and Greece. Here's how overflights and ...
10 years after Europe's migration crisis, the fallout reverberates in Greece and beyond
Amena Namjoyan arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos as part of a migration crisis that would rock the European Union. She spent months in an overcrowded camp. She struggled with illness ...
Deadly 'early summer’ heatwave moves across Europe as climate scientists ring alarm bells
A scorching heatwave across parts of Europe this week has been linked to half a dozen deaths, fuelled wildfires in Greece and Turkey and piled pressure on the continent’s already stressed waterways.