Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Zelensky at the Phanar

Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Zelensky at the Phanar

CONSTANTINOPLE, October 2026 — Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called for the return of Ukraine’s abducted children as he received Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Phanar in Constantinople on Saturday 31 October. It was the fifth visit by the Ukrainian president to the seat of the Patriarchate since his election, a Patriarchate statement said. His previous …

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Glyfada Mercedes Dealership Fire Probed as Arson

Glyfada Mercedes Dealership Fire Probed as Arson

Greek authorities are treating an overnight fire that tore through a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Glyfada, in Athens’ southern suburbs, as a suspected arson attack after the remains of two small gas canisters were found at the scene. The fire broke out at about 3:05am on Saturday 31 October at the A. Ismailos S.A. showroom for …

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The scrap metal mafia

The fact that someone may be motivated to break into a house just for the sake of stealing a pipe or to risk their lives for a few meters of cable means that there’s a racket somewhere paying good money for it. Source link

History between the comic book panels

Can a graphic novel help us understand the dark decade of the 1940s? In Spain, Carlos Gimenez’s “Paracuellos,” as early as the 1970s, brought to light the silenced experiences of the postwar Francoist era. Source link

Fewer people, more houses

The effect of the demographic problem on Greece’s housing crisis is significant, although one would expect the opposite to be true. Source link