The secretary-general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, visited Cyprus this week, with the aim of securing a minimum of consensus for a meeting between the different sides before his term expires. Source link
Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unleashed an expletive-filled attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci during a heated Senate hearing into the COVID-19 pandemic response, accusing the former White House medical adviser of failing Americans as Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights. Appearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under subpoena, Fauci declined to …
The police in Crete has launched an operation in the mountain village of Zoniana, escorting inspectors conducting livestock checks linked to agricultural subsidy claims, authorities said Thursday. Source link
A drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal near Novorossiysk in the Black Sea triggered a fire on the Greek-interest crude oil tanker Nissos Sifnos in the early hours of Thursday 30 July 2026. Maritime security specialists Marisks reported that the Marshall Islands-flagged Nissos Sifnos was struck at approximately 01:48 Moscow time …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday paid tribute to two firefighters killed while battling a wildfire on the southern island of Crete, pledging continued efforts to strengthen the country’s defenses against increasingly destructive conflagrations. Source link
A security alert at the Athens Metro ended on Thursday morning after authorities removed and arrested a person who entered a tunnel on the Red Line, causing a brief interruption to services. Authorities rushed to the scene after receiving reports that an individual had entered the tunnel area. Metro operators temporarily halted train services to …
Investigators have linked the fatal July 27 explosion at a Corinth vinegar plant to unmonitored welding work after finding heat damage on a tank flange. Source link
Toy Story 5 follows in second place with 252,640 tickets. Christopher Nolan’s epic continues its impressive run in Greek cinemas and confirms its status as the major cinematic event of the summer. By the end of its second week of release, the film had drawn 408,758 viewers, breaking the 400,000-ticket barrier. In second place is …
Three new Special Operations units will be created and two of them will be exclusively composed of reservists, the Ministry of Defense announced Wednesday. Source link
A major wildfire continues to burn out of control in southern Rethymno, Crete, destroying homes, farmland and livestock as hundreds of firefighters battle difficult conditions driven by strong winds. The fire first broke out on Wednesday in low vegetation near Krya Vrysi in the municipality of Agios Vasileios and has since expanded into multiple active …