World Aug 29 Devastating Greek wildfire now in its 11th day is the biggest ever recorded in the EU After burning across vast tracts of land, the blaze in the Alexandroupolis and Evros region is mainly concentrated deep in a forest near the border with Turkey, in an area difficult to access.
World Aug 28 Greece authorities reinforce firefighting forces to tackle massive blaze in the country’s northeast Greek authorities have reinforced firefighting forces in the northeastern part of the country where a massive deadly wildfire was burning for a 10th day with no signs of abating.
World Aug 27 More than 600 firefighters with air support struggle to control wildfires in Greece Greece has been plagued by daily outbreaks of dozens of fires over the past week as gale-force winds and hot, dry summer conditions combined to whip up flames and hamper firefighting efforts.
World Aug 24 Firefighters in Greece struggle against wildfires, as blaze includes EU’s largest on record Firefighters are struggling against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country's northeast that officials say is the largest ever recorded in the European Union.
World Aug 23 Out of control wildfires in Greece kill 20, devour forests and homes Advancing flames are devouring forests and homes in Greece as wildfires that have killed 20 people are raging.
World Aug 22 Bodies of 18 people found in area struck by Greece wildfires amid European heat wave European Union officials have blamed climate change for the increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in Europe, noting that 2022 was the second-worst year for wildfire damage on record after 2017.
World Jun 25 Greece’s conservative party wins majority in landslide election victory Greece's conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed to speed up reforms following his landslide victory Sunday that granted him a comfortable parliamentary majority to form a government for a second term.
World May 21 Greek PM’s conservative party wins big in election, sets sights on outright majority Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election Sunday but without the seats in parliament to win outright, indicated Sunday he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate victory without need of a…
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World Mar 31 Russia bombards Ukraine at grim Bucha anniversary President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Bucha, a town near Kyiv, stands as a symbol of the atrocities the Russian military has committed since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.