Politics Oct 13 Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, resigns after allegations of improper conduct By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Oct 13 WATCH: Zacharia says White House has asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign Trump appointee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the U.S. ambassador to Greece, has been asked to resign from her post after coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens,… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Oct 12 AP report: Trump, Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after mounting reports of improper conduct Guilfoyle has not addressed the reports directly, but in a statement released late Sunday, her lawyers denied she had done anything wrong and claimed that the money she was seeking from the Trump donor was payment for services — public… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Oct 08 Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Oct 07 WATCH: Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen U.S. alliance in Greece Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe… By Matthew Lee, Derek Gatopoulos, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Sep 26 Bodies of 6 people, including 4 Americans, recovered from collapsed building in Athens By Associated Press The blast on Friday was believed to have been caused by a major gas leak, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas said. Neighboring buildings were damaged and evacuated. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:22 Restored Greek Byzantine palace offers blueprint for preserving cultural heritage By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis History buffs heading to Greece are mostly drawn to the country’s wealth of classical temples and amphitheatres. But now the culture ministry has opened a stunning, restored palace from the Byzantine era in the 1300s. Greeks claim the UNESCO World… Continue watching
Aug 16 Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near Athens By Sylvie Corbet, Ahmad Seir Nassiri, Associated Press A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 12 square miles in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 8:01 Greece toughens stance on illegal migration with new deportation plan By Malcolm Brabant, Daphne Tolis Eleven years into a migration crisis, Greece is trying to stop boats crossing from North Africa to the Greek island of Crete. Five European Union countries have made a breakthrough in their efforts to deport migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Continue watching
Aug 14 European countries battle multiple wildfires as record heat grips the continent By Angela Charlton, Sylvia Hui, Associated Press The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries more designed for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for this sort of heat, with limited air conditioning. Continue reading