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Two people have died after a helicopter collided mid-air while fighting wildfires in the Psatha region of Greece, igniting flames on impact.

Greek police have charged a 26-year-old Afghan national with the murder of 38-year-old British national Elisabeth-Jane Ross, whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens last month. The suspect reportedly confessed to homicide, robbery, and weapon offences linked to the case.

A gunman has opened fire at a social security office and courthouse in central Athens, wounding several individuals. The suspect, an 89-year-old man, was reported to be armed with a shotgun. A police operation is currently underway to locate him.

Turkey shares a 200-kilometre (120 miles) frontier with Greece and the border is separated along the Evros river Turkey to…

Authorities in Greece on Thursday moved to declare a state of emergency on the island of Santorini as persistent tremors…

The 2023 wildfire season ranks among the EU’s worst in over two decades, fuelled by climate change. Fires devastated vast…

We went to the island of Kos to find out.

Greeks broke promise not to raise Parthenon Sculptures, No 10 says BBC News says Downing Street believed it had assurances…

There have been deadly storms in almost as many days in September so far, as climate scientists warn that “nowhere is immune”.

Greek rescue services were trying to reach dozens of villagers in central Greece Thursday, after deadly storms that saw more than a year’s worth of rain fall there in 24 hours.Emergency services were using divers, lifeboats and at least one helicopter to reach the stranded residents. FRANCE 24’s Shona Bhattacharyya tells us more.