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Erdogan: EU membership is no longer a priority for Turkey – What he said about F-35s & the Strait of Hormuz
Turkey’s membership in the European Union “is no longer a priority” for Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, arguing that “Europe will be the loser” as a result of this development


Pninat Yanay, the lawyer, is Israel’s new ambassador to Greece: “I look forward to working closely with our Greek friends”
She brings to her new position extensive experience in the fields of law, business, diplomacy, public diplomacy & strategic communications

The benefit from the early repayment of €13 billion of Greek public debt amounts to €2 billion
Overall, from 2019 to 2025, Greece has made early repayments of loans totaling approximately €36 billion - This practice will continue in the coming years

French Patroller drones join Greece’s Achilles Shield defence system from September
The layered defence plan also includes 36 Israeli PULS rocket launchers within 18 months, expanded Class 1 drone output to 10,000 units annually, and full five-layer coverage across Greece within 35 months, Athens officials say
Meta faces trial that could reshape Facebook and Instagram as 30 US states seek over $1 trillion
Jury selection begins this week in a landmark case as 30 US states demand Meta overhaul Instagram and Facebook features including likes counts, Stories, autoplay video and infinite scroll to protect children from psychological harm and addictive design

Tourists create waves with accounts of seasickness on Aegean ferry crossings
Tourists describe brutal seasickness and hours of clinging to their seats on rough Cycladic crossings, but experts insist such conditions remain rare and that sailings only proceed once weather is deemed safe

Suspected gangster behind Kushner’s Albania land deal is facing drug charges
Albanian prosecutors have frozen the funds Artur Shehu received for disputed land near Zvërnec as cocaine trafficking charges emerge, while thousands of protesters call for Prime Minister Edi Rama to abandon the $5 billion venture

Mecca alliance between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan creates new challenges for Greek foreign policy
Greek diplomacy faces mounting pressure as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan deepen ties, Riyadh weighs new US security guarantees, and Athens works to protect the East Med Act and IMEC corridor amid Israel's regional isolation

British PM duped by White House chief of staff impersonator
Downing Street insists the exchange wasn't compromising, but British government officials feared Trump's chief of staff had been hacked again, prompting the embassy in Washington to raise the matter directly with the White House

The Top 8 Museums of Athens
In this city where past and present collide, these institutions reveal Greece at its most profound

Greek Airbnb prices outpacing the rest of Europe this summer
Average price hits €200 for Greek "Airbnb" listings this summer, up 12.8% on last year, compared with €159 across Europe in July, a rise of 8.2%

Hayden Panettiere dies at 36, star of “Heroes”, “Nashville” and “Scream”
Skip Panettiere confirms the sudden death of his daughter Hayden, aged just 36, best known for playing Claire Bennet in "Heroes" and Juliette Barnes in "Nashville". No cause of death has yet been made public

Christou strikes gold and Karalis claims silver in double European triumph for Greece
Apostolos Christou defended his European 100m backstroke crown again in Paris, beating world champion Thomas Ceccon, while pole vaulter Emmanouil Karalis cleared 6.00 metres in Birmingham, finishing runner-up behind Sweden's world record holder Mondo Duplantis
