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New war scenarios emerge in the wake of the Flydubai ‘flight of terror’, as implications for the Israeli and US ballots grow
The Flydubai incident has revived insecurity in Israel just weeks before the 27 October election, with polls showing no clear winner. As Netanyahu seeks a path back to power and Trump faces a weak approval rating before the US midterms, the weeks after 3 November could determine whether tensions over Gaza and Iran ease or escalate
Mazonakis death: The testimonies, the «11» of the Karneadou clinic and the critical six minutes
Toxicology results are expected any day as investigators weigh witness statements, deleted phone files and rival defence accounts from the two doctors, now held in custody on charges of homicide with possible intent by omission
Incalculable damage from storm in Crete: Anogeia under water, Zoniana cut off, 101 people rescued
Anogeia is flooded and Zoniana cut off after the storm in Crete, with 101 people rescued and tonnes of crops lost on the Lasithi Plateau. A government delegation will visit the affected areas tomorrow to assess the damage
Social media locked for teens from January 1: How age verification will work and where platforms and parents stand
Greece will legislate a social media age limit of 15 from 1 January 2027, without waiting for the EU Kids Act. Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou explains how the Kids Wallet will verify age without revealing personal data, and why platforms must carry more of the responsibility than parents
Mazonakis had balked at €6,000 plasmapheresis fee, hypnotherapist tells investigating magistrate
Komianos told the investigating magistrate that he received a reassuring text and a photograph from Gaka during the treatment, and that she stayed calm when she told him an ambulance had been called for Mazonakis
Mitsotakis: We will support society through the energy crisis
Excerpt: In his Sunday message, Mitsotakis says heating oil measures will be announced before 15 October, with the situation reviewed every fortnight, while also addressing the storm damage in Crete and New Democracy's 52nd anniversary
Spain’s parliament rejects rent and eviction decrees as housing protests swell
Junts joined the conservative and far-right opposition to defeat both measures, leaving Sánchez with no majority on housing and fuelling talk of an early election, while protesters keep camping in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square
Farmland swamped by mud on Lasithi Plateau, while 2,500 residents of Mylopotamos are left without water
Torrential rain has left Cretan farmland buried in mud, with losses of over 80% reported on the Lasithi Plateau, while around 30 people were evacuated in Zoniana and 2,500 residents of Mylopotamos are without water
Gang stole cars and motorbikes across Attica, hiding them and netting more than €350,000
Eight people have been arrested in Attica over a gang that allegedly stole cars and motorcycles, hid them to avoid GPS tracking and netted more than €350,000. Police have solved 23 thefts and seized 13 vehicles
Trump appoints Jay Clayton as America’s AI ‘tsar’
Trump has named Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, as the US government's AI "tsar", tasking him with leading a "Super Intelligence Force" that will report on the risks and opportunities of AI within 120 days while keeping America ahead of China
Fresh floods leave three villages in Crete without water
Mylopotamos is under a civil protection state of emergency after one death this week, while Meteo forecasts further storms across Crete until Sunday midday, and an orange weather warning also covers the southern Dodecanese islands
Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.
Greek PM rejects Parthenon Sculptures loan as 48 relics return from Bulgaria
Under a Greece-Bulgaria exchange, 48 relics taken in 1917 go on show in Thessaloniki until 5 November before returning to their monasteries and the Serres Metropolis, while Greece hands Sofia Tsar Samuel's remains and bones from four sarcophagi
