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Parthenon Sculptures: The British Museum lends the stolen pieces to the Germans
Greece says “no” to a German museum’s request to borrow sculptures from the Acropolis Museum for the same exhibition

Mitsotakis’s two surprises at the Thessaloniki International Fair for farmers and families with three children, and the “blue” weekend’s dinner gatherings
So far, the government team has managed to keep several cards “hidden,” protecting the measures from leaks

“It’s not a war”: Vance tones down rhetoric on Iran, Trump seeks a way out of the conflict
The U.S. vice president, J.D. Vance, sought to play down tensions surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict, saying that the situation “is not a war” and claiming that shipping traffic through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz has “almost” returned to pre-escalation levels
Athens Doesn’t Do Off-Season: The 2026 Fall Culture Agenda
A thoughtful selection, the kind we'd hand a friend: the best of the season's exhibitions, festivals, concerts, and walks.

Greece will not accept instructions on defence from anyone, prime minister says
During talks in Athens, Kyriakos Mitsotakis briefed European Council President António Costa on Turkey's recent escalation of provocations in the Aegean Sea, insisting Ankara's European path must be matched by genuine good-neighbourly relations with Greece

Lawyer brings dozens of support letters to court for Lindsay Clancy, who killed her children in the US
Jurors in Massachusetts have spent six days trying to reach a unanimous verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children, as fears of a mistrial grow following two deadlock reports

Calabria’s Grecanico speakers battle to keep an ancient Greek dialect alive
Cultural associations, musicians and educators across Calabria, Italy and the diaspora are reviving Grecanico through video lessons, festivals and Alessandra Talarico's new album Aionia, as native speakers of the 2,800-year-old language continue to steadily dwindle

Wide income divide separates high earners and low earners in Greece
A new Labour Ministry law aims to close Greece's gender pay gap, as 900,000 workers earn €1,572.59 a month on average, 250,000 take home over €2,000, while a third of private staff earn just €1,000

Childhood rape victim sues Musk’s xAI over AI-generated abuse images
Her lawyers say xAI ignored industry safeguards, both generating the material and incorporating it into training data, with hash values used to trace it on X even as Musk denies knowing Grok had done this

Defendant in Kypseli case attacks police and tries to escape during transfer to court
The 43-year-old's trial over the transfer incident was adjourned to 5 October, while he, a 38-year-old German woman, and a 26-year-old Afghan man face the investigating magistrate again tomorrow over the infant's killing in Kypseli


