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Nov 2026
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Fatal Plaka explosion: One suspect has criminal record dating back to 1985, police connected trio to nearly 80 cases

Three men arrested over the deadly explosion in Athens' Plaka district have collectively been investigated in nearly 80 previous cases, with one suspect's history of police encounters stretching back more than four decades

Firefighters rescue residents as café blaze engulfs apartment block in northern Athens

An explosion was heard from the ground floor before flames gutted all three floors of flats in Nea Ionia, as police closed nearby roads and investigators examined whether a gas cylinder or arson was responsible

Fire breaks out on cargo ship off Mykonos, 29 on board evacuated

The 28 crew and a lorry driver are being taken to Tinos by the Coast Guard as vessels battle a blaze that began in a lorry on board a ship carrying 166 heavy goods vehicles

Wildfires break out in Gastouni and Kotteika in Ilia, Fire Service reinforces both fronts

Firefighters, aircraft and drone surveillance are battling two blazes in low vegetation near Gastouni and Kotteika as investigators are dispatched to determine the cause, with the area remaining under a high wildfire risk warning today