Tag: Greece

BRIEFS

Emergency Aircraft Crashes in Greece

A firefighting plane has crashed on the island of...

Mass Evacuations From Rhodes Island, Greece, As Wildfires Burn

Greece, July 22nd, Reuters: "A wildfire which has been raging...

Mass Strikes and Protests in Greece Sparked by Train Crash that Killed 57

Yesterday, a mass strike occurred in Greece when thousands...

Greece Train Collision Update, Death Toll Rises Again and Protests Erupt

The death toll for the train crash late Tuesday...

STORIES

Three Days of Mourning Declared as Greece Train Crash Death Toll Rises

"There was panic ... the fire was immediate, as we were turning over we were being burned, fire was right and left” - Stergios Minenis, a survivor from the train crash. Three days of national mourning have been declared as the death toll from yesterdays train crash in Greece has...

Two Trains Collide in Greece, Several Dead and Dozens Wounded

In the late hours of February 28th two trains collided in Tempi, Greece, one of which was a passenger train carrying approximately 350 people. Already at least 29 people are dead and at least 80 injured (these numbers are subject to change as rescue efforts continue) as massive rescue...

Greek Cypriot Farmer Claims to be Shot by Turkish Forces

A Greek Cypriot farmer is claiming to have been shot by Turkish occupying forces in the land between the Turkish held north and Cypriot government held south. The man was shot in the shoulder and is currently recovering in the hospital. The Turkish military refutes the claim, however, stating...

The UK And Greece Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement

UK Defense Secretary, Ben Wallace, and Greece's Minister for National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, signed a Joint Vision Statement on February 7. Wallace stated that the goal of this agreement was, "to strengthen our already close relationship in order to face common threats and challenges together while looking forward to...

Five Dead and More Hospitalized After Migrant Boat Sinks off Coast of Greece

Tragedy struck on Sunday when a boat carrying at least 41 migrants sank off the coast of Greece, 6 of whom were children. Authorities were alerted to the sinking after a woman’s body was reported being sighted floating in the Aegean Sea. Three vessels, a helicopter, and a few private...

Greek F-4 Crashes, At Least One Dead

At approximately 0430 EST reports began to emerge of a Greek F-4 Phantom crash. The initial report from local Greek media reads below: “According to what has become known at approximately 10:30 on Monday, an F-4 (two-seater) aircraft of 338M/117PM that was performing a training flight crashed in the sea...

Week's Recap

At Least 21 Injured in Steel Factory Explosion, Qom, Iran

According to local Iranian Media, twenty one people have...

Azerbaijani Offensive Attacks Continue on Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia Will Not Intervene Says Pashinyan

After launching of waves starting yesterday local time in...

Taliban Detains US National and 17 Other International Assistance Mission Employees

At approximately 0200 EST, initial reports indicated that the...

TikTok Ban Gains Support from 18 State Attorneys General

What You Need To Know: Eighteen state attorneys general have...
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