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ELENA BECATOROS

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Anti-war demonstrators protest the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on the Greek island of Crete

Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza have protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on another Greek island

Anti-war demonstrators protest the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on the Greek island of Crete
Economy|Education|Environment|Health|World

With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners visiting loved ones’ graves

With no access to education beyond the 6th grade, girls in Afghanistan turn to religious schools
Environment|Europe|Travel|World

Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control

Firefighters are struggling to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds that are whipping up the flames

Hotels and homes evacuated on Greek island of Crete as wildfire burns out of control
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Travel|World

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them

Group and solo travelers are trickling into Afghanistan by plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles

Tourists are trickling into Afghanistan and the Taliban government is eager to welcome them
Environment|Science|Travel|World

Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece

A large wildfire has broken out south of Athens, forcing evacuations and road closures near the ancient Temple of Poseidon

Wildfire prompts evacuations near Athens as summer's first heat wave hits Greece
Science|Technology|World

What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the US intervention

President Donald Trump and other top American officials are urging Iran to forgo retaliation and engage in direct talks following the U.S. attack on three key Iranian nuclear sites

What to know about the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the US intervention
Asia|World

45 minutes to pack up a lifetime as Pakistan's foreigner crackdown sends Afghans scrambling

A Pakistani crackdown on Afghans has seen some families handed deadlines of hours, or just minutes, to collect whatever they can and leave forever

45 minutes to pack up a lifetime as Pakistan's foreigner crackdown sends Afghans scrambling
Business|Economy|Education|Europe|Health|MidEast|Political|World

Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza, even if a deal is reached to release more hostages

Netanyahu says there is 'no way' Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated
Political|World

Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebels

The Israeli military has bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, claiming to have disabled the airfield in an attack that left commercial aircraft burning on the tarmac as its fighter jets struck power plants and other targets

Israel says it has disabled Yemen's main airport with airstrikes against rebels
Americas|Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|Health|Lifestyle|MidEast|Political|World

UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip

UN official urges Israel to lift aid blockade of Gaza and calls it 'cruel collective punishment'
Environment|Health|Travel|World

A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital

A wildfire has shut the main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, sending at least a dozen people to the hospital and turning the skies over Jerusalem gray

A wildfire closes main highway linking Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and sends 12 people to the hospital
Economy|Europe|Finance|Political

Greece announces 1 billion euros in financial benefits after posting 1.3% budget surplus

Greece’s prime minister has announced 1 billion euros in financial benefits for lower-income households and the country’s public investment program

Greece announces 1 billion euros in financial benefits after posting 1.3% budget surplus
Crime|Europe|Political

A bomb strikes near the Athens offices of the Greek railway company. No injuries reported

A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company, has exploded in a busy district of central Athens, authorities say, causing limited damage but no injuries

A bomb strikes near the Athens offices of the Greek railway company. No injuries reported
Europe|Health|MidEast|World

Medical charity reports 6 cases of malnourished children in Greek island migrant camp

A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six young children living in a migrant facility on the eastern Aegean island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition

Medical charity reports 6 cases of malnourished children in Greek island migrant camp
Africa|Europe|MidEast|World

More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey

Greek and Turkish officials have reported the sinking of two boats carrying migrants in the early hours of Thursday in the narrow stretch of sea between Turkey and a nearby Greek island, leaving a total of at least 16 people dead, including three children, one missing and more than 40 survivors

More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
Europe|Science|World

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of Santorini

Scientists have detected several thousand earthquakes, the vast majority of them with small magnitudes, in just over two weeks near Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini

Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of Santorini
Environment|Europe|Science|Travel|World

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes

Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes as authorities bolster their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors in recent days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come

Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
Europe|Science|Travel|World

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know

Repeated earthquakes are rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini

Multiple earthquakes are rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini. Here's what we know
Europe

Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster

A Greek opposition party has submitted a motion of no-confidence in the government over its handling of a deadly railway disaster last year

Greek opposition party seeks to bring down the government over its handling of a 2023 rail disaster
Environment|Europe|Science|World

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas as part of an $830 million environmental protection program

Greece aims to create two large marine parks as part of an $830 million program to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems, with the plans to be formally announced at an international oceans conference starting in Athens Tuesday

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas as part of an $830 million environmental protection program
Environment

UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'

The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs

UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'
Crime|Europe|MidEast|News|World

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

The legal defense team for nine Egyptian men due to go on trial in southern Greece next week accused of causing one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks say they will argue Greece has no jurisdiction in the case

Greek defense team says 9 Egyptians accused of causing deadly shipwreck were misidentified as crew

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