Greece

Van Dijk stays on but Depay omitted from Xavi’s first Netherlands squad

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 - Netherlands v Morocco - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico - June 29, 2026 Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk during the match REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

Greek parliament lifts immunity of ex-Commissioner amid 'Qatargate' probe

European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos attends a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, July 18, 2019. Lehtikuva/Emmi Korhonen via REUTERS

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 12, 2026

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea delivering a televised statement in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 11.

Doctors held in Greece after music star dies during plasma treatment

Giorgos Mazonakis died of cardiac arrest on Sept 9 during a plasma exchange, a treatment used to remove harmful elements from the bloodstream.

Swimming pigs draw tourists to Greek island

Atokos has become a social media sensation, drawing visitors from around the world who come to swim alongside, and even feed the pigs

Greek military aircraft crashes during air show, pilots killed

Smoke rising after a Greek two-seat F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during an air show at Tanagra air base north of Athens on Sept 5.

Greek F-4 crashes during an air show near Athens

Smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, on Sept 5.

Greece cuts grocery prices nearly 10 per cent to support households

Employees work in a donner shop during a heatwave in Thessaloniki, Greece, on Aug 22.

Israel signs $3.5 billion air defence deal with Greece

Israel Defence Minister Israel Katz shakes hands with General Director of the General Directorate for Defence Investments and Armaments (GDDIA) of Greece, Major General Ioannis Bouras, next to Greece's Minister for National Defence Nikolaos Dendias, during a visit in Greece on January 2026 in this handout image obtained by Reuters on August 31, 2026. Israel Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

Israel signs $4.43 billion air defence deal with Greece

The country’s security council has given initial approval to the deal, which includes advanced short, medium and long-range missile systems.

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