Greece

Pole vault ace Armand Duplantis needs A-game to fend off pressure from Emmanouil Karalis

Sweden’s winner Armand Duplantis (right) and Greece’s runner-up Emmanouil Karalis congratulate each other after the Diamond League pole vault final on Aug 27.

Tourism boom pushes limits of Athens air traffic control

Figures for tourist arrivals in Greece in 2025 were 23 per cent higher than the pre-Covid-19 peak, at 38 million, in a country of around 10 million people.

Odyssey effect: Stars sell Greece to a new wave of US tourists

Dexa beach, where legend has Odysseus landing when he finally returned home, on the island of Ithaca, on Aug 3.

Tsunoda was on the beach when he got F1 comeback call

FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Belgian Grand Prix - Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium - July 17, 2026 Red Bull reserve driver Yuki Tsunoda arrives ahead of practice REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

Stubborn vulture plucked from plane’s wing before Greece flight

A vulture had to be removed by firefighters from the wing of a plane awaiting take-off on the Greek island of Crete.

Elderly couple die as wildfires sweep Greek island of Salamina

Smoke rises in Salamina during wildfire as seen from Agistri island, Greece, August 16, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. Symeon (Simon) Kranz/via REUTERS

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

A man covering his face from the smoke as firefighters tackle a wildfire on the island of Salamina, near Athens, on Aug 16.

Boats rescue tourists as forest fire flames threaten Greek beaches

Residents and holidaymakers are transported by boats during a wildfire in Siviri, Halkidiki, Northern Greece, on Aug 13.

Hull City sign Senegal defender Mendy from Rayo Vallecano

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - September 24, 2025 Rayo Vallecano's Nobel Mendy REUTERS/Susana Vera

Greece contains new wind-driven fire near Athens

At least 172 firefighters and around 40 vehicles have been deployed to fight the blaze in Kouvaras, 60km south-east of Athens.

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