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Greece: Jailed far-right leader backs new party in bid to bypass election ban
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A far-right party banned from participating in Greece's upcoming election pledged support Friday for a newly founded political group that received Supreme Court approval to field candidates. It was the latest twist in Greece’s volatile far-right politics...
Greek authorities rescue 91 migrants from river islet on border with Turkey
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities rescued 91 migrants from a river islet and transferred them to a processing center near the border with Turkey, police said Sunday. Police said that the group included 32 men, 25 women and 34 children. The Red Cross was present at the...
Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Theodoros Pangalos, a former Greek foreign minister known for his undiplomatic outbursts and on whose watch Greece suffered one of its most embarrassing foreign policy debacles in 1999, has died. He was 84. Pangalos' family said on Twitter that he died on...
Worst cyberattack in Greece disrupts high school exams, causes political spat
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Education Ministry says it has been targeted in a cyberattack described as the most extensive in the country’s history, aimed at disabling a centralized high school examination platform. It said the distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks...
5 Greek border police officers arrested on suspicion of working with migrant smugglers
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities said Monday they had arrested five police officers from a special border guard force on suspicion of working with smugglers to help migrants cross into the country from neighboring Turkey. A police statement said the five suspects are...
New Greek parliament convenes, only to be dissolved as early as Monday
ATHENS (AP) — Newly elected Greek lawmakers were sworn in Sunday but the Parliament in which they sit may be dissolved as early as Monday, ahead of fresh elections on June 25. No party achieved an overall majority in the election on May 21, which was held under simple proportional...
Humanitarian group blasts Greece over treatment of asylum-seekers on eastern island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A prominent humanitarian group on Thursday blasted Greece over its treatment of asylum-seekers on the island of Lesbos, repeating allegations of illegal deportations back to Turkey and claiming authorities are using hunger as a weapon against some migrants. ...
Greek caretaker Prime Minister sworn in, to head government until new national elections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas was sworn in Thursday as Greece's caretaker Prime Minister who will head the country until new national elections are held in about a month. Sarmas, 66, took over from center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who won a...
Greece says it's investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's outgoing prime minister says he has ordered a probe into a report that authorities illegally deported a group of migrants who had reached an eastern Aegean island from Turkey, allegedly leaving them on a raft at sea for Turkish authorities to pick up. ...
Greece appoints judge as caretaker PM ahead of new elections
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Senior judge Ioannis Sarmas was named caretaker prime minister in Greece Wednesday after a general election failed to produce a new government. Sarmas, 66, will be sworn in Thursday and lead a caretaker government until a new election next month, according to...
