Ten people have been confirmed dead, including one gunman, after a public place shooting by two men at #BondiBeach. One of the gunmen identified as Naveed Akram. At the time of the shooting, there was a public event to celebrate the start of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are holding thousands of people hostage and are killing those who are unable to pay. The fighting has caused one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with massive displacement, famine & widespread civilian suffering. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

This Mediterranean monk seal was found dead in the area of Anavyssos, Greece, last week. After an on-site inspection it became clear that the male seal had been intentionally “killed with a hunting weapon.” A conscious, violent act that ended the life of a protected species.

The Eurogroup elected Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the Eurogroup. The new President will take office as of 12 December 2025 and will serve a two-and-a-half-year term. @press.consilium.europa.eu

#Sudan The death toll from drone strikes on a kindergarten and hospital last week is now at 114 people killed, including 63 children. Drones were used to attack the facilities on Thursday in the town of Kalogi, in the South Kordofan region.

Heraklion Airport in Crete has been shut down as farmers entered the runway after clashes broke out involving stone-throwing and tear gas on Monday. Later, a large group of farmers managed to get onto the airport runway, with the airport issuing a NOTAM announcing its closure.

Martin Parr died yesterday at home in Bristol. He is survived by his wife Susie, his daughter Ellen, his sister Vivien and his grandson George. Martin Parr (1952-2025) @magnumphotos.bsky.social

A 57-ft Hellenic coastguard patrol boat crashed into a seawall at the port of Volos on Sunday. After hitting the rocks, the vessel ran aground, but no injuries were reported. An investigation into the causes of the accident is under way.

Eighteen migrants have drowned after their inflatable boat capsized about 26 nautical miles south of Chrysi island, off #Crete. Two survivors were rescued during a search-and-rescue operation involving coast guard and @frontex.bsky.social units on Saturday.

A two-year old boy is dead after an apparent pitbull attack on the island of Zante, the public broadcaster said on Saturday. The dog was owned by the family.

#StormByron The Fire Service has received more than 580 calls for water pumping, tree cutting, and transport of citizens since Thursday morning. Severe weather is expected in the next 12 hours in southeastern Crete, the Cyclades, and the Dodecanese. 📸 Daphne Tolis, 15:18 pm

Schools on Friday will remain closed in Attica, Santorini, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Kastellorizo, and Katerini, among other areas, due to Storm #Byron. Photo via Municipality of Rhodes

The US Ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle, at the Parliament in Athens. 🎥 Daphne Tolis, December 3

At least 52 women and girls were raped and gang raped by the RSF between October 26 and early November in El Fasher, Sudan, according to a women’s rights network. These documented cases represent “only a fraction” of the abuses committed”, the network said.

At least four people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in Stockton, California, at a banquet hall where a family was hosting a celebration Saturday evening, local authorities said. Local officials said the suspected shooter has not been caught yet.

The death toll in Hong Kong's fire has now risen to 128. About 200 people are unaccounted for. Hong Kong’s anti-corruption body,(ICAC), arrested two directors of Will Power Architects Company on Friday morning. Will Power is the consultant to Wang Fuk Court’s renovation project.

Chunks of hail fell early this morning in Athens, with heavy rainfall. Civil Protection has issued a nationwide red alert as Storm Adel moves across Greece, following several days of flooding in the west.

Washington DC shooting | Reuters reported that investigators identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national who came to the U.S. in 2021 on a special visa program for Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the Afghanistan war.

Opening tonight 🚨The exhibition presents the journey of Kastorians from Greece to #Canada, mainly during the period 1950-1970, many of them to work in the fur industry. L'exposition présente le parcours des Kastoriens de la Grèce au Canada, principalement entre 1950 et 1970.

“Oh wow, money. Totally useless to me. Bring treats.”

Six people were killed and at least eight others were injured after Russia launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on #Kyiv in the early hours of Tuesday. Rescue workers search for victims who may be trapped within buildings or beneath rubble. – @tvpworld.bsky.social

A Super Puma helicopter rescued four people on Sunday from the Salahuddin cargo ship, part of a wider operation involving a boat with 35 migrants south of Ierapetra, #Crete. Two of the four who were airlifted to Heraklion hospital did not survive. V/Hellenic Air Force

A woman in a wheelchair witnessed her mother being struck on a pedestrian crossing in Athens on Friday. Police say an 84-year-old driver violated the right-of-way, triggering a fatal collision. Her mother died shortly after. The woman, who has a disability, has no other family.

On 21 November Greece celebrates its Armed Forces Day.

Random encounters.

The U.S. has designated two Greece-based groups, one Germany-based group, and one group that primarily operates in Italy as violent antifa organizations, labeling them as global terrorists in a major escalation of its counter-extremism strategy. www.state.gov/releases/off...

Greek-owned tanker Hellas Aphrodite was attacked by pirates firing machine guns and RPGs off the coast of #Somalia. The 24-member crew are safe, the shipping company confirmed. The Malta-flagged vessel, owned by Latsco Marine, reportedly had no armed guards.

Of the 600 #ΕΛΤΑ branches of the state-owned provider of postal services operating across #Greece, 143 have closed within the past 2,5 years. It has been announced that another 204 will be shutting down, reducing the total number of Hellenic Post branches to 253. 📸 Daphne Tolis

#Greece - Six suspects have been identified by the Greek police for the deadly shooting in Vorizia village in #Crete, where a gun battle between 2 feuding families left two people dead. Two suspects have been arrested, while 4 others are believed to be hiding in the mountains.

Greek police have banned a Nov 1 gathering organized by the group “Solidarity Assembly with the Palestinian Resistance” titled “Against the Reception of the Zionist American Ambassador.” The gathering was set to take place at the park near the Athens Concert Hall, adjacent to the U.S. embassy.

WHO: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed 460 civilians, incl patients, at a hospital in el-Fasher, #Sudan, on Tuesday. More than 36,000 people have fled el-Fasher, mostly to rural areas around it, since Sunday. An estimated 177,000 civilians remain trapped in the city.

#Cyprus - ‘Missing Persons Day’ is marked on October 29. By the end of June 2025 the Committee on Missing Persons had exhumed 1,707 individuals and “1,270 sets of remains have been identified and returned to their families”. 29 Οκτωβρίου: Εθνική Ημέρα Αγνοουμένων της Κύπρου

#HurricaneMelissa struck Jamaica with devastating force. Search and rescue operations are underway after one of the most powerful storms ever to make landfall in the Atlantic basin as the prime minister has declared the entire island a disaster area. www.news10.com/news/ap-hurr...

“The women of Pindos” “March through the snow” Hector Doukas | Oil on Canvas The second painting includes the year 1941 under the painter’s name. #Greece

Irish roots, Dubai riches, Congo air routes and a trail the Russian mafia may have helped pave across continents. Rory Mulholland digs into a global laundering web 💸 villagemagazine.ie/dubai-heir-c...

Samples of alcoholic beverages sold at the #Athens nightclub were taken on Tuesday (2 days after the teen’s death). The samples were sent to the Chemical State Laboratory and results are expected to show whether alcoholic beverages were adulterated.

A 16-year-old teen collapsed and died outside a nightclub in #Athens in the early hours of last Sunday. According to the autopsy, her death was linked to pulmonary edema but toxicology & histology tests are pending to determine the precise cause of death. t.co/YzzReAzg5I

Journalist Olena Hramova and cameraman Yevhen Karmazin were killed in a Russian Lancet drone strike in #Kramatorsk. “Freedom” TV channel said they were in a car at a petrol station at the time of the strike.

🚨 Greek Police, along with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue & the DG Financial and Economic Crime Unit, found and seized 39+ kg of #cocaine worth €1M+, hidden among 1,080 boxes of bananas at the port of Piraeus.

Greek singer and songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos has died at the age of 81. Photo: Young Dionysis Savvopoulos on the cover of «Επίκαιρα» (Current), a Greek weekly magazine that ran from 1968 through the 1980s.

A 3-year-old girl of British origin, identified as Matilda, remains intubated in critical condition after being found unconscious at the bottom of a hotel swimming pool in Lardos, #Rhodes, on Tuesday, October 14. #Greece

A boat carrying 29 migrants struck rocks in a rugged area off the coast of #Chios late Thursday night, killing two people and injuring ten others who are being treated in hospital.

Once common throughout Greece, the majestic red deer grazes in a fragile balance between survival and loss. 📸 Daphne Tolis

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is set to fall silent for three years, beginning at the close of this year’s Athens–Epidaurus Festival. During its hiatus, the iconic landmark will undergo restoration and preservation work. 📸 Daphne Tolis

Overseeing the liquor aisle with calm authority. 📸 Daphne Tolis

#Greece, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A special flight will depart on Monday from the Eilat-Ramon International Airport in Israel to return the Greek citizens who participated in the "Global Sumud Flotilla" to Athens.

Mr Frangiskos on his mule bringing the milk back from the farm. 📸 Daphne Tolis

Cash dispenser (ATM). 📸 Daphne Tolis

Special correspondent Fergal Keane on the migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel's 'We can do it' ten years ago to pulling up the drawbridge. Additional reporting by Bruno Boelpaep, Nick Thorpe, Daphne Tolis and David McIlveen. www.bbc.com/news/article...