An Iranian woman during Saturday’s demonstration in #Athens. Iranians have gathered to show support for Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi as world leaders gather in Munich for the Munich Security Conference where officials of the Islamic Republic were not invited. 📸 Daphne Tolis

“Don’t know who I descend from!? Hercules, Apollo, Ajax, Achilles, Agamemnon. We invented everything: democracy, math science, music, medicine. You would be f* lucky to have my Hellenic jizz.” @stevezissis on “Togetherness” (HBO) #WorldGreekLanguageDay

At least 53 people, including 2 babies, are dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 migrants capsized off the coast of #Libya, the Geneva-based agency, IOM, said Monday. Only two Nigerian women were rescued. One survivor reported that both her babies had died.

The CIA has shut down The World Factbook, ending more than 6 decades of regularly updated country profiles. Beth Sanner, a former senior government intelligence official said that the work became bureaucratic labor and, "the intelligence community shouldn't be your librarian.

Fifteen people confirmed dead. Eleven men and four women. 25 people were rescued during a search and rescue operation, one woman succumbed to her injuries at #Chios hospital. Picture of the coastguard boat that collided with a boat carrying migrants. The migrant boat has sank.

Fifteen people confirmed dead. Eleven men and four women. #Chios #Greece

Five people confirmed dead so far and several people injured after a boat with people-smugglers carrying migrants collided with a Coastguard boat on the Greek island of #Chios on Tuesday night. Many are hospitalized while a Search and Rescue is underway for possible survivors.

A 37-year-old Romanian and a 54-year-old Greek have been arrested on suspicion of sabotaging several German warships at Hamburg harbour in 2025. The two suspects are alleged to have carried out acts of sabotage on several corvettes while working in the port of Hamburg last year.

The European Union has listed #Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation in the aftermath of Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the EU’s foreign policy chief said. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/nationa...

The three survivors, “male patients aged 20, 20 and 28”, from Tuesday’s fatal crash are being treated at the Pius Brinzeu County Emergency Clinical Hospital in Timisoara, acc to Romania’s Health Minister, Alexandru Rogobete.

Five women have been confirmed dead. Two of the women who worked at the biscuit factory have been identified, a 42-year-old and a 45 year-old woman. Relatives will provide DNA samples to positively identify victims.

14 people in America have died over the weekend from cold weather www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

A tragic industrial fire broke out early Monday morning at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala, #Greece. The blaze, reportedly preceded by a powerful explosion, spread rapidly through part of the building. Four women workers have been confirmed dead, so far.

“In a court affidavit, a witness provided a firsthand account of seeing #AlexPretti filming with other observers on 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue as federal agents asked people to retreat and threatened to use pepper spray.”

I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke. Photos from today show him as he will rest in power: a healer, a defender, and a fierce protector of humanity. Dr. Swenson #AlexPretti

@dropsitenews.com Another angle of federal agents killing a Minnesota legal observer, which appears to come from the direction of the woman in pink filming from the sidewalk.

Tragedy off #Ikaria island. Two people confirmed dead, among them a four-year-old child, after a migrant boat capsized on Saturday. The Hellenic Coastguard has rescued more than 50 people and a wide-area SAR operation is underway with aerial and naval assets. #Greece

Sahim, Poland’s first white lion, has died after years as Zoo Borysew’s most iconic resident. @tvpworld.bsky.social

Following yesterday’s heavy rainfall, a residential street in Ano Glyfada has turned into a channel of rocks and debris, trapping vehicles and making many streets impassable. Two people lost their lives on Wednesday as a severe weather system swept across #Greece.

A Red Code warning has been issued for several regions in #Greece as a severe storm is underway. 112 emergency alerts have been sent to residents in various areas. Schools in affected regions remained closed on Wednesday or shifted to remote learning. 🎥 Daphne Tolis

Greek TV presenter ‘places’ himself in the storm affected areas. But actually reporting from a studio.

“For Pablo and all my railway colleagues” Posted on X/Twitter in memory of this person’s colleagues. At least 42 people were killed after the collision of two high-speed trains in Spain.

“At the site of the crash near Adamuz, rescuers used heavy machinery overnight and in the early hours of Tuesday to level the ground and gain access to the worst-hit carriages as they sought to recover the remains of people still missing.” The death toll has risen to 42.

🧵At least 39 dead and dozens injured after two high-speed trains collide. Spain's minister of transport called the crash a "freak accident", given that it involved "a relatively new train"which has been in operation for fewer than 4 years.

Women cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian flags as a sign of patriotism, as one of them flashes the victory sign, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. @apnews.com

“This is not a toilet.” Yes, it is. 📍Plaka, #Athens.

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday revoked invitations to Iranian government representatives. “In light of current events, the Munich Security Conference will not uphold these invitations," an MSC spokesperson told the German Press Agency. uk.news.yahoo.com/munich-secur...

Ahmad Batebi recounted being held for two years in solitary confinement, where he was “tortured mentally and physically.” He described #Iran as a “demonic regime,” led by what he called a “demonic Ayatollah”. youtu.be/SzGpYswypRY?si

The Greek minister of defense lands on the newly built Frigate FDI “KIMON”. #Greece #Navy

“There were over 2,000 bodies that day alone, scattered on the ground. By the time we arrived, one full refrigerated 18-wheeler container was loaded.” #Iran

When asked whether it's responsible to encourage Iranians to take to the streets as the regime wages a violent crackdown, Pahlavi said: "This is a war and war has casualties." In order to minimize innocent victims yet again be this regime, action is needed, he said. www.facebook.com/share/v/181j...

Iran appears set to carry out the execution of a 26-year-old protester, signaling another brutal escalation in its crackdown on dissent. According to human rights organizations, the young man was arrested only days ago during anti-gov’t protests and has since been sentenced to death by hanging.

#Iran At least 544 people killed in nationwide protests including 48 security forces. A @TIME estimate suggests that the number of protesters killed by Iranian security forces could be in the thousands but “no precise death toll can be ascertained.”

#Iran’s security forces are using lethal force nationwide against protesters, acc to Iran International. Footage shared with the outlet tells of dead bodies in body bags at a site south of Tehran. At least 116 deaths have been reported (AP, Sunday morning) amid a near-total internet blackout.

Iranians return to the streets for another night on Saturday, following a call for two more nights of protests by exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi. The nationwide internet blackout is still in place after 48 hours, according to @netblocks.org.

Iranian women have been taking videos and photos of themselves lighting a cigarette with a burning picture of Khamenei. Symbolic acts of protest by Iranian women inside and outside #Iran.

Iranian residents in #Toronto protested outside CBC offices, urging the national broadcaster to amplify the voices of protesters in Iran. Slogans included “CBC, be their voice” and “Democracy for #Iran.”

A video obtained by ‪#Iran‬ International appears to show multiple bodies lying on the ground at Alghadir Hospital in Tehran following nationwide protests held on Thursday night. ‎یمارستان الغدی ‎‫#ایرانی‬

#Iran Internet connectivity has been disrupted in Kermanshah, acc to @netblocks.org, as nationwide protests entered their 12th day on Thursday. Through a video, exiled Prince Pahlavi has urged people across Iran to chant slogans simultaneously at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.

At least 29 people, including two members of Iran’s security forces, have been killed during nine days of nationwide protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. 1,203 protesters have been arrested. 🎥 Teargas fired, Tehran Metro, Jan. 6

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima after he was captured by the U.S. military overnight Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. 📸 WhiteHouse

The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert under the baton of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin 🎶 Live: facebook.com/share/p/1DGwat…#NewYear20262#WienerPhilharmonikerer

Scale model representing a Hellenic Navy armored cruiser. 📸 Daphne Tolis

A group of women and myself while using the airport toilet facilities in Athens were wondering: was it so difficult to add coat/bag hooks behind the doors or was it so expensive? Seems like an intentional oversight for such a major operator like FRAPORT.

“For those who live and work on islands like Ios, paradise has a brutal price. This new and highly interesting documentary by Daphne Tolis shows this delicate coexistence between tourism and everyday life, a common reality to many Greek islands.” Watch the full video here: youtu.be/E1w72MZs8NI?...

The Greek fuel company Cetracore‑Jetoil SA has announced a temporary halt to its activities, from accounting to fuel deliveries, effective immediately. This move follows its decision to comply with new European Union sanctions tied to alleged connections with Russia.

Ukrainian forces reportedly struck a Russian-linked oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with drones. Some Russian outlets report that General Andrey Averyanov, described as a senior Russian military intelligence (GRU) figure, was on board the tanker and was killed in the strike.

Two Greek men watch television as Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Giorgos Mylonakis, testifies before a parliamentary investigative committee on Wednesday over the Greek agency responsible for distributing EU agricultural funds. 📸 Daphne Tolis

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...