AP, AFP, BBC News and Reuters issue joint statement about their journalists in #Gaza: "Journalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them." www.ap.org/the-definiti...

Banned from education beyond primary school, girls and women in Afghanistan are turning to madrassas - religious schools - instead. #afghanistan #education #religion #madrassa #women apnews.com/article/afgh...

Outdoor workers swelter as heat bakes southern Europe. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social apnews.com/article/heat...

🔴 ⚠️ ♨️ 🛰️ 🔥 The ongoing #heatwave in the Mediterranean has already hit S,reaching over 44°C in Sicily and is moving eastward.⬇️ Latest 14hrs from meteosat-12 MTGI1 + MSG fire detection on July 22, with new wildfires in Italy, Albania and #Greece #climateemergency @volcaholic1.bsky.social

What to know as the U.S. inserts itself into Israel's war against Iran #Iran #Israel #UnitedStates apnews.com/article/isra...

Clinging to a cliff in northern Greece, this monastery welcomes monks from around the world. No women allowed. apnews.com/article/orth...

Four centuries later, Easter's date remains divisive. Some Orthodox and Catholic leaders want that to change. #Easter #Orthodox #Catholic #religion #Greece By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social apnews.com/article/gree...

Water cannon trucks have become a regular sighting at public protests in Athens. #Greece Our story on today's general strike, By @elenabec.bsky.social apnews.com/article/gree...

Migrant boat capsizing near Greek island leaves at least 7 dead, including two children. #Greece #migration apnews.com/article/migr...

Thanks to conservation efforts, the Mediterranean monk seal is making a remarkable comeback – nearly half of the 800 global population thrive in Greek waters. #Greece / HT @elenabec.bsky.social & Thanassis Stavrakis apnews.com/article/medi...

Riot police clash with protesters as hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of cities across Greece on the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail disaster. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social apnews.com/article/gree...

Head of Tempe rail inquiry tells AP that key safety measures to mitigate human error have still not been installed. w/ Lefteris Pitarakis / #Greece #Τεμπη apnews.com/article/gree...

State of emergency declared on Greek island of Santorini as hundreds of earthquakes continue to strike the area. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social, recently returned from the quake zone. #Greece #santorini #santorinivolcano #earthquake apnews.com/article/gree...

apnews.com/article/gree... By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social on #Santorini

Repeated earthquakes near Greece's volcanic island of Santorini prompt authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue crews, warn people to avoid indoor gatherings and ask hotels and residents to drain swimming pools. #Greece #Santorini #volcano #earthquake apnews.com/article/eart...

Soaring over borders and divisions, this ruthless predator is being used as an ecological alternative to pest control in farming - and bringing Arab and Israeli scientists together: The barn owl. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social #MiddleEast #Israel #Arab #conservation apnews.com/article/owls...

‘We were raided regularly’: with Assad gone, banned books return to Syria’s shelves

2,000-year-old marble statue of a woman found in garbage bag in northern Greece. #Greece #archaeology apnews.com/article/gree...

EU migration commissioner in Athens for talks on migration pact, returns policy apnews.com/article/eu-m...

Suitcase snatchers: 2 women arrested for allegedly stealing other passengers' luggage at Athens airport's baggage claim. #Greece #airport #travel apnews.com/article/gree...

BREAKING: The Qatari prime minister says Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal to pause the war in Gaza and release some hostages. Follow AP for live coverage. apnews.com/live/israel-...

Outcry in #Greece after police release a drunk driver later involved in a crash that killed a 22-year-old. “Panagiotis won’t be the last victim,” the 22-year-old's father said before his son’s funeral. “Because the mentality hasn’t changed, and it will never change.” apnews.com/article/gree...

The German government is in ongoing discussions about whether to delete its presence on the X platform due to concerns over its algorithms, a spokesperson said reut.rs/3DMCzqp

apnews.com/article/gree... Greeks pay tribute to former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s accession to Europe’s single currency, the euro, at his state funeral. #Greece #eurozone #Simitis

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday after nearly a decade in power, bowing to rising discontent over his leadership and growing turmoil within his government signaled by the abrupt departure of his finance minister.

"Flow" won best animated film at the #GoldenGlobes. AP Film Writer Jake Coyle called it "one of the most poetic ecological parables in recent memory" in his review.

Former Greek prime minister and socialist leader Costas Simitis dies at 88 apnews.com/article/cost... #Greece #Simitis

BREAKING: Former President Jimmy Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the longest-living chief executive in U.S. history, has died. He was 100. apnews.com/article/jimm...

179 people were confirmed dead on Sunday after a Jeju Air passenger jet sped off the runway, slammed into a wall and burst into flames. Two crew members were rescued alive, and officials were investigating what caused the tragedy.

Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger, according to a new poll.

Nicely illustrated @apnews.com report from the Golan Heights, canvassing Israeli and Syrian residents' reactions to the Israeli government's decision to double the number of settlers there. by @elenabec.bsky.social: apnews.com/article/isra...

Christmas Day traffic jam near popular Greek ski resort caused by immobilised electric vehicles, cars skidding on the road prompt Greek police to remind motorists to use snow chains, check weather forecasts. #Greece #snow #weather #traffic apnews.com/article/gree...

Former Greek royal family regains citizenship 30 years after being stripped of it during a dispute with the government over the former royal estate which passed to state control. By @dgatopoulos.bsky.social #Greece #royals apnews.com/article/gree...

This is what the winter solstice looks like in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Albania to shut down TikTok for a year, blaming it for promoting violence among children. #TikTok #Albania #socialmedia apnews.com/article/alba...

Greece abstained in a UN vote on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess Israel’s obligations to assist Palestinians, amid accusations that the Israeli government systematically hinders Gaza aid. www.ekathimerini.com/politics/for...

“HTS in Damascus, under Turkish patronage, raises the daunting possibility for Israel of hostile Islamists on its border. That predicament could become even darker if the Kurds are pushed back, making room for a resurgence by ISIS.” Good speaking w/ @yarotrof.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Selecting the surname of “De Grece”, Greece’s former royal family seeks to reclaim citizenship. Story by @dgatopoulos.bsky.social #Greece #royals apnews.com/article/gree...

apnews.com/article/syri... AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria's Saydnaya prison, dubbed 'The Slaughterhouse'

Shipping minister Christos Stylianides blames "ruthless ring of traffickers" for 8 deaths on Rhodes after speedboat with migrants capsizes during chase. #Greece apnews.com/article/gree...

A new analysis of data from the Juno spacecraft suggests that the ice shell covering the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa might be WAY thicker than anticipated. (With comments from @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social) Possibly bad news for any hope of life signs from Europa Clipper, currently en route. 🧪🔭

Breaking news: 8 dead, 18 rescued after a speedboat carrying migrants capsizes off the island of Rhodes. The coast guard says the speedboat was carrying out “dangerous manoeuvres” to evade a patrol vessel. Search & rescue operation underway. #Greece #migration #shipwreck #BreakingNews

“It hurts in the heart. … It’s like she is here and we cannot reach her.” The agony, and hope, of Druze families separated in the Golan Heights. #GolanHeights #Israel #Syria apnews.com/article/syri... Separated for decades, Assad's fall spurs hope for families split by Golan Heights buffer zone

Kicking off my Bluesky presence with one of my favourite recent stories from Athens - on miniature horses. Because we all need a bit of joy sometimes. apnews.com/article/gree...