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Man killed instantly by aircraft, according to reports

Turkey on Monday accused Greece of pushing a boat carrying migrants out of Greek territorial waters and back into Turkish ones.

The country's hot dry summers and strong winds have caused problems

Officials said winds were blowing the fire away from the important archaeological site

Fire Service and municipal crews dug firebreaks outside evacuated villages on the Greek island of Lesbos early Monday, halting a wildfire that had threatened scores of homes, authorities said. The overnight work, using excavators and other heavy machinery, took place before six water-dropping planes returned to the southern coast of…

The vast majority of Greeks who rent spend more than 40 percent of their disposable income on housing.

125 firefighters and 43 fire engines were operating in the area as well as four planes and four helicopters

Α major fire has broken out in southern Greece, burning homes in villages not far from the famous archaeological site of Ancient Olympia

Greek firefighters battled wildfires on the island of Lesbos for a second day on Sunday as well as new fires in the western Peloponnese and in northern Greece, evacuating nearby settlements as a heatwave set in.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is criticizing Greece for allegedly violating the terms of a settlement that has governed relations between the rivals for nearly a century

Greece on Sunday battled three ferocious wildfires across the country which forced hundreds to evacuate, as higher temperatures raised concern over more blazes. The country is in the grip of a heatwave that began on Saturday and is expected to last 10 days.