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West Nile virus spreads in Europe? Greece reports surge, Italy leads infections, first case in Germany

Greece and Italy are reporting the highest West Nile virus activity in Europe this season.

Euronews

Migrant flows to Greece down 34% in 2026, maritime affairs minister says

The sharpest decline is in migration flows from Turkey, down 59%, while arrivals from Libya showed a far smaller drop of about 4%.

Euronews

Built over 2,300 years ago, this ancient Greek theatre still stages live performances with extraordinary natural acoustics

More than 23 centuries after audiences first gathered beneath its stone tiers, the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus in Greece is still doing what it was built to do, bringing people together for live performances. Unlike countless ancient theatres that survive only as fragments of the past, Epidaurus remains remarkably intact…

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Thursday news quiz: Feral paws, language laws and a public Ariana pause

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The Guardian - UK

Man accused of killing Scottish aid worker in Athens expected back in court

Elisabeth-Jane Ross entered Greece on June 26 and was initially staying with friends in Piraeus, a port area of Athens.

Evening Standard

Suspect accused of killing woman found in suitcase in Greece gives statement

The 26-year-old, identified in media reports as an Afghan national, confessed to putting the woman in a suitcase, but denied having killed her.

Euronews

Lesbos is burning. I’m not there

A first-generation Greek-American reckons with fire, migration and the homeland he left behind

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Man suspected of murdering Scottish woman in Greece appears at Athens court

A MAN accused of killing a Scottish woman and disposing of her body in a suitcase has appeared in a court in Athens

The National (Scotland)

Suspect due in court after Scottish woman’s body found in suitcase in Greece

It was reported on Sunday that a 26-year-old man was arrested after the death of Elisabeth-Jane Ross.

Evening Standard

Firefighters in Greece gain ground against wildfires near Athens

Easing winds on the northwestern outskirts of Athens allowed firefighters in Greece to gain ground against a wildfire that had been burning for five consecutive days near the coastal village of Psatha, the fire service said. The greater Athens region has been placed under near-maximum fire risk for Wednesday, according…

France 24

Woman found in suitcase remembered for ‘unstoppable passion’ in helping the poor

Elisabeth-Jane Ross was remembered fondly by both the Edinburgh churches of which she was a member.

Evening Standard

Deadly Greece wildfires rage for fifth day as thousands are evacuated

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The Independent UK

Thousands evacuated in Greece as wildfires burn for a fifth day

More than 60 hectares of land have now burned across four wildfires in Greece

The Independent UK

Burned homes, blackened cars: Greek wildfires leave trail of destruction in Porto Germeno

Porto Germeno faces severe wildfire damage as Greece enters a second week of major fires. Firefighters remain deployed and at least five people have died.

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Sanction in limbo: How the EU hit a wall with its maritime services ban

Earlier this year, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a full ban on maritime services for Russian oil tankers. But an extraordinary combination of factors has plunged the sanction into political limbo. Here's how the plan went awry.

Euronews

Extreme heat grips Southern Europe as Spain sends toxic alerts and France shuts reactors

A Spanish industrial fire prompted toxic alerts, while France shut nuclear reactors to protect river levels. In Greece, severe wildfires have claimed five lives, marking one of its worst environmental crises in a decade as extreme heat continues across the region.

Evening Standard

Pastor pays tribute to ‘precious’ church member found dead in suitcase in Athens

Peter Anderson said Elisabeth-Jane Ross had been a member of the congregation at City on a Hill for 20 years.

France 24

Europe's record-breaking heat sparks wildfires, drought in France, Greece and the UK

Europe's record-breaking hot and dry summer continues to take its toll on France and Greece, where firefighters fought to contain major blazes, while the UK recorded its driest July in nearly two centuries. Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according…

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The Independent UK

Greece wildfires rage as more than 1000 people evacuated near Athens

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The Economic Times

Elisabeth-Jane Ross, Scottish aid worker, found dead inside suitcase in Athens: Mysterious texts from her phone and bank withdrawals raise chilling questions, link to Iran emerges

Elisabeth-Jane Ross, a Scottish aid worker who regularly travelled to Greece to help refugees and homeless people, was found dead inside a suitcase in an abandoned Athens building. Her death took a disturbing turn after messages were reportedly sent from her phone and her bank cards were allegedly used following…

The Independent UK

Athens at high risk as Greece sees another summer of deadly wildfires

Two people were killed in firefighter helicopter crash in Greece over the weekend

Radio France Internationale

Deadly helicopter crash in Greece highlights danger to crews fighting wildfires

Water-bombing aircraft returned to the skies over Greece on Monday as firefighters battled several major blazes near Athens, a day after two pilots were killed when their fire-fighting helicopter collided with another aircraft.

The Times of India

'Killed her, took bank card, put body in a suitcase': Chilling details of the murder of aid worker who helped refugees in Greece, Afghan building cleaner arrested

Two weeks after 38-year-old Elisabeth Ross was found stuffed inside a suitcase in central Athens, police arrested an Afghan suspect over the death of the British woman who was an aid worker who used to travel to Greece regularly to help refugees and homeless people. The 26-year-old Afghan man was…

The Independent UK

Photos show destruction from wildfires in Greece as blazes take hold in Europe and parts of the US

Photos show water-dropping planes and helicopters as hundreds of firefighters battle major wildfires over Europe and parts of the U.S. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Bangkok Post

Water bombers take to skies as Greece battles wildfires

KRYO PIGADI (GREECE) - Water-bombing aircraft resumed firefighting operations in Greece on Monday after winds eased, joining hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes that have already claimed five lives, the fire department told AFP.

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