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How Greece’s ‘door visa’ gives Turkish visitors easier entry to islands in the EU

Launched in 2024, the visa-on-arrival scheme covers 12 Greek islands in the Aegean Sea. Nearly 1.5 million Turks visited Greece in 2025, up from 1.2 million the previous year.

Euronews

France, Spain eye respite from wildfires as other blazes break out in Europe

A massive wildfire that has devastated southwestern France was no longer advancing on Thursday, local authorities said, raising hopes the crisis was easing. In Spain, most of the tens of thousands of people evacuated from areas west of Madrid were cleared to return home after the state of emergency was…

France 24

France, Spain eye wildfire reprieve as other blazes start up in Europe

LèGE-CAP-FERRET (FRANCE) - France and Spain on Thursday glimpsed a reprieve from some of the worst wildfires seen in living memory, which have sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing in recent days -- among them Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife Amal.

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Southern Europe is dealing with fewer blazes but ‘greater’ wildfire risk. Is there a solution?

A major new study warns that Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and Greece are experiencing more ‘fire-promoting’ weather.

Euronews

Europe Heatwaves Could Turn Into a 'Big Economic Challenge' as Wildfires Spread, Analysts Warn— Insurers Brace for Impact

France, Spain and Greece battled major wildfires as extreme heat, dry conditions and strong winds fueled blazes across Europe.

Benzinga

Race to extinguish blazes across Europe as fire weather breaks records

Figures show hot, dry, windy conditions in EU are 43% more severe than the average over last 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Three firefighters killed in Crete and mainland Greece as wildfires ravage southern Europe

‘Unbelievable’ winds have fuelled the fires now spreading across pockets of Greece, after devastating parts of France and Spain

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Scottish woman found dead in dumped suitcase in Greece named

A SCOTTISH woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Greece has been identified.

The National (Scotland)

The world’s top 10 cities for street food have been revealed

Surprisingly, Europe dominates the top 10 list, with Paris claiming the number one spot for its street food options.

Euronews

Scottish woman found dead in suitcase in Athens named

Elisabeth-Jane Ross is believed to have died between five and seven days before she was found.

The Independent UK

Final texts sent from phone of British woman found dead in suitcase in Athens revealed

Text messages sent from Elisabeth-Jane Ross’s phone were sent in an apparent attempt to put those looking for her off the scent

The Independent UK

Mystery of Scottish woman found dead in suitcase in Athens widens after ‘final texts’

The body of 38-year-old Scottish woman Elisabeth-Jane Ross was discovered in a suitcase in a derelict building in Athens , Greece, on 18 July. She is believed to have died between five and seven days before her body was found by a homeless man in the Kypseli area. Ms Ross,…

The Independent UK

Wildfires in Greece: Blaze out of control near Rethymno in Crete

Over 220 firefighters are battling a wildfire in southern Crete, whilst strong winds are hampering aerial water drops. The funerals of the two firefighters who lost their lives Wednesday are taking place on Thursday. In Plomari on Lesbos, the fires are continuing to flare up.

Euronews

Wildfire in eastern England rages as France and Spain win some respite

Firefighters in Suffolk were battling a spreading wildfire on Thursday after the blaze broke out a day earlier, while crews in Crete and Turkey continued efforts to contain major fires. Meanwhile in France, a wildfire that erupted a week ago near Biscarrosse in the southwestern Landes department was "under control",…

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The Times of India

Three firefighters killed as deadly wildfires rage across southern Europe

Greece's fire department said the firefighters lost their lives while tackling separate fires on the island of Crete and in the country's southern mainland. The deaths came as soaring temperatures and strong winds made firefighting operations increasingly difficult. The wildfires now stretch across a vast area from the Atlantic coast…

International Business Times UK

Scottish Woman Found Dead in Suitcase in Athens May Have Been Deliberately Lured to Abandoned Building, Police Say

Greek authorities are investigating the death of a Scottish woman found in a suitcase in Athens, prompting international police cooperation. The case remains unsolved, with no visible signs of trauma.

Euronews

Three firefighters die battling wildfires in Greece

Around 2,000 tourists are being evacuated from Agia Galini as wildfires force further evacuations across southern Rethymno,

The Independent UK

Scottish woman found dead inside suitcase in Athens named

Police are investigating after her body was found in the Kypseli district of the Greek capital

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The Conversation

Spain needs a legal overhaul to protect homes from fire: here’s what it can learn from Australia and Greece

On July 24, 2026, multiple forest fires spurred by an intense heatwave led Spain’s government to declare a national emergency in the Community of Madrid and the province of Ávila.

The Guardian - UK

Body found in suitcase in Athens is that of 38-year-old British woman

Greek authorities identify remains as those of Elizabeth Jane Ross after discovery in a derelict building 11 days ago

The National (Scotland)

Body of Scottish woman found inside dumped suitcase in Greece

THE body of a Scottish woman has been found inside a suitcase which was dumped in an abandoned building in Greece

The Times of India

In 1999, an Oregon engineer spent $100,000 on a retired Boeing 727 and turned it into a home deep in the forest

In 1999, retired electrical engineer Bruce Campbell paid 100,000 dollars for a decommissioned Boeing 727-200 that had spent its working life flying for Olympic Airways in Greece, then had the aircraft flown to Oregon and hauled in pieces to a wooded property near Hillsboro, where it was reassembled and slowly…

Euronews

Greek prime minister congratulations Christopher Nolan on 'Odyssey' box office success

Kyriakos Mitsotakis thanked the British director for the film’s role in promoting ancient Greek culture and for choosing Greece as the main filming location for his box office blockbuster.

The National (Scotland)

Benjamin Netanyahu flies to US through European airspace despite ICC arrest warrant

ISRAELI prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has flown to the US with several European countries ignoring the International Criminal Court's (ICC)…

The Conversation

A photo of kindness on a Lesbos beach hid a deeper story

At the height of the 2015 refugee crisis, a moment of human kindness captured the world’s attention. A young Syrian mother, newly landed by small boat on a beach in Greece, was struggling to feed her child when Militsa (Emilia) Kamvisi, who was then 83, offered to help. The two…

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