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Passengers on a flight from Athens to the island of Rhodes experienced tough moments on Friday night. Due to bad weather and powerful winds, the airplane could not land at “Diagoras” airport on the island. The crew reportedly made three attempts to land, however, without success.   Ultimately, the Aegean …

An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for selling cocaine laced with heroin and fentanyl to a Greek billionaire’s son who was found dead in a Cleveland hotel room in summer 2018. Terry Lee Christian, 36, pleaded guilty in October 2019 to charges related to selling …

Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said that examination of asylum applications has been reduced to 24 days as of January 1 and for the new arrivals in 2020. He stressed that the government’s goal is to have procedures conclude in three months. The Greek government has given priority to asylum-seekers …

A Chinese tourist has died in France from the new coronavirus – the first fatality outside Asia.

All the signs emerging from a top defence conference are that the US’s longest war could be coming to an end.

The parliament in North Macedonia has voted to fire Labor Minister Rashela Mizrahi for failing to use the country’s new official name during a press conference — a sensitive issue in the Western Balkan nation following a long-standing dispute over the moniker. Last week Mizrahi triggered a storm of reactions …

The move comes as the global death toll from the coronavirus outbreak passes 1,500.

Prayer ceremonies have been held, a week after a soldier killed 29 people in a mass shooting.

Travel disruption is also expected, with British Airways and easyJet flights among those affected.

Two MPs cancel public engagements after attending a summit where an attendee was diagnosed with the illness.