Elena Becatoros

A house burns in Varnava village during a wildfire, north of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, with many regions of the country on high alert due to high temperatures and wind speeds. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

Drop in winds offers hope as Greek firefighters battle huge wildfire scorching the fringes of Athens

August 12, 2024 at 5:17 p.m.

A major wildfire raged out of control in the northern suburbs of Athens on Monday, triggering evacuations of several areas as swirling winds hampered the efforts of hundreds of firefighters...

Tourists in the Areopagous hill as in the background stands the ancient Acropolis hill during a hot day in Athens, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Greece's Culture Ministry ordered the Acropolis closed for several hours in the middle of the day Wednesday, while authorities warned of extreme heat conditions across much of the country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Greece shuts Acropolis, 2 firefighters killed in Italy as southern Europe swelters in a heat wave

July 17, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.

A heat wave across southern Europe forced authorities in Greece to close the Acropolis Wednesday for several hours and two firefighters died while putting out a fire in the Basilicata...

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a makeshift tent camp in Khan Younis, Gaza, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Rifts seem to appear between Israel’s political and military leadership over conduct of the Gaza war

June 19, 2024 at 5:21 p.m.

The Israeli army’s chief spokesman on Wednesday appeared to question the stated goal of destroying the Hamas in Gaza in a rare public rift between the country’s political and military...

President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, left, attend the Partnership for global infrastructure and investment event at the G7 summit, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Borgo Egnazia, Italy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

G7 leaders tackle migration, AI and economic security on second and final day of summit in Italy

June 14, 2024 at 5:55 p.m.

Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration, artificial intelligence, economic security and the Indo-Pacific region on the second and final day of their...

FILE – Visitors look at sculptures that are part of the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes has sprung to the fore again after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, 2,500-year-old sculptures taken from the Acropolis in Athens. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Greece is buoyed by a Turkish official’s comments about Parthenon sculptures taken by Britain

June 5, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

By ELENA BECATOROS and SUZAN FRASER (Associated Press) ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast...

A flag with text in Catalan that reads "The people lead" is held up as people gather to celebrate the proclamation of a Catalan republic at Sant Jaume Square in Barcelona on Oct. 27, 2017.

Hundreds of thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity

August 22, 2019 at 6:26 a.m.

Catalonia's ousted separatist president on Saturday called on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain's imposition of direct rule in the region, in a veiled refusal to accept his Cabinet's dismissal as...

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