Riot police scuffle with demonstrators on Greek island during visit by Israeli cruise ship
Read full article: Riot police scuffle with demonstrators on Greek island during visit by Israeli cruise shipScuffles have broken out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes during a protest against the war in Gaza.
8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes
Read full article: 8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of RhodesGreek authorities say a speedboat carrying migrants capsized Friday morning off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes, leaving eight dead, including a child.
Greece's government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfires
Read full article: Greece's government is planning tougher penalties for arson following a spate of wildfiresGreek authorities are planning tougher penalties for arson with fines to be increased to 10 times the current level.
Wildfire in Greece triggers explosions at an ammunition depot and the relocation of fighter jets
Read full article: Wildfire in Greece triggers explosions at an ammunition depot and the relocation of fighter jetsA wildfire has triggered a series of massive explosions at an air force ammunition depot in central Greece.
Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuations
Read full article: Heat wave returns as Greece grapples with more wildfire evacuationsA third successive heat wave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of the country following more nighttime evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days.
Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 lives
Read full article: Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots as Italian blaze claims 2 livesA firefighting plane has crashed in southern Greece, killing both crew members, as authorities are battling fires across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.
Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVID
Read full article: Jan. 6 trial delayed after Oath Keepers' leader gets COVIDThe trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus.
Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump loss
Read full article: Oath Keepers founder: Be 'ready to fight' after Trump lossMessages show that hours after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election, the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group was discussing how to push President Donald Trump to go further in his fight to cling to power.
Deputy shot man hauling stolen construction equipment, Polk sheriff says
Read full article: Deputy shot man hauling stolen construction equipment, Polk sheriff saysA Polk County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant shot a man who was hauling a trailer with stolen construction equipment after the two struggled during a traffic stop, according to a news release.
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Speedboat taking migrants to Greece partially sinks; 1 dead
Read full article: Speedboat taking migrants to Greece partially sinks; 1 deadATHENS – A speedboat that appeared to have been smuggling migrants to the Greek island of Rhodes from nearby Turkey partially sank before reaching land, leaving one person dead, Greece's coast guard said Monday. The coast guard said it received information about the speedboat near the northwestern coast of Rhodes on Monday morning. The survivors told authorities that 14 people had been on the speedboat. However, coast guard patrol boats were searching the area in case more people might have been on board. Greece remains one of the most popular routes into the 27-nation European Union for people fleeing conflict and poverty in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
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Greece launches rescue for new migrant boat near Rhodes
Read full article: Greece launches rescue for new migrant boat near RhodesATHENS Greece's coast guard launched a new search and rescue operation Thursday following a distress call from a vessel with 50 migrants on board that was in trouble south of the island of Rhodes. Of those rescued, 72 were transported to Rhodes, five to the island of Karpathos and 19 were picked up from a cargo ship by the Turkish coast guard. The Greek coast guard said Thursday that a relative has reported the father and child weren't among those rescued. The coast guard also said it had arrested a 41-year-old suspected migrant smuggler, bringing to four the number of people rescued from the wreck who have been arrested. Thousands of people continue to make their way to the Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast, paying smugglers to ferry them in often unseaworthy, overcrowded inflatable dinghies or other vessels.
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