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Drying lakes and thirsty trees: In drought-hit Greece, water trucks are keeping crops alive

A severe drought in northern Greece, worsened by successive heat waves and low rainfall, is causing water shortages that are threatening agriculture, drying up lakes, and stressing local communities dependent on tourism.

Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says

Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements

Drop in winds offers hope as firefighters battle huge wildfire on fringes of Athens. 1 person dead

Albanians vote for new mayor of ethnic Greek town in a case that has sparked tensions with Athens

Greeks finding new ways of coping with drought

Northern Greece is facing a significant water crisis due to prolonged drought conditions exacerbated by successive heatwaves and a lack of rainfall over the past few years. (AP video shot by Vassilis Kommatas; Production by Costas Kantouris)

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First of four supermoons shines above iconic ancient temple south of Athens

Athens residents return home to recover what’s left after wildfires

‘The smoke was suffocating': Residents of northern Athens fear for their homes under wildfire threat

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Smugglers throwing migrants off speedboats in Aegean Sea to avoid arrest, says Greek coast guard

Greek authorities say smugglers ferrying migrants from Turkey to Greece’s eastern islands have in two cases adopted the new and dangerous tactic of knocking some passengers off their speedboats into the sea to avoid capture by pursuing coast guards.

Greek coast guards open fire on migrant smuggling boat after alleged ramming, killing 1 passenger

Greek authorities say the crew of a Greek coast guard vessel has opened fire on a speedboat smuggling migrants — including five children — from neighboring Turkey, killing one man.

Greek authorities rescued 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats

Greek authorities say they have rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, including one that had 115 people crammed into it.

Greek authorities detain migrants on Crete as smugglers seek new routes

Authorities on the southern Greek island of Crete have detained 76 migrants after they arrived on three boats as smugglers seek new routes in the region to evade coast guard patrols.

Greek customs agents seize more than 90 kilograms of cocaine from a ship that originated in Ecuador

Greek authorities say that customs agents have seized around 93 kilograms or 205 pounds of cocaine at the port in the northern city of Thessaloniki.

Cruise ship rescues 77 migrants in sailing boat found southwest of Greece

Greek authorities say a cruise ship has rescued 77 migrants found overnight in a sailing boat far off the southwestern coast of Greece, and was transporting them to a port in southern Greece.

Germany tops France, Greece alive for Olympic knockout round; Brazil qualifies, Canada also wins

Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner each scored 26 points and Germany beat France 85-71 in men’s Olympic basketball in a matchup of two of the top contenders for the gold medal when the tournament shifts to Paris for the quarterfinals.

Probe clears Greek government agencies in spyware scandal but opposition calls it a cover-up

Officials in Greece say an investigation has cleared the country’s security agencies of involvement in an international spyware scandal that triggered U.S. sanctions earlier this year.

Canada tops Giannis and Greece on Day 1. Wemby and France also win, as do Germany and Australia

Canada was tested, then held on to get its first Olympic win in 24 years. RJ Barrett scored 23 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 21 and Canada survived a big effort from Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat Greece 86-79 in the Paris Olympics opener for both teams in Group A play on Saturday night.

Greece signs deal to buy 20 US-made F-35 jets in major military overhaul

Officials in Greece say they have formally approved the purchase of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from the United States as part of a major defense overhaul.

Greek border guard shot in abdomen while patrolling border with Turkey

A Greek border guard has been shot in the abdomen while patrolling the Greek-Turkish border. Police said the injuries from the shooting on Saturday are not life-threatening.

Ethnic Greek politician returns to prison in Albania after attending European Parliament opening

A member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority returned to prison after a five-day reprieve to attend the opening session of the European Parliament where he was elected to represent Greece’s ruling party.

Lightning strikes kill cattle, start fires in Greece during heat wave

Lightning strikes in northern Greece have killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave affecting most of southern Europe.

Turkish president dampens hopes for restarting talks on Cyprus’ 50-year ethnic split

Turkey’s president has reaffirmed his commitment to a two-state peace deal for ethnically split Cyprus that Greek Cypriots have dismissed out-of-hand, again putting a damper on prospects for a quick resumption of talks to resolve the half-century-old conflict.

Ethnic Greek politician jailed in Albania arrives in Athens en route to European Parliament opening

A jailed member of Albania’s ethnic Greek minority — recently elected to the European Parliament with Greece’s governing conservative party — has arrived in Athens en route to Strasbourg, after being granted a five-day leave from prison to attend parliament’s opening session.

Albanian authorities grant leave to jailed ethnic Greek ex-mayor for European Parliament opening

Albania’s prison department has granted a five-day leave to an ethnic Greek minority former mayor to attend the opening session of the new European Parliament in Strasbourg.

Albania’s supreme court leaves ethnic Greek ex-mayor in prison

Albania’s Supreme Court has upheld a verdict of the lower courts keeping a former elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority in prison after he was convicted of buying votes.

Greek authorities tame a wildfire that forced the evacuation of a hospital and a retirement home

Greek authorities have evacuated a children’s hospital and a retirement home on the outskirts of the southern city of Patras after a summer wildfire flared in the area amid hot, windy weather.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece beat Luka Doncic, Slovenia to advance to Olympic qualifying final

Thomas Walkup had 19 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 13 points in 21 minutes and Greece moved one victory from the Paris Games, eliminating Luka Doncic and Slovenia 96-68 from the semifinals of the Olympic qualifying tournament.

It’s Luka vs. Giannis, with either Slovenia or Greece set to move 1 win from Paris Olympics

Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo have faced off nine times in their NBA careers, and those games have never disappointed.

Albanian authorities strip ethnic Greek mayor of his post for alleged vote buying

Albanian election authorities have stripped an ethnic Greek minority mayor of his post after he was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year.

Luka Doncic, Slovenia head to Olympic qualifying semifinals. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece await

Luka Doncic and Slovenia still have Olympic hopes. And so does the Philippines, much to its own surprise.

Antetokounmpo, Greece strong in opener; Doncic, Slovenia still have chance to qualify for Olympics

Giannis Antetokounmpo was dominant with 32 points in 19 minutes during Greece’s 109-82 win over the Dominican Republic in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Piraeus, Greece.

Two plundered ancient Greek vases are repatriated from Switzerland

Two plundered marble vases that marked ancient Athenians’ graves more than 2,000 years ago, including one with an emotional family scene, have been returned to Greece from Switzerland.

Firefighters battle wildfires on 2 Greek islands as premier warns of a dangerous summer

Firefighters battled wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos and injured five people, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a dangerous summer ahead.

A teenage beachgoer killed by lightning on a beach in northern Greece

Authorities say a 13-year-old beachgoer has died after being struck by lightning in northern Greece during a sudden summer rainstorm.

Ethnic Greek imprisoned in Albania hopes his election to European Parliament will boost rule of law

Fredis Beleris, an ethnic Greek politician imprisoned in Albania for vote-buying, says he hopes his election this month to the European Parliament will help boost the rule of law in Albania.

Albanian appeals court upholds prison term for Greek minority mayor, raising tensions with Athens

An Albanian appeals court has upheld a sentence of two years in prison for an elected mayor from the country’s Greek minority.

Greece claims neighboring North Macedonia broke historic name deal, warns its EU hopes may suffer

Greece is accusing neighboring North Macedonia’s new center-right government of breaking a historic deal on the country’s name.

A predawn operation has rescued 77 migrants from a crippled yacht off Greece’s Aegean Sea islands

Greek authorities say a group of 77 migrants has been rescued off a crippled sailing yacht after a large overnight operation in the southern Aegean Sea.