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Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, as relations between the two countries thaw. Lapid's office said he would travel to New York on Monday night, ahead of an address to…

Greek-born actor Irene Papas, famous for her fiery appearances in the internationally acclaimed "The Guns of Navarone" and "Zorba the Greek", died Wednesday at the age of 93. Greece's Culture Minister Lina Mendoni in a statement said Papas was "majestic" and "the personification of Greek beauty on the cinema screen…

Passengers travelling on the TUI flight TOM1311 from Skiathos, Greece, to Newcastle International Airport on Wednesday afternoon were diverted soon after take off

Northern Ireland play Kosovo and Greece over the next fortnight

The crew of one of two Greek oil tankers seized by Iranian armed forces in May have been replaced by their company, Iran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ships in the Gulf days after Greece said it would deliver Iranian oil it had taken from…

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

Greek actress and recording artist Irene Papas has died at age 93

Greek actress and singer Irene Papas, who gained international recognition starring in classic 1960s films such as "Zorba the Greek" and "The Guns of Navarone", has died at the age of 96, Greece's culture ministry said on Wednesday.

The Turkish coastguard says a total of 73 refugees and migrants were rescued, with five still missing.

Amid an escalating war of words between Türkiye and Greece over disputes in the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean, both countries came together Tuesday to participate in an annual NATO naval exercise. The neighbors and historic regional rivals are among 12 alliance members taking part in Dynamic Mariner-Mavi Balina 22…

The Acropolis Rally is renowned as one of the World Rally Championship’s true test of attrition. Last weekend’s Greek classic served up another slog for survival that delivered the most unexpected of results. Motorsport.com reviews the highs, lows, turning points, close calls and heartbreak from a highly attritional Acropolis.