- 19h ago
Greek F-4 Phantom crashes at Tanagra air show, killing two Hellenic Air Force pilots
Two Hellenic Air Force officers died on Saturday when their F-4E Phantom II crashed into an industrial zone during a demonstration flight at the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra.
- 22h ago
Two Greek pilots die in Tanagra Phantom crash during Athens Flying Week
A Hellenic Air Force Phantom fighter jet crashed during an airshow in Tanagra on Saturday, killing both pilots and leading Greek officials to curtail celebratory political events at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
- Aug 16
Apostolos Christou defends European 100m backstroke title in Paris, edging world record holder Ceccon by 0.01 seconds
Greek swimmer Apostolos Christou defended his European 100m backstroke title in Paris on 16 August 2026, beating world record holder Thomas Ceccon by one hundredth of a second in 52.27.
- Jul 1
Three gas-canister blasts target New Democracy officials in Thessaloniki, five injured, one critically
Early Wednesday, coordinated gas-canister devices exploded at the homes of three New Democracy figures in Thessaloniki, injuring five people. The mother of candidate Afroditi Nestora is intubated with severe burns; anti-terrorism investigators are examining security footage.
- Jun 11
Greece's ruling New Democracy party elects Konstantinos Kyranakis as its new political committee secretary
Konstantinos Kyranakis was elected by acclamation as the new secretary of New Democracy's political committee, following a nomination by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
- Jun 8
Turkey scrambles F-16s as Greek, French and Dutch defence ministers fly to Cyprus for EU summit
Two Turkish F-16s shadowed aircraft carrying the Greek, French and Dutch defence ministers to an informal EU defence summit in Nicosia on Sunday evening, while radio interference was reported from the breakaway north.
