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1. What is China thinking?

   It would be of great interest to know what Beijing is thinking as the war in the Middle East unfolds. The Chinese have shown themselves to be systemic players who generally do not welcome international instability.

2. 42 migrants rescued off Crete, 18-year-old held for bringing them from Libya

   Coast Guard vessels have rescued 42 migrants in a small boat that ran into trouble off Crete on Wednesday and arrested a teenager suspected of having steered the vessel over from the north African coast, authorities said.

3. MPs approve postal voting for Greeks abroad in national elections

   Greeks living abroad will be able to vote by mail in upcoming national elections after Parliament approved key provisions of a government bill with the required two-thirds majority.

4. Turkey has prepared plans for possible migrant flow from Iran, minister says

   Turkey has drawn up plans to deal with a potential inflow of people fleeing the war in neighboring Iran, Interior Minister Mustafa ‌Ciftci has said, with preparations including possible buffer zones along the frontier and tent camps.

5. Uncertainty curtails local investment

   Greek businesses will face a shortage in the necessary investment momentum to fill the investment gap in 2026.

6. World’s tallest 3D-printed tower points the way forward

   The world’s biggest 3D-printed structure has towered over a tiny village in the Swiss Alps. Tor Alva, or White Tower in Romansh, is more than a global technological milestone; it is also a powerful antidote to the Swiss countryside’s growing depopulation.

7. Former Greece, Panathinaikos soccer manager Vassilis Daniil dies aged 87

   Former Greece and Panathinaikos soccer manager Vassilis Daniil has died aged 87.

8. Cyprus to conduct nationwide test of emergency mobile alert system

   Authorities in Cyprus will conduct a nationwide test of a new emergency mobile alert system on Wednesday evening, as officials urge the public to remain calm and prepared amid heightened tensions in the region.

9. Real policewoman foils fake officer’s phone scam

   A fake policeman has been arrested in southern Greece for allegedly using a variation of a widespread scam on an elderly woman, only to be arrested after his intended victim’s genuine policewoman daughter twigged to the ruse, authorities said Wednesday.

10. Maguire handed suspended prison sentence for 2020 brawl in Mykonos

    England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended prison sentence by a Greek court over a 2020 ‌incident in Mykonos, Sky Sports has reported.