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1. Greece outclassed by visiting Italy

   Greece suffered a 1-0 friendly loss to a superior Italy in Iraklio on Sunday.

2. Plato’s Academy, lost in neglect

   Plato’s Academy, the birthplace of ideas that helped shape Western civilization, stands today as a monument to neglect rather than learning.

3. Nabbed German denies spying charge

   A 56-year-old German national arrested in Crete on suspicion of espionage has denied the charge.

4. A mad market rides the swelling AI wave

   The Strait of Hormuz remains closed. Missiles continue to fire across the Persian Gulf and in Lebanon. The price of oil is close to $100 a barrel, and shortages of fertilizer, helium and aluminum are pushing up the price of food and other necessities, fueling cost-of-living pressures.

5. An authoritarian Turkey and Greek illusions

   The recent events in Turkey are not just another episode in the domestic political confrontation of the neighboring country. The judicial intervention against the leadership of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the police pressure put on the opposition and the broader shrinking of political pluralism confirm that Turkey is increasingly moving away from the principles […]

6. Repopulating rural villages must include migration

   Greek villages die silently. Young folks gone, birthrates shot, houses abandoned, and then one day the last old resident passes. Rural villages, once the country’s economic backbone, now increasingly reduced to carcasses under bright, sunny skies.

7. Growing up as Fidel Castro’s secret daughter

   Alina Fernandez Revuelta grew up inside the Cuban Revolution as Fidel Castro’s daughter and later fled the country in search of freedom.


8. PASOK seeks political reset with shadow cabinet

   PASOK is seeking to move beyond what party officials view as a temporary slump in opinion polls by highlighting its governing credentials, unveiling a “shadow government” and accelerating efforts to attract former members and recruits from across the center left.

9. German man arrested in Crete on suspicion of espionage at Hania airport

   A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Crete on suspicion of espionage after allegedly photographing military aircraft and restricted areas at Hania airport, a joint civil-military facility.

10. Idomeni, 10 years on: ‘The memories are still vivid’

    “This activity has never stopped in our region. The area here is flat, it has no mountains, and is suitable for illegal entry and exit.