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1. PASOK officials criticize expulsion of lawmaker Konstantinopoulos

   Two senior figures in main PASOK opposition on Friday criticized leader Nikos Androulakis for expelling a lawmaker from the party’s parliamentary group, highlighting internal tensions within the socialist party.

2. 20-year-old dies after stabbing in Thessaloniki

   A 20-year-old man died in Thessaloniki in northern Greece after an attack late Thursday night, authorities said.

3. Exhibition on Greek War of Independence to open in Astoria

   An exhibition exploring the ties between Greece and the United States during the Greek War of Independence will soon open in Astoria, New York, ahead of the city’s annual Greek Independence Day celebrations.

4. Debt-burdened Europe has fewer options to buffer energy shock

   The surge in energy prices triggered by the US-Israeli war on Iran is putting European governments under pressure to help households and businesses, but strained finances in some major economies mean their firepower is limited.

5. A 5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streets

   A moderately strong earthquake struck central Turkey on Friday, Turkey's emergency response said. The tremor sent some residents rushing into the streets but no damage has been reported.

6. Sirens sound at Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey

   Sirens sounded early Friday at the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, a key NATO facility, prompting alarm among nearby residents, though there was no immediate official explanation for the incident.

7. Expelled PASOK lawmaker Konstantinopoulos says he will resign parliamentary seat

   A lawmaker expelled from main opposition PASOK party said Friday he will resign from Parliament and return his seat to the party, a day after being removed from its parliamentary group.

8. Rift widens between PM and Samaras

   Tensions between the government and former prime minister Antonis Samaras intensified in Parliament Thursday, as Samaras sharply criticized an agreement with Chevron and took aim at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

9. Athens rebuts Turkey’s Patriot claims

   Greece will not discuss its defense formation with Turkey, Greek Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lana Zochiou said Thursday, responding to Turkish criticism over the reported deployment of Patriot air defense systems to Karpathos and the dispatch of F-16 fighter jets and frigates to Cyprus.

10. US Rep Chris Pappas slams Turkey’s F-16 deployment to occupied Cyprus as ‘unacceptable and illegal’

    US Representative Chris Pappas has sharply criticized Turkey’s deployment of F-16 fighter jets to occupied northern Cyprus, calling the move “unacceptable and illegal under US law.”