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1. Israel opposes US F-35 sale to Turkey, envoy says

   Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yahel Leiter, said Israel opposes the sale of US F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, citing security concerns, while expressing little objection to a similar potential sale to Saudi Arabia.

2. Dendias to visit US for defense and tech talks

   Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will travel to the United States on Sunday for a series of official and academic visits in San Diego and San Francisco.

3. Teen seriously injured in Patras youth attack, authorities search for suspect

   A 16-year-old was seriously injured Sunday after being punched by a 17-year-old in a central square in Patras, marking the latest in a surge of youth violence in Western Greece, state broadcaster ERT reported.

4. Ukraine to import Greek gas to meet winter energy needs

   Ukraine will import natural gas from Greece to help meet its winter energy needs, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a social post on platform X.

5. Golden Visa reforms streamline applications, curb speculative real‑estate buying

   The Greek government has announced a major overhaul of its Golden Visa program, aiming to simplify the application process, unify documentation and direct foreign investment toward projects that support housing and social needs.

6. Just Abstraction II | Athens | November 22 – February 28

   DL Gallery (55A Mesologgiou) presents “Just Abstraction II,” a group exhibition exploring how five contemporary artists approach abstraction as a visual language.

7. Energy corridor, defense support top agenda during Zelenskyy’s Athens visit

   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will arrive in Athens on Sunday for a brief visit focused heavily on energy cooperation as Ukraine faces rising winter demand and infrastructure damage.

8. Protesters sentenced in first case under new Athens monument law

   A court on Saturday issued the first ruling under the country’s new law protecting the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, convicting 23 members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas.

9. Athens imposes gathering ban for Zelenskyy visit

   Police on Sunday imposed a daylong ban on all public outdoor gatherings in central Athens, as well as in the northern suburbs of Filothei and Halandri, ahead of a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

10. Confused by the iPhone Pocket? That’s by design

    It was a meeting of the minds.