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1. Authorities use pickup truck to aid residents amid Storm Adel flooding

   Authorities in the southern Athens suburb of Moschato resorted to improvised measures on Friday, deploying a municipal pickup truck to help residents cross streets flooded by Storm Adel.

2. Car falls into sea at Piraeus port; driver escapes

   A private car plunged into the sea under unclear circumstances at the port of Piraeus on Friday morning, authorities said.

3. Pope Leo XIV to call for Christian unity at site where Nicaean Creed established

   Pope Leo XIV marks a high point of his his first foreign trip to Turkey with a pilgrimage to the site where early Christian church leaders met 1,700 years ago under the auspices of the Roman Emperor Constantine to host the Council of Nicaea.

4. Woman to testify after confessing to killing partner’s mother on Salamina

   A 46-year-old woman who has confessed to killing her partner’s 75-year-old mother on the island of Salamina is expected to testify on Friday, police and legal representatives said.

5. Orthodox Church pews are overflowing with converts

   Something is changing in an otherwise quiet corner of Christianity in the United States, one that prides itself on how little it has changed over time. Priests are swapping stories about record attendance numbers. Older members are adjusting — or not — to the influx of new attendees. Parishes are strategizing about how to accommodate […]

6. Pope Leo to meet Middle East Christian leaders in bid for unity

   Pope Leo will meet in Turkey on Friday with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, and is expected to urge unity among denominations divided for centuries during his first overseas trip as leader of the global Catholic Church.

7. Storm Adel brings torrential rain and ‘red code’ alerts across Greece

   A powerful weather system named Adel swept across much of Greece on Friday, bringing relentless rain, thunderstorms and frequent lightning to Athens from the early hours of the morning.

8. Attica water security questioned as analysis points to significant shortfalls

   An expert advising Greece’s Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY) is urging the declaration of a state of emergency for drought conditions in the Attica region, citing persistent water scarcity and the need for rapid protective measures.

9. Thessaloniki-Skopje oil pipeline resumes operation

   The Thessaloniki-Skopje oil pipeline will return to operation by the end of the year after 12 years of inactivity, North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski said on Wednesday.

10. Piraeus Bank completes acquisition of Ethniki Insurance

    Piraeus Financial Holdings SA informed the investment community that its subsidiary, Piraeus Bank SA, has concluded the acquisition of the total shares of the parent company of Ethniki Insurance, from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII and National Bank of Greece.