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1. Three police officers on trial over alleged rape at Omonia station

   Three police officers appeared in court after being accused of gang rape, violating personal data and complicity to the act committed inside the Omonia police station, central Athens, in October 2022, in a case involving a 19-year-old who said she was gang-raped in the station’s locker room.

2. Police smash Attica car theft ring that made €1.5 million profit

   Police arrested eight suspects allegedly involved in at least 73 vehicle thefts across Greater Athens, estimating their financial gains at at least €1.5 million.

3. Beyond false dilemmas

   Migrants or refugees who flee their countries, risking their lives in search of a better future in Greece, do commit an illegal act.

4. Mitsotakis calls on Turkey to remove threats from bilateral relations

   Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday urged Turkey to remove any threats to Greek-Turkish relations.

5. Efood workers call 24-hour strike on ‘Smoky Thursday’

   Food delivery workers affiliated with the online platform efood will stage a nationwide 24-hour strike on Thursday, coinciding with Tsiknopempti, or “Smoky Thursday,” the traditional day before Lent when Greeks celebrate with meat, a workers’ group announced.

6. Erdogan: Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean disputes ‘complex’ but ‘not unsolvable’

   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that disputes in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, “while complex, are not unsolvable if there is a willingness for dialogue.”

7. Storm to hit Greece from Wednesday, Achaia, Ilia on red alert

   Stormy weather is expected to affect Greece from Wednesday afternoon, with heavy rains and thunderstorms initially forecast for the Ionian Sea and the western mainland, while authorities have placed the regional units of Achaia and Ilia on red alert until Friday due to flood risks.

8. Greek, Turkish leaders stress dialogue, cooperation after Ankara talks

   Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who met Wednesday in Ankara as part of the 6th Supreme Council of Cooperation, emphasized dialogue, stability, and pragmatic cooperation as the foundation for improving bilateral relations. 

9. Peloponnese rack railway breaks down again, 77 passengers evacuated

   Τhe Odontotos rack railway linking Diakopto and Kalavryta in the Peloponnese broke down near Niamata, western Greece, on Wednesday, prompting an emergency response to evacuate 77 passengers, train operator Hellenic Train said in a press release.

10. Mitsotakis, Erdogan Ankara meeting concludes, statements expected shortly

    Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concluded a one-and-a-half-hour meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Wednesday afternoon, held within the framework of the 6th Supreme Council of Cooperation.